Algodoo running at 2.7% realtime

[Bronie12345]

i found a very annoying bug: Algodoo runs at 2.7% realtime with an empty scene...
because of this i already can't create stuff in algodoo, because i can't test them well...

the core where algodoo is running on is then (when i start algodoo) suddenly used 100%, while this used to be 1 or 2 %

no, i didn't used any compitability mode...

so, somehow, algodoo takes up all of the 2.66ghz core it is running on...
you guys know a way to fix?

things i tried to fix it (earlier times, it used to go away after a while, but now it doesn't):
reïnstall algodoo
delete the config files
fixed the windows register
reboot (yes, sometimes this fixes the bug, but now it doesn't)
reïnstalled theVC++ that came with the installer...

system specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 "Bloomfield" @ 2.66ghz
Mainboard: AsRock X58 Deluxe
GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 260, based on nVidia Geforce GTX 260
all drivers are updated
Display: Acer L1716
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate build 7600, X64

program files' config file:

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// Default config.cfg shipped with Algodoo 5.47

Resources.shaders = false;

Scene.addWidget {
    minimized = false;
    pos = [0.0, 31.0];
    widgetID = "Toolbar";
};
Scene.addWidget {
    minimized = false;
    pos = [0.0, 70.0];
    widgetID = "SimControl";
};       
Scene.addWidget {
    minimized = false;
    pos = [0.0, 117.0];
    title = "Settings";
    widgetID = "EntityOptions"
};
Scene -> {
    Camera -> {
        smoothPan = true;
        smoothZoom = true;
    };
};


My Documents config file:

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// Generated by Algodoo v1.6.0

inclusive_range = (min, max)=>{min > max ? [] : {[min] ++ inclusive_range(min + 1, max)}};
SPH -> {
    kernelMultiplier = 0.635;
    incompressible = true;
    influence = 2.7;
    viscMultiplier = 1.0;
    solveT = 0.01;
    unilateral = true;
    lowMassCollisionRadiusFactor = 0.4;
    friction = 0.01;
    jitter = 0.0;
    sort = false;
    restitution = 0.0;
    maxNeighbors = 64;
    geomFieldOffset = 0.5;
    spikyKernel = true;
    geomFriction = 0.001;
    surfaceTension = 0.0;
    radius = 0.05;
    density = 1.0;
    solveIters = 1;
    minMassFactor = 3.0;
    nonPenetration = true;
    vaporizeTime = +inf;
    pressMultiplier = 1.0;
    specialPressure = true;
    solveConst = 1e+006;
    bucketSize = 2.0;
    geomMassMultiplier = 2.0;
    kernelNormalize = false;
    viscosity = 0.0;
    soundSpeed = 20.0;
    velocitySmoothing = false;
    geometryFields = true
};
math -> {
    max = (a, b)=>{a > b ? a : b};
    min = (a, b)=>{a < b ? a : b}
};
Sim -> {
    airFrictionQuadratic = 0.0;
    blockedContactSolver4N = false;
    skipDistance = 0.15;
    solvePreSortConstraints = true;
    blockedContactSolver3N = true;
    solver = "gs";
    blockedContactSolver2N = true;
    solveRegularizationFactor = 1.0;
    adHocSolver = false;
    cableMaxMassRation = 2.0;
    gravityStrength = 9.8;
    airSwitch = true;
    cableAdaptiveSlack = false;
    gravitySwitch = true;
    frequency = 100.0;
    blockedContactSolver2NF = false;
    cableMiliatryConstraint = false;
    solveConstant = 1e+008;
    useSkipLists = true;
    timeFactor = 1.0;
    mutipleContactEventPerPair = false;
    maxSpringStrength = 10.0;
    cables = true;
    cableDistanceConstraint = true;
    gravityAngleOffset = 0.0;
    solveConstCables = 1e+008;
    solverSOR = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0];
    solveIter = 30;
    solveTcontacts = 0.05;
    solveStiffIter = 0;
    solveDistFactor = 1.0;
    solveRandomizeConstraints = true;
    bruteColliderCutoff = 0;
    solveTCables = 0.05;
    sortBroadPhasePairs = false;
    blockedContactSolver = false;
    cableLineSmartChoice = true;
    solveTconstraints = 0.05;
    solveVelFactor = 1.0;
    defaultBodyDensity = 2.0;
    cableJacobianScale = 1.0;
    airFrictionLinear = 0.01;
    maxPositionCorrection = +inf;
    warmStart = true;
    cableMaxSlack = 0.1;
    running = true;
    optimizeContactSet = true;
    airFrictionMultiplier = 1.0;
    targetPenetration = 0.0001;
    solveReverseConstraints = false;
    polygonMeshSize = [128, 128];
    cableMaxImpFactor = +inf;
    defaultBodyFriction = 0.5;
    fastPolyAABB = true;
    nyquistFactor = 4.0;
    cableLineConstraint = true;
    springForce = 1000.0;
    warmStartFactor = 0.5;
    airDensity = 0.01;
    largeOverlapTest = true;
    solvePenetrationDamping = false;
    rotFrictionLinear = 0.00314;
    defaultBodyRestitution = 0.5;
    solveAccFactor = 1.0;
    cableSafetyDistance = 0;
    cableLineInternalize = false;
    forceContactCalculations = false
};
sin = {math.sin};
WebCam -> {
    flipVert = false;
    flipHoriz = false
};
Defaults -> {
    glueToWorld = false;
    borders = true
};
spawnPyramid = (n)=>{for(n, (i)=>{spawnBoxRow([(n - i) * 0.5, n - i], i)})};
exit = {System.exit};
App -> {
    fadeColor = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
    updateInterval = 1;
    alwaysCalcContacts = false;
    laserResolution = 10.0;
    waterMaxElongation = 2.0;
    maxBorderArea = 0.2;
    borderWidth = 0.1;
    waterColor = [0.1, 0.1, 1.0, 0.7];
    waterRefractiveIndex = 1.33;
    sceneFadeInTime = 1.0;
    polytoolPreviewColor = [1.0, 0.5, 1.0, 0.4];
    gpuWater = true;
    drawBCs = false;
    drawVertices = false;
    maxPointDist = 0.5;
    drawScaleIndicator = true;
    maxUndo = 40;
    metaWater = true;
    minPointDist = 0.15;
    maxSPHSpawn = 2000;
    laserWidth = 0.2;
    maxBorderAreaSpecial = 0.4;
    drawOBBs = false;
    Grid -> {
        grid = false;
        base = 4;
        numAxes = 2;
        scale = 1.0;
        snap = true
    };
    language = "English";
    fadeTranslate = [0.0, 0.0];
    waterTracerLightness = 0.75;
    GUI -> {
        geomGenTolerance = 1.2;
        toolGestureSensitivity = 1.0;
        drawDragLine = true;
        dragUndo = true;
        useHSL = false;
        alikeTolerance = 0;
        geomGenShrink = 0.0033;
        toolGestures = true;
        Forces -> {
            normalText = "N";
            totalText = "";
            airFrictionText = "-fv";
            attraction = true;
            gravityText = "mg";
            airBuoyancyText = "-adg";
            airFriction = true;
            airBuoyancy = true;
            total = true;
            attractionText = "A";
            externalText = "ext";
            friction = true;
            drawValues = true;
            drawNames = true;
            external = true;
            normal = true;
            velScale = 1.0;
            frictionText = "T";
            springText = "-kx-bv";
            forceScale = 1.9;
            drawForces = false;
            gravity = true;
            contactCombinationDistance = 1.2;
            spring = true;
            velocities = false;
            frictionProjection = true;
            hingeText = "H";
            hinge = true
        };
        trapUser = false;
        geomGenMinArea = 0.0009;
        drawHingesWhenRunning = true;
        toolSpecificCursors = true;
        zoomFactor = 0.2;
        allowDrawSelect = true;
        level = 3;
        Scene.addWidget {
            widgetID = "SimControl";
            minimized = false;
            pos = [0.0, 70.0];
            size = [521.0, 40.0];
            title = ""
        };
        Scene.addWidget {
            widgetID = "Toolbar";
            minimized = false;
            pos = [0.0, 31.0];
            size = [600.0, 32.0];
            title = ""
        };
        Scene.addWidget {
            widgetID = "Options";
            minimized = false;
            pos = [919.5, 550.0];
            size = [517.0, 266.0];
            title = "Options";
            contents = {activeTab = 1}
        };
        Scene.addWidget {
            widgetID = "EntityOptions";
            minimized = false;
            pos = [0.0, 117.0];
            size = [178.25, 96.0];
            title = "Settings"
        };
        Scene.addWidget {
            widgetID = "SimInfo";
            minimized = false;
            pos = [15.0, 676.0];
            size = [160.25, 210.0];
            title = "Sim-info"
        }
    };
    laserEvents = true;
    screenshotsWithAlpha = false;
    laserBroadPhase = true;
    Background -> {
        skyColor = [0.45, 0.55, 1.0, 1.0];
        cuteClouds = true;
        drawClouds = true;
        cloudOpacity = 0.95
    };
    scaleGravityField = false;
    drawBodyCenters = false;
    drawCables = false;
    forceVertexPolygonDrawing = false;
    maxPolygonBorderFactor = 0.75;
    pointSize = 3.0;
    chainDensityFactor = 1.0;
    laserSuperBoost = 1.0;
    dragToolStrength = 0.25;
    HQPolygons = false;
    drawParticleNeighbors = false;
    waterElongation = 0.05;
    fadeRotate = 0.0;
    drawSelectionOBB = false;
    drawVelocityFactor = 0.02;
    lineWidth = 3.0;
    drawParticleCenters = false;
    fadeScale = [0.95, 0.95];
    enableScriptMenu = true;
    checkForUpdates = true;
    DPI = 86.0;
    waterTracers = 0;
    autosaveTime = 300.0;
    waterFanceyFactor = 10.0;
    metaCutoff = 0.5;
    numColorsInRainbow = 12;
    drawCollisions = false;
    drawMapOBBs = false;
    waterTracerSize = 0.015;
    showGravityField = false;
    maxCogs = 128;
    autosaveEnable = true;
    laserWaterBVH = false;
    marchingSquaresResolution = 1.0
};
Console -> {
    fade = false;
    screenSize = 0.35;
    delay = 0.3;
    scroll = true;
    color = [0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.8]
};
Tablet -> {
    rightClickOverride = false;
    improveClickTolerance = true;
    overrideMouseEvents = true
};
Resources -> {
    textures = true;
    force16BitTextures = false;
    shaders = false
};
cos = {math.cos};
makeRing = (r, n)=>{
    list = [];
    for(n, (i)=>{
        a = (2 * math.pi * i) / n;
        list = list ++ [r * [cos(a), sin(a)]]
    });
    list
};
groovyOn = {
    App.fadeColor = [0.8, 0, 0.9];
    App.fadeTranslate = {[3 * sin(time), 2 * sin(time)]};
    App.fadeRotate = {sin(System.time * 1.2)};
    App.Background.skyColor = [0, 0, 0, 0]
};
Scene -> {
    author = "Robin Bron";
    title = "New scene";
    description = "";
    Camera -> {
        trackRotation = false;
        zoom = 150.0;
        smoothRotation = true;
        smoothPan = true;
        smoothFactor = 0.9;
        rotation = 0.0;
        pan = [0.0, 0.0];
        smoothZoom = true
    };
    gravityRotationOffset = NaN
};
time = {Sim.time};
GUI -> {
    rightToLeft = false;
    fontShadow = true;
    fgColor = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0];
    font = "arial_black";
    crispFonts = false;
    clickTimeTolerance = 0.3;
    opacity = 0.8;
    cursorFPSLimit = 25.0;
    scale = 1.0;
    bgColor = [0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0];
    penInput = false;
    forceOSCursor = true;
    fontShadowOffset = [0.125, 0.125];
    cursor = true;
    crispFontFactor = 0.5;
    tooltips = true;
    clickTolerance = 5.0
};
Threading -> {numThreads = 1};
Input -> {
    touchScreenDetection = true;
    touchScreenDetectionGoodCutoff = 30;
    touchScreenDetectionRelCutoff = 50
};
quit = {System.exit};
groovyOff = {
    App.fadeColor = [0, 0, 0];
    App.Background.skyColor = [0.45, 0.55, 1, 1]
};
Keys -> {
    Keys.bind("f12", {System.screenshot});
    Keys.bind("pause", {
        Sim.running = false;
        App.Step
    })
};
System -> {
    frame = true;
    minFPS = 10.0;
    resizable = true;
    maximized = true;
    maxFPS = 60.0;
    antiAlias = 1;
    regularScreenshots = 0;
    fakeFullscreen = true;
    depth = 32;
    vSync = false;
    fullscreen = false;
    resolution = [1280, 962]
};
for = (n, what)=>{
    n <= 0 ? false : {
        for(n - 1, what);
        what(n - 1)
    }
};
FileInfo -> {
    author = "Robin Bron";
    title = "New scene";
    version = 6;
    description = ""
};
spawnBoxRow = (offset, n)=>{for(n, (x)=>{Scene.addBox({pos = offset + [x, 0]})})};
spawnRing = {Scene.addPolygon({surfaces = [makeRing(1, 48), makeRing(0.5, 48)]})};
print = {Console.print}


[Kilinich]

What OS? Did you set some compatibility mode? Did you install shipped with Algodoo VC++ redestrib ?

[Bronie12345]

OS: windows 7 ultimate (i don't know the build right now, because im at school)
yes, i installed VC++ redestributable
and i didn't set some compitability mode...
ill include it into the first post

[Mystery]

It's your video card, this is a recurring error phun/algodoo has been having for quite some time.
There is no known way around this your either going to sit tight for an update (don't hold you breath this probleam has been around for as long as i can remember) or use a different computer.

[Joel]

Yes, it seems that there are some issues with drivers for Windows 7. Check if you can update them, and that might solve the problem.

[Bronie12345]

no, it's not my graphics card, i have the same drivers it worked on earlier, installed again, everything has same drivers as before, now it runs very slow...

i used phun and algodoo earlier on windows 7, and those times it worked fine...
and it is using its CPU 100%, not its graphics card...

i've also ran algodoo earlier on the same build of windows 7 earlier..
just reïnstalled windows...

[gradyfitz]

I once had a problem similar to this, what are your display settings (like colour depth), because if Algodoo is in 16-bit colour mode, Windows should also be in 16-bit colour mode, if Algodoo is in 32-bit colour mode, Windows should also be in 32-bit colour mode, there can be quite a massive performance hit if you pair 16-bit colour depth on windows with 32-bit colour in Algodoo. The problem I had was on XP (x86) in 4.22, switching the display to 32-bit fixed the problem for me .

Hopefully that helped .

[Bronie12345]

both of them are on 32 bit colors, so that's not the problem...
(you really thought, that with a GPU as powerfull like mine, i'd run algodoo/windows in 16-bit colors?)

[thebeech]

just try updating your graphics cards drivers.. i was told they were up to date but they werent and it didnt work on my windows 7, even thoguh it did at first.

[Bronie12345]

updating right away...
i had version 185.something, and i'm updating to version 191.something XD
anyway, i hope the bug is fixed then...

then is the question, why does algodoo run slow on outdated drivers?

EDIT:
now algodoo runs fine...
the question now is the above largly marked question

[Livirus]

Got the exact same problem. I didn't have any problem before I switched OS from Vista x32 to Windows 7 x64. Windows update says I got the latest drivers. But I'll try to manually download the latest drivers and install them.

Weather I solve the problem or not... something must be wrong with Algodoo when it's running that slow with an empty scene on an otherwize working computer.

[Dakta]

Well, I would attribute this to a combination of Asus modded nVidia chipset and Windows 7. Since Windows (in general) is the mess that it is, it's very hard to trace these sorts of things to their source. It is probably a problem with your video driver, some sort of bug introduced over time... Then again, I don't really know much about all the compatibility issues with Windows (one of the reasons I have a Mac... These things almost never happen to anyone, and have never happened to me).

[RicH]

Try setting Windows into 32-bit color mode.

[Livirus]

Dakta: Neither I have experianced anything like this, until now. It sux if you're right about the drivers, because that means I can't run Algodoo on this computer.

RicH: Yes, I run 32-bit color. But I think you have confused 32-bit colors with 32-bit OS/processor.
As microsoft put it in their FAQ:
"The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to the way a computer's processor (also called a CPU), handles information. The 64-bit version of Windows handles large amounts of random access memory (RAM) more effectively than a 32-bit system."

Here are some details on my computer if that helps:
Acer Aspire 3810T V1.07
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) (build 7600)

Processor:
1,40 gigahertz Intel Core2 Solo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache, 64-bit ready
Not hyper-threaded
RAM: 4000 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

GPU:
Mobile Intel(R) 45 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1) [Display adapter] (2x)

[RicH]

I did not confuse them. I just forgot to ask if you actually run Windows in 32-bit color mode. It has been a common problem.

[Mystery]

This is why i don't like x64 sure they are faster but they have compatibility problems with everything.

[electronicboy]

GPU:
Mobile Intel(R) 45 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1) [Display adapter] (2x)

according to that you are using Microsoft's drivers

try using this to look for the proper drivers for your pc.

[Livirus]

Hmm that's weird. I'm 100% sure I downloaded the drivers from Acer's homepage. Maybe they offer the same driver that microsoft do? I'll try do it again and see if that information changes.