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cadlabsreview The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600 is an ultrahigh-end PCIe graphics card based on the G80GL GPU and boasts 768 MB of onboard GDDR3 RAM. can drive displays at resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 at 85 Hz and 32 bits per pixel (bpp) on an analog (CRT) monitor and 2,560 x 1600 at 60 Hz and 32 bpp on a single-input, dual-link digital panel. I ran the full suite of benchmark tests with the Quadro FX 4600, including the Cadalyst C2006 benchmark running under AutoCAD 2008. All tests were done with the latest WHQL-certified drivers available from the NVIDIA Web site, which in this case were v.6.14.10.9778 for the Windows XP display drivers and v.9.00.01 for the MAXtreme accelerated 3ds Max driver. With the native AutoCAD OpenGL drivers, I obtained a total index score of 308, and with AutoCAD 2008’s native Direct3D drivers, a total index score of 425. Next, I tested the FX 4600 using the MAXBench4 benchmark running under Autodesk 3ds Max 9 and running tests in three different configurations. First, I used the native 3ds Max OpenGL drivers, which produced an averaged high/ low score of 102.16. Then I switched to 3ds Max 9’s native Direct3D drivers and generated an averaged high/low score of 226.40. Finally, I installed and tested with MAXtreme 9.00.01, the latest version of NVIDIA’s Direct3D accelerated driver for Autodesk 3ds Max, and produced an averaged high/low score of 245.47. Last but not least, I ran the full SPECViewperf 10 benchmark suite to completion. The results were: 44.31 for 3dsmax-04, 53.39 for catia-02, 43.68 for ensight-03, 166.78 for maya-02, 47.39 for proe-04, 90.55 for sw-01, 23.46 for tcvis-01, and 25.28 for ugnx-01. These all are good performance numbers, though none of the tests particularly exercise the full amount of memory available ADVERTISEMENT Four Steps to Civil 3D Series RGS Associates, Inc., shares its secrets for a software implementation victory By RGS Associates, Inc. AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software is leading our industry toward technological heights that were seemingly unattainable yesterday. The program’s dynamic model that connects drafting and modeling is bringing designs to life, and is helping to make Civil 3D the premier program to advance tomorrow’s civil engineering possibilities. But, upgrading design software isn’t easy. At RGS Associates, Inc., we learned four steps that helped us make a successful transition to AutoCAD Civil 3D: invest in intense training and conﬁguration; stagger implementation by team, rather than by transitioning the whole ﬁrm at the same time; be ﬂexible; and don’t expect a return on investment immediately. These tactics led the way to a software transition victory. Learn more about RGS Associates’ steps to successful implementation by visiting the AutoCAD Civil 3D Success Center at: www.autodesk.com/civil3d_success. TECHNOLOGY EDUC ATION SERIES 23 Visit the AutoCAD Civil 3D Success Center at www.autodesk.com/civil3d_success. www.cadalyst.com | cadalyst | October 2007 http://www.autodesk.com/civil3d_success http://www.autodesk.com/civil3d_success http://www.autodesk.com/civil3d_success http://www.cadalyst.com

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Contents Editor's Window Cad Central Tech Trends: First-Hand Architecture in Second Life Rev It Up — Graphics Cards Pack Power for Today’s Hottest Designs TurboCAD Pro 14 — 3D Modeling Software SimEnterprise R2 — Design Simulation Software CADopia 6.2 SP3 Professional Edition — 2D and 3D Modeling Software Cad Manager: Programming Resources for CAD Managers MCAD Modeling: Customer Service Horror Stories PLM Strategies: Manufacturing Across Time Zones AEC in Focus: Digital-Asset Management in AEC/O Cad Cartoon Issue Indexes Cadfidential

Cadalyst - October 2007

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