Ride Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same problem. Almost every time I use Vectorworks with my Macbook Pro, it gets really hot. Then the fan kicks in. I find it generally starts as soon as I do a little bit of 3D modeling (very simple stuff) and/or use interiorCad. I have the laptop on top of some wood spacer blocks on my desk so there is airflow all around it. Does VW really make the processor work so hard it nearly overheats? Ken Macbook Pro 2.4ghz 3GB Ram 256MB video Quote Link to comment
brudgers Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 The fan is there to keep it from overheating. To save power it turns itself off until needed. Modern processors use fan cooling to run at full speed. Quote Link to comment
_c_ Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Hello, I have the same laptop you have, I think. And it hardly ever gets warm, while using VW. Intensively, you can bet. Perhaps you have some other problem on the machine? orso Quote Link to comment
GWS Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I have a 2.33Ghz and 2Gb RAM and mine does get hot when using Vectorworks and the fan does kick in but it never seems to be a problem. Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 There was a firmware update a number of months ago to control the mbp fan & core temp. You should find it on the apple site. Quote Link to comment
David Ormsby Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Not a mac guy, but I might check the air vents are not clogged. VW runs "hot" on my PC laptops too, but if they seem abnormally hot or the fan stays on, that can be a sign of dust build up and time to pop the fan and pull out the canned air. Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 VW doesn't require anymore resources than any other app. Except when rendering. Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Thanks for the input. With respect to the firmware update...that's been done. Also, this is my second macbook pro and both have done the exact same thing. I guess it's a normal thing, just seems odd that the fan NEVER comes on unless I'm using VW. I do notice that if I don't shut down VW for a day or two it does start to run noticeably slower. Then, shut down and restart...speeds back up. Must have a memory leak or something? Thanks Ken Quote Link to comment
billtheia Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Thanks for the input. With respect to the firmware update...that's been done. Also, this is my second macbook pro and both have done the exact same thing. I guess it's a normal thing, just seems odd that the fan NEVER comes on unless I'm using VW. I do notice that if I don't shut down VW for a day or two it does start to run noticeably slower. Then, shut down and restart...speeds back up. Must have a memory leak or something? Thanks Ken I have noticed similar behavior with my Macbook (not Pro.) Fan always runs when using VW2009. After using VW2009 for a few hours, seems to slow down. If I watch the Activity Monitor, VW uses more an more memory as I use it until, eventually, I need to shut it down and restart. Seems like a memory leak to me. Quote Link to comment
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