Believing that I was almost done with creating the new 3ds Max benchmark, I suddenly learn I’m not, in fact, almost done. Licensing, and extra software prove to be tricky.

Inventor 2020 GPU Performance
We put several Quadro video cards to the test in Autodesk Inventor 2020.2, using Inventor Bench, to see if there is a benefit to having a higher performance GPU in this application.

Revit 2020 GPU Performance
We put several Quadro video cards to the test in Autodesk Revit 2020.2, using RFO Benchmark, to see if there is a benefit to having a higher performance GPU in this application.

Metashape 1.6.1: Running Simultaneous Instances
In our past testing of Metashape, we have found that it only effectively uses around 8-16 cores. More than that doesn’t help, and so the focus for best performance is on high clock speeds within that range. What if you were running multiple photogrammetry jobs at the same time, though? Would that end up better utilizing a high core count processor?
You Have Questions
Most of my day is spent talking to customers on the phone, over email, and sometimes in person at events or personal visits. I collect feedback about our products and services and take it back to the management at Puget Systems so that we can learn what’s working and what we need to improve.

The Great (Windows) Defender
Microsoft Windows Defender is an Anti-Virus software built into Windows 10. Updated frequently, found to be extremely safe and secure this AV software comes highly recommended in the industry. Puget Systems routinely advises the use of Windows Defender as the solitary means of protection.
We are approaching the finish line
After several rough weeks, the end is in sight. Scripts are cleaned up, benchmark package is created, now to see if it works.

Puget Labs Consultation Service
For an hourly fee, our team of expert consultants will discuss your hardware purchasing plans, software and workflow – then provide our recommendations.
So about Animal Crossing New Horizons
I might have heard about Animal Crossing in passing, never paying it much heed. A game that has no real ending. You can do whatever you want. Given my limited amount of time, I wanted a beginning, some levels to get through, and an end boss to fight.
Note: JupyterHub with JupyterLab Install using Conda
This is a quick note about setting up a JupyterHub server and JupyterLab using conda with Anaconda Python.




