Wall tool considerably slower in 2024

[WhoCanDo]

Hi,

 

Has anyone else noticed how slow the wall tool has been in 2024 ?

 

In 2023 I use to be able to click (start), double click (finish) and then, because I have many many separated walls in my daily projects, click (start) again.

 

In 2024, it's to click (start), wait 1 second, double click (finish). I'm not exaggerating the time here.

 

I know that I can start a new wall without waiting for the previous one to appear, but that's very deceiving.

[P Retondo]

I am considering installing my 2024 upgrade, but comments like this give me pause.  They also do not inspire confidence regarding the direction VW has taken - does anyone think this is an isolated case, or is performance with v2024 poor?

[michaelk]

I haven't seen any lag using walls.  

 

Just tried an experiment drawing 200 styled walls with components the way @WhoCanDo described.  I could not click faster than the walls appeared.

 

The only lag I ever see with walls is the very first door and the very first window in the drawing take a second.  All the doors and windows after that are instant.

 

In 2023 I used to see a lag when using the @Matt Panzer ™ board and batt method on walls.  I haven't had a project in 2024 yet using that technique.

[WhoCanDo]

I believe that I may have limited the method I used.

 

The wall tool allows the user to click to start and then click the next point and then move to the next point and click, etc. ( as per left picture below )

 

The method I require for individual wall sections is click to start and then click to finish. Next wall click to start and click to finish. ( per right picture )

 

You are right @michaelk, there was not lag in the wall tool for 2023 ( as attached ).

 

 

 

 

 

[Tom W.]

I am not seeing the delay when drawing multiple individual Walls in VW2024 as demonstrated in your second video. For me, VW2024 behaves exactly the same as VW2023 does for you in your first video...

[michaelk]

I'm not seeing that at all.

 

Are you using a strange custom wall with components with complicated tiles?

[Tom W.]

Yes @WhoCanDo is it the same with every Wall Style you use? When I tried it was with a 14-component Wall that has several Tile Fills + was absolutely fine.

[WhoCanDo]

Not that I am aware of.

 

We have used the same wall setup for 30yrs now.

 

In 2022 or 2023 combined the round wall and straight wall into one tool with combined options. That's when the radius tool lost it when dimensioning the round wall. ( a different issue that I've been waiting to be fixed since August. )

 

2024 is when the slowness appeared. All my hardware is the same for the last 2 or 3 yrs.

 

[michaelk]

Can you send a file with your wall style?

[WhoCanDo]

Wall types.vwx

 

Please see attached.

[Tom W.]

That Wall is drawing fine for me.

[michaelk]

Me, too.  I can draw them as fast as my fingers can click.

 

 

[WhoCanDo]

Interesting.

 

I have opened the file that I posted, and I am still getting delays as per my video.

 

I have created a new wall using all the defaults, and still get the delays.

 

I may have to contact my local support to fix it then.

 

If they come up with a solution, I will post it here for all other users with the problem.

 

Thanks all.

[Pat Stanford]

Only other thing I can think of is to make sure that VW is using your very powerful graphics cards and not somehow defaulting to the on-board graphics.

[WhoCanDo]

Here's something interesting.

 

I have been using my computer at work for the above posts.

 

I also have my laptop for when I work from home.

 

Both have the same delay issue. Exactly as explained previously.

 

My work computer is Windows 10 and my laptop is Windows 11.

 

Are you all using Mac's ?

[michaelk]

Last week at least Pat was running a tricked out MacBook Pro with an i9. 
 

I have a MacBook Pro with an M2. 
 

Not sure what Tom is using. 

[line-weight]

9 hours ago, WhoCanDo said:

Wall types.vwx

 

Please see attached.

I just tried with this and don't see any delays. I'm on an M1 mac mini.

[Tom W.]

15 minutes ago, michaelk said:

Not sure what Tom is using. 

iMac as per signature

[michaelk]

8 minutes ago, Tom W. said:

iMac as per signature

That’s what I thought!  Phone version of forum isn’t showing signatures. 
There must be a setting somewhere …

[Tom W.]

2 minutes ago, michaelk said:

Phone version of forum isn’t showing signatures. 

I've noticed that too if you find the setting let me know!

 

[Pat Stanford]

Control to show signature is in the same place as you change your signature.

Quote

 

To add or change the signature block:

 

Click on your profile name at the top right of this page.

Choose Account Settings

Choose Signature from the menu on the left. 

 

 

[Tom W.]

6 minutes ago, Pat Stanford said:

Control to show signature is in the same place as you change your signature.

 

 

I have 'view signatures' enabled + I see them on my computer just not on my phone...

[WhoCanDo]

So, from all of your responses to my question of Mac's, it looks like your all using Mac's and the problem only occurs in Windows.

 

I've also turned on "Account Settings/Signature/View Signatures" and now I can see you are all Mac users.

 

I'll keep this post live until someone can test this problem on a Windows PC with VW2024 to prove the theory.

[twk]

Interesting...

Confirming on Windows PC that am having the same behaviour as @WhoCanDo.

 

VW2024

 
 

VW2023

 

 

 

[WhoCanDo]

Excellent Tui,

 

Then I will report this as a bug.

 

Ta.

[P Retondo]

Thanks all for getting to the bottom of this.  I’m on Windows, so I will wait to hear there is a solution.  Can’t have laggy software.