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# 1 23-08-2011 , 03:46 PM
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Got maya 2012 for a couple of months and when I render a scene it sometimes uses all my 12 threads or just one but when i render the same scene in 2008 it utilises all my threads, does anyone have the same issues

# 2 23-08-2011 , 03:56 PM
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Hmm?? It uses all of your 12 threads, but sometimes doesn't?


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# 3 23-08-2011 , 04:20 PM
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yup its really frustrating I've tried to reinstall but nothing its still acting a full

# 4 24-08-2011 , 11:15 AM
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anyone else having trouble with this ,I swear before I update again.............

# 5 24-08-2011 , 05:43 PM
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The only reason why it would drop to 1 thread, would be because the current rendering stage wasn't (or can't) be run in parallel. This should only happen for a short bit of rendering time, not the whole thing.

Are you running an i7? I've heard that they can drop to one core for no reason.


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# 6 24-08-2011 , 09:46 PM
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I have an I7 990 , The same scene utilizes all my threads in maya 2008 ,
I spent the whole evening re saving my files as ascii files . Whats also weird is that when 2012 does render the my project on all threads it takes allmost double the time it would in 2008 .....
I have tested this on four projects and it seems 2012 is abit slower on my pc

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