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WHITE PAPER (cont.) 3. To measure workstation performance, run the benchmark locally. That is with local parts, and Pro/E installed locally. Remove the network connection if possible. This will remove the possibility of network data transfer from causing performance variability. 4. Make sure you have the latest BIOS and drivers before starting. 5. Be consistent when comparing different workstations: § same memory amount § same screen settings (resolution, frequency, vsync on/off) § same Pro/Engineer version and datecode Web Sites of PTC benchmarks The following web site is from the Pro/USER community and represents a variety of user activities: http://utopia.knoware.nl/~ocorten/ What kind of actions does it test? § Wireframe redraws § Shaded mouse spins § Shaded redraws § Shade calculations § Regenerations § Menu redraws § Saves § Dialogue box redraws § Mouse zooms § Patterned X-section creation § Family Table Verify § Assembly creation § Explode translations § Screen updates § Model Tree expansions § Automatic Regenerations § Perspective views The SPEC APC for Pro/E 2000i website, which uses a very large model, is a benchmark to compare graphics cards: http://www.spec.org/gpc/ 30