How to make FreeCAD utilize multiple cores?
I am currently on a modified version of Debian-standard, jessie, using xfce and LightDM with some AMD drivers for the GPU. But my issues are that I am using an 8 core AMD FX 8320, all cores are being detected and are running fine in Linux, but for some reason FreeCAD is only using one (not even entirely) to load a small file. I was thinking maybe if it could utilize multiple cores on my system then it could load the 1.4 MB DAE file without halting the system and taking more than an hour?
Other specs that may be useful?:
- 8GB 1600mhz DDR3 RAM
- A not-so-great ASRock motherboard.
- 1TB HDD.
debian hardware free-software cad
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I am currently on a modified version of Debian-standard, jessie, using xfce and LightDM with some AMD drivers for the GPU. But my issues are that I am using an 8 core AMD FX 8320, all cores are being detected and are running fine in Linux, but for some reason FreeCAD is only using one (not even entirely) to load a small file. I was thinking maybe if it could utilize multiple cores on my system then it could load the 1.4 MB DAE file without halting the system and taking more than an hour?
Other specs that may be useful?:
- 8GB 1600mhz DDR3 RAM
- A not-so-great ASRock motherboard.
- 1TB HDD.
debian hardware free-software cad
edited 1 min ago
Rodrirokr
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asked Jan 22 '16 at 2:17
user288937user288937
13
add a comment |
I am currently on a modified version of Debian-standard, jessie, using xfce and LightDM with some AMD drivers for the GPU. But my issues are that I am using an 8 core AMD FX 8320, all cores are being detected and are running fine in Linux, but for some reason FreeCAD is only using one (not even entirely) to load a small file. I was thinking maybe if it could utilize multiple cores on my system then it could load the 1.4 MB DAE file without halting the system and taking more than an hour?
Other specs that may be useful?:
- 8GB 1600mhz DDR3 RAM
- A not-so-great ASRock motherboard.
- 1TB HDD.
debian hardware free-software cad
edited 1 min ago
Rodrirokr
1032
asked Jan 22 '16 at 2:17
user288937user288937
13
I am currently on a modified version of Debian-standard, jessie, using xfce and LightDM with some AMD drivers for the GPU. But my issues are that I am using an 8 core AMD FX 8320, all cores are being detected and are running fine in Linux, but for some reason FreeCAD is only using one (not even entirely) to load a small file. I was thinking maybe if it could utilize multiple cores on my system then it could load the 1.4 MB DAE file without halting the system and taking more than an hour?
Other specs that may be useful?:
- 8GB 1600mhz DDR3 RAM
- A not-so-great ASRock motherboard.
- 1TB HDD.
debian hardware free-software cad
debian hardware free-software cad
edited 1 min ago
Rodrirokr
1032
asked Jan 22 '16 at 2:17
user288937user288937
13
edited 1 min ago
Rodrirokr
1032
asked Jan 22 '16 at 2:17
user288937user288937
13
edited 1 min ago
Rodrirokr
1032
edited 1 min ago
Rodrirokr
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edited 1 min ago
Rodrirokr
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asked Jan 22 '16 at 2:17
user288937user288937
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asked Jan 22 '16 at 2:17
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I think there's no luck with this one. FreeCAD is not designed for what you want:
Multithreading
FreeCAD's underlying geometric modeling kernel (which
is a third-party library called Open CASCADE Technology, or OCC for
short) does not support multithreading at this time.
(http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#Multithreading)
There's no way of making application do things in parallel (that is, using multiple cores) if they are not designed to work that way.
answered Jan 23 '16 at 8:02
zagrimsanzagrimsan
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In linux the terminal command
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=<num>
will do the trick. FC does a lot more than modelling: gmsh, FEM, etc.
answered Feb 1 at 10:16
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I think there's no luck with this one. FreeCAD is not designed for what you want:
Multithreading
FreeCAD's underlying geometric modeling kernel (which
is a third-party library called Open CASCADE Technology, or OCC for
short) does not support multithreading at this time.
(http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#Multithreading)
There's no way of making application do things in parallel (that is, using multiple cores) if they are not designed to work that way.
answered Jan 23 '16 at 8:02
zagrimsanzagrimsan
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I think there's no luck with this one. FreeCAD is not designed for what you want:
Multithreading
FreeCAD's underlying geometric modeling kernel (which
is a third-party library called Open CASCADE Technology, or OCC for
short) does not support multithreading at this time.
(http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#Multithreading)
There's no way of making application do things in parallel (that is, using multiple cores) if they are not designed to work that way.
answered Jan 23 '16 at 8:02
zagrimsanzagrimsan
694419
add a comment |
I think there's no luck with this one. FreeCAD is not designed for what you want:
Multithreading
FreeCAD's underlying geometric modeling kernel (which
is a third-party library called Open CASCADE Technology, or OCC for
short) does not support multithreading at this time.
(http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#Multithreading)
There's no way of making application do things in parallel (that is, using multiple cores) if they are not designed to work that way.
answered Jan 23 '16 at 8:02
zagrimsanzagrimsan
694419
I think there's no luck with this one. FreeCAD is not designed for what you want:
Multithreading
FreeCAD's underlying geometric modeling kernel (which
is a third-party library called Open CASCADE Technology, or OCC for
short) does not support multithreading at this time.
(http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ#Multithreading)
There's no way of making application do things in parallel (that is, using multiple cores) if they are not designed to work that way.
answered Jan 23 '16 at 8:02
zagrimsanzagrimsan
694419
answered Jan 23 '16 at 8:02
zagrimsanzagrimsan
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answered Jan 23 '16 at 8:02
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answered Jan 23 '16 at 8:02
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In linux the terminal command
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=<num>
will do the trick. FC does a lot more than modelling: gmsh, FEM, etc.
answered Feb 1 at 10:16
gryphonBgryphonB
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In linux the terminal command
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=<num>
will do the trick. FC does a lot more than modelling: gmsh, FEM, etc.
answered Feb 1 at 10:16
gryphonBgryphonB
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In linux the terminal command
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=<num>
will do the trick. FC does a lot more than modelling: gmsh, FEM, etc.
answered Feb 1 at 10:16
gryphonBgryphonB
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In linux the terminal command
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=<num>
will do the trick. FC does a lot more than modelling: gmsh, FEM, etc.
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