Model Manager Load Performance

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@DanAdler wrote:

Our current workstations have 32 GB of memory. When loading a large assembly from Model Manager I find that SolidDesigner appears to limit itself to using less than 10 GB of memory (see the first screenshot below). The wave pattern of memory usage looks like the software needs more memory but instead of taking memory that is available it is dumping some memory already in use.

 

I have a new workstation that has 64 GB of memory installed but SolidDesigner still appears to limit itself to under 10 GB of memory when loading from Model Manager (see the second screenshot below). Is there a setting somewhere that is limiting how much memory Creo can use? I was hoping to see an improvement in load times with this new computer but I am not seeing improvement. 

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There is no 10 GB limit in the Software - I had examples where Modeling (I  used V19) grew to >30 GB

Concerning your impression that Modeling "seems to have a limit".

When loading a large Model, the following happens:

- Model Manager collects all´data - Modeling is "idle" (and does not grow)

- When all files have been transferred to the local disk - Modeling starts to load and is growing rapidly

- Then Modeling seems to "stall" - but it is still running at 100% 
   (=using *one* core at 100% - if you have 8 cores, Modeling is displayed as 12,5% CPU)
  In this phase, a lot of processing and building the graphics model is done - this allocates some
  memory, but other memory used to load/convert the data is re-used - so it appears that Modeling
  has a memory limit)
- As said, I have cases where Modeling grows above 30 GB - but with the same "pattern"
  of memory over time as you describe.

Question: How much RAM is Modeling using when the Model is actually loaded?
My guess: approx. 10 GB - would mean that this is the size occupied by the Model.

Hope this helps

Regards,  Max