Learn strategies to improve Revit performance.
To minimize possible instability in Revit when its uses operating system memory, you can:
- Restart Revit regularly.
If you receive a message that the current session's memory usage is approaching the operating system limit, save your work as soon as possible and restart Revit.
If you are using a workshared environment, save your local file, restart Revit, and then synchronize with central.
- Reduce the number of loaded DWG and RVT links. See Managing Links.
- Purge unused objects.
- Limit the number of views open. If you have multiple views open, you can quickly close all hidden views by selecting View tab
Windows panel
(Close Hidden). - Limit the number of worksets that you open when using a workshared file. In the Open dialog, from the Open drop-down list, select Specify, which lets you select the worksets to close before opening the local file.
- Use hardware acceleration when possible.
- Use optimized view navigation to improve performance when navigating views.
Note: In some cases, antivirus software solutions can lock files or slow data transfer, giving the appearance of memory limitations. See File Operations (Open, Save, Synchronize) Are Blocked or Slow for more information.