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Graphics adapter resources

In ArcGIS Drone2Map, the graphics engine limits drawing based on the abilities of your graphics processing unit (GPU). Sometimes, if these limits are exceeded, a scene will draw incompletely. You may also notice degraded drawing performance, such as low frame rates or "stuttering" of the view, when the current view is consuming resources close to the limit. When you exceed the GPU resources, you will see a warning message that states, GPU resources exceeded. Consider closing some views or modifying layer settings to reduce the amount of data being displayed.

To restore full drawing of the map, or to restore your drawing performance, you can modify the scene to reduce the load on your GPU.

Reduce the load on the GPU

You can try the actions listed here to reduce the load on the GPU and restore your drawing performance.

  • You can lower the Rendering quality setting on the Display tab on the Options dialog box. Lowering this setting reduces the detail of elevation and reduces the resolution of textures in multipatch features to lower the demands on the GPU.

  • If your content can be draped on the surface rather than drawing independently, consider moving layers from the 3D Layers group to the 2D Layers group. This will reduce the volume of 3D geometries that are drawing in your scene, thus reducing the load on the GPU.

  • You can reduce the distance visibility limit for one or more layers in your scene. You can do this on the General tab of the Layer Properties dialog box. Change the Out Beyond parameter to a shorter distance.

  • Make sure the Optimize performance by compressing textures option (on the Display tab of the Layer Properties dialog box) is checked.

  • If your layer contains symbols such as simple icons, which do not take advantage of alpha transparency, check the Optimize partially transparent symbols option (on the Display tab of the Layer Properties dialog box).

Note:

A dedicated modern GPU is recommended when working in ArcGIS Drone2Map. Certain workflows that take advantage of deep learning tools such as generating Gaussian Splat products or automated link detection require a minimum level of GPU specifications. To learn more, see ArcGIS Drone2Map System Requirements.

Compatible graphics adapter not found

ArcGIS Drone2Map attempts to leverage a compatible graphics adapter to efficiently display your maps and scenes. Requirements for graphics adapters are available from the system requirements page. When ArcGIS Drone2Map is unsuccessful and unable to access the graphics processing unit (GPU), it uses the central processing unit (CPU) to emulate a GPU. While this allows maps and scenes to draw, performance is significantly lower, especially for 3D scenes. A message is shown to inform you of this issue. This message may be triggered when running ArcGIS Drone2Map on a platform without a GPU, like a non-hardware-accelerated virtual machine (VM). To resolve the issue, VM platforms may need to be configured to add GPU support. Contact your administrator to request this enhancement.

This problem can also occur if the GPU is unavailable due to a corrupted, out-of-date, or otherwise compromised device driver. If your computer has a compatible GPU and you feel you've received this message in error, you may need to update your GPU drivers from the manufacturer's site.