Autocad 2008 slow to load

Configure your antivirus software to prevent AcDgnLsTrans. Another possible cause is fonts placed in a shared network location, while AutoCAD to looks for them on the network path. If you do not use Microstation DGN files, you can safely get rid of the file without causing any issues.

Skip to main content. Support and learning. To translate this article, select a language. Try removing extra monitors if using USB connections. If connecting to a remote system, confirm that a monitor is connected to the receiving system.

Be sure that the remote graphic settings do not conflict with the local settings. Some systems may work better with this setting turned off. Move the file, and all associated files xrefs, plot file, block references , to the local drive, or turn off cloud-drive-sync for folders already on the local drive. Ensure the system is not overheating. If laptops are used with docking stations, try disconnecting completely from the docking station and then test the performance of AutoCAD again.

Network troubleshooting Check network stability and performance of the network. Disconnect unresolved network drives. Select the network drive in Windows Explorer and choose from context menu "Disconnect drive". Look for unresolved drawings, which cannot be accessed to.

Open the options and switch to tab "Files". Look in all nodes for network paths and check if these network paths are valid and that the user has enough permission to access them Open XREF-dialog and check for unresolved external references to validate the file exists at the saved path and the user has enough permission to use it.

If possible, connect to network drives using an ethernet cord instead of using a WiFi. Copy the drawings files locally, work on them locally and paste them back in Windows Explorer afterward. File troubleshooting Repair respectively clean the drawing or its external references see How to repair corrupt AutoCAD files. Reload or detach any external references Xrefs that cannot be found, are unreferenced, or have broken links. Test different visual styles, particularly 2D Wireframe vs.

Restart your PC after making all of these changes to see the effect on software performance. AutoCAD will perform faster if it gets more memory to perform its task and you can clean up memory by uninstalling unnecessary software thereby limiting the background processes.

Uninstall all unnecessary software and try to keep only the required software on your PC. Type Disk Cleanup in start menu search field and select Disk Cleanup tool from results.

Select C drive from the tool and click OK, it will take some time to check your C drive. Click on Clean up system files button as shown in the image above and click on OK again. A new list of files will appear which will contain more unnecessary file types like contents of temporary folder and residuals of old OS installation. Select all of the check boxes from the list you can leave backup files and offline web pages from the field and click OK. To enhance graphics as well as overall performance you can turn on hardware acceleration.

If your video card does not support OpenGL the hardware acceleration option will remain grayed out or inactive. Sometimes slow performance of your software is due to a problematic CAD file. In the task manager, you can change the priority of AutoCAD to ensure its fast performance. By changing the priority to high you are essentially allowing AutoCAD to take precedence over less important windows processes.

Generally, it is mentioned as acad. Keep your software up to date with latest service packs and hot-fixes to have a smooth performance and to keep it free from bugs. You can download latest updates for AutoCAD from this page.

Also, consider changing your windows theme to basic which can positively affect system performance. Thank you very much for sharing this information. I never experience this in my other version of Autocad. Please advise me what to do. This is very informative and interesting article.

Very good experience about in autocad.