Oliver,
>From conversations I have had with Stratasys, QuickSlice doesn't utilize
the dual processors. More memory wouldn't hurt, as well as a faster
processor.
An hour per part? I had a part recently that took 8+ hours to slice,
60+ hours to create supports, and another 47 hours to create roads.
This on a SGI Octane with a 250 MHz MIPS and 512 Mbytes of memory.
Of course it was a Quantum part, but it wasn't that tall, just a lot
of detail. The kind of part that cannot be built without an RP system.
I am currently writing a project to buy two dual processor 600 MHz NT
systems so that I can utilize the second processor for other applications
to be run concurrently with QuickSlice.
Doug Mitchell
dmitchel@ford.com
-----Original Message-----
From: RP Solutions [mailto:rps@rp-solutions.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 9:43 AM
To: rp-ml@ltk.hut.fi
Subject: Making quickslice quicker!
Hi all,
Does anyone have any experience of running Stratasys Quickslice on dual
processor NT work stations?
Iam looking to try and speedup data processing ( slicing and support
generation) for larger parts on the FDM 8000, my goal is to reduce
processing time down to around <10mins per part.
we can already do this for processing builds on the 1650/2000 but sometimes
large parts on the 8000 take nearly an hour per part.
What do I need? more RAM, more processor speed or larger graphics card?or
perhaps all three?
All information gratefully received.
Oliver Cole
RP Solutions Ltd
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