05-23-2011, 05:19 PM
np 
I had assumed it may have been 800 by 3, like they say about assumptions.
The answer would be maybe, the ram usage is a "best guess", you really aren't going to know exactly how much usage there is until you sim.
You have to take into account what max is currently using. So if you have a simulation chock full of max intensive objects, like particle systems, heavy deformations, other ram gobblers, you need to adjust for that.
IE is the max process is using 8gb of ram WITHOUT the Fume sim you need to add the simulations guesstimate on top of that.
There is really no "This is the limit and it will sim" type of calculation, it is mostly testing and knowing what Fume and your workstation can and cannot do. Sorry that is the best I can do for you.
I had assumed it may have been 800 by 3, like they say about assumptions.The answer would be maybe, the ram usage is a "best guess", you really aren't going to know exactly how much usage there is until you sim.
You have to take into account what max is currently using. So if you have a simulation chock full of max intensive objects, like particle systems, heavy deformations, other ram gobblers, you need to adjust for that.
IE is the max process is using 8gb of ram WITHOUT the Fume sim you need to add the simulations guesstimate on top of that.
There is really no "This is the limit and it will sim" type of calculation, it is mostly testing and knowing what Fume and your workstation can and cannot do. Sorry that is the best I can do for you.
blower of smoke ..ooOO