lichuen Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hi guys, Im having a problem with the titled.... Have been working on the boilerhouse lighting (see thread) and managed to get it going in the right direction, then when I try to load the drawing it gets to about 67% mentions 'free store overflow' then crashes AutoCAD. Really gutted as the model was looking really good and I have to provide more images for my client so losing out on earning from it too...... PLEASE HELP!! Try to use "Recover" to open your drawing. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I doubt that Recover will solve free store overflow problems. But at this point I guess anything is worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMDesign Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 I doubt that Recover will solve free store overflow problems. But at this point I guess anything is worth a try. If only using recover was the solution!! Did a complete recovery on my pc, stripped everything off and re-booted machine. Guess what?! yup still got problems! Think it may be the graphics card, seems suspect that mine is not listed as supported on the autodesk website. Will look into getting a new one very soon..... Thanks for looking at this for me, appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 What do you mean by a "Did a complete recovery on my pc"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I would forego buying a new graphics card and instead boost the RAM by another 1GB to 3GB. This error only occurs with this drawing or drawings of a similar size/complexity and not all drawings, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMDesign Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 What do you mean by a "Did a complete recovery on my pc"? I did a system recovery, wiped everything off then reloaded only necessary programs (office, 2008 etc). Was told that windows xp wouldnt support 4gb ram, is this true to your knowledge? Is there a way round this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 You can force Windows XP to utilize the extra RAM using the 3GB/switch as previously mentioned by editting the boot.ini file. You did not need to completely wipe your hard drive. That was a rather drastic reaction to the problem at hand. You have 2GB RAM. If you can add another 1GB that might just do the trick and it will be the least expensive option. A new graphics card would probably cost you more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 From AutoDesk: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=11857241&linkID=9240617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMDesign Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 You can force Windows XP to utilize the extra RAM using the 3GB/switch as previously mentioned by editting the boot.ini file. You did not need to completely wipe your hard drive. That was a rather drastic reaction to the problem at hand. You have 2GB RAM. If you can add another 1GB that might just do the trick and it will be the least expensive option. A new graphics card would probably cost you more. I wiped everything off as the computer was running slow in other applications as well. All running faster and everything ok apart from this situation. Will try the upgrade of ram, see if that does the trick... Have had a look at the string you sent, i wonder if it would work for 4gb ram too?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 It's called the 3/GB switch because that is where the limitation starts. My work computer is set up with WinXP Pro, AutoCAD 2009 and has 4GB of RAM installed. I am using the "tweak" suggested to you and outlined by AutoDesk in the provided link re: editting the boot.ini file without any problems. Note that some graphics cards respond poorly to this procedure thus negating its use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichuen Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I have turned on the 3GB switch, but it doesn't prevent the free store overflow problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 How much RAM did you say you have lichuen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichuen Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I have installed 3GB RAM, for your information. When AutoCAD/CADWorx fail to open a big file due to free store overflow, I use "recover" to load it successfully. But certain commands need a lot of RAM to perform its tasks, for example 3dorbit or flatshot, the free store overflow occurs from time to time. After turn on 3GB switch, it helps a lot. I can use flatshot command without fail one time or two. If I use it more times, free store overflow will occur again. Although I could close AutoCAD and re-open again frequently to continue my work, but it is not the right way to do it. I believe it's AutoCAD's problem, at least it should let us have a chance to save our works before it throws us out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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