Performance Monitoring Flashcards

Which command reports drawing statistics such as object count, drawing limits, and available memory and disk space?

Answer: STATUS

STATUS displays drawing statistics, modes, extents, and free memory and disk information in the text window.

A large xref is not needed for the current task but should remain attached for later. What is the best way to free memory?

Answer: Unload the xref

Unloading removes the xref from memory and the display while keeping the reference so it can be reloaded later.

Raster images attached to a drawing slow down panning and zooming. Which command switches image display to a faster, lower-quality mode?

Answer: IMAGEQUALITY set to Draft

IMAGEQUALITY set to Draft displays raster images at lower quality, improving performance without affecting plotted output quality settings.

A drawing contains hundreds of unused annotative scales that slow down performance. Which command can reset the scale list to its defaults?

Answer: SCALELISTEDIT with the Reset option

SCALELISTEDIT (or -SCALELISTEDIT) can reset the scale list, removing unused excess scales imported from other drawings.

Which approach creates a clean copy of a drawing that excludes unreferenced blocks, layers, and styles?

Answer: WBLOCK the entire drawing to a new file

Using WBLOCK with the Entire drawing option writes a new file containing only referenced definitions, similar to a thorough purge.

When regenerating a drawing manually across all viewports is needed after changing display settings, which command should be used?

Answer: REGENALL

REGENALL regenerates the drawing and recalculates screen coordinates in all viewports, while REGEN affects only the current viewport.

Which command-line switch can be added to the AutoCAD shortcut target to skip the splash screen and speed up startup?

Answer: /nologo

The /nologo switch starts AutoCAD without displaying the logo splash screen.