How much RAM should VS be using in a normal state on an M1?
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VS was acting slowly for me with delays doing small tasks - I checked the amount of memory used by VS at the time and it was around 3.5GB. I also had a ton of browser tabs open and the like - so I closed everything out and restarted the computer. I opened the file again and immediately checked the RAM usage again and it was at 3GB already....before I had done anything new in this session... is this normal?
UPDATE: I quit out of VS and emptied the trash and restarted VS again but did not open any files and its holding steady at 490 MB. Opened a new blank file and it's at 623MB. Opened a smaller file and it's holding the same... maybe it's just when I have a file with a lot of small vector shapes?
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@VectorStyler I went ahead and sent you the big file - it's 15mb in size. When I open it, the RAM usage jumps from under 1GB to over 3GB. I'm sure it's related in large part to the triangle pattern I imported and ungrouped and was editing. It still seems like VS should not be getting bogged down, despite the file size...
Here is how the screen looks and I put an arrow pointing to the ungrouped vector pattern
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@VectorStyler I ended up copying and pasting the contents if that larger file into Illustrator CS6 and was easily able to manipulate it and get the final result i wanted without any lagging or issues like I was experiencing in VS.
I share that more to question why VS would be overwhelmed on an M1 mac with 16GB of Ram. I was using CS6 on an older intel with 32GB of Ram and had no issues... I can recognize there's twice the available RAM, but I also was assuming the M1 was naturally a more efficient and powerful machine...
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@Boldline I got the file and tested it. This could be a performance bug.
3.5 GB is quite a lot, but it can happen. Still it should not slow down that much.One way to reduce RAM usage is to purge the Undo/Redo history (and maybe then restart VS to have a clear state).
But this does not explain the sluggish behavior so I open a bug on this one.
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@VectorStyler said in How much RAM should VS be using in a normal state on an M1?:
I got the file and tested it. This could be a performance bug.
Did it jump in RAM usage for you as well and turn somewhat sluggish when using that file I sent?
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@Boldline Yes it also consumed 3GB here. But it reduces if the Undo/Redo history is purge.
Could not yet get to the sluggishness part.
Was it caused by moving the halftone vectors? or some other part?
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@VectorStyler said in How much RAM should VS be using in a normal state on an M1?:
Was it caused by moving the halftone vectors? or some other part?
Yes, it was when I was trying to select a vertical portion sample and use option/alt to copy and drag it down to lengthen the vertical number of them - it would just freeze up for a few min
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@Boldline It seems to be working here (could test on an Intel Macbook Pro for now), if I select parts or all the halftone vectors, duplicating works without slowing down.
If you have time to make a recording, I might be able to find the issue.
