There’s always been some debate on exactly what impact a good graphics card has on CAD software. As most CAD software doesn’t take advantage of per-pixel shaders and special fragment-processing pipeline effects, what is the advantage other than sheer triangle-pushing power? Well, it turns out that sheer triangle-pushing power can do alot, as evidenced in this article from Cadalyst, where Mastenbroek upgrades to ATI FirePro V5700 and wows at the improvements.
“Loading the full model of our 1012D compact machine, all 5,500 parts, is down from over five minutes to just one minute. Loading the HR-65, all 22,363 parts, is down from eight minutes to less than three minutes. Even the HR 65+, with 27,938 parts, takes just three and a half minutes to load. Overall, we can open a model up to ten times a day, saving up to five minutes each time. We can invest the time saved to make a better design, so for each hour saved in that way, we can save up to six hours’ workshop time.”
Mastenbroek Unearths Secret to Optimized 3D Modeling – Cadalyst Manufacturing.
