Memory Usage and Performance

Learn strategies to improve Revit LT performance.

To minimize possible instability in Revit LT when its uses operating system memory, you can:

• Restart Revit LT 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 LT.

• Reduce the number of loaded DWG and RVT 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 tabWindows panel (Close Hidden).
• 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.