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Inside GPU Solving can be activated in the Application Settings with the - Generative Design Solver settings the solver priority can be set to GPU. If a Nvidia quadro graphics card is available this can be used for the optimization calculation. Furthermore the number of the graphic cards can be choosen if more than one is available and should be used. The GPU option can be used if a Nvidia Quadro Graphics Card is either locally or remotely available. The option influences the calculation time and reduces the duration significantly depending on the graphics cards.

Installation CUDA Driver

To use the GPU Solving option a CUDA Driver needs to be installed. Please have a look at the Nvidia website to find the corresponding Driver. Download the Driver and start the CUDA installation. Select the custom installation options “CUDA Runtime”.