Controls whether background publishing uses a single or multiple cores.
Type: | Integer |
Saved in: | Registry |
Initial value: | 1 |
By default, background publishing utilizes multiple cores of your processor to improve the performance of outputting to a:
- Single sheet DWF/DWFx or PDF file
- Multi-sheet PDF file
This allows for multiple drawing sheets to be output in parallel and simultaneously.
Note: The BACKGROUNDPLOT system variable must be set to a value of 2 or 3 to utilize more than a single core.
Value |
Description |
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0 |
Off - Single core is used for background publishing; behavior of AutoCAD 2021-based products and earlier |
1 |
On - Multiple cores are used for background publishing |
This setting doesn't improve the performance of:
- Background publishing to a hardcopy device or multi-sheet DWF/DWFx file
- Foreground publishing
- Background or foreground plotting