sw2007 dimensions

I am running sw2007 service pack 3.1and it works fine until I go to make a
drawing and start putting dimensions on the drawing......it brings my system
to its knees. Is there anything I may be doing wrong? Is it possible to
turn off the "snap" of the dimensions to line up with other dimensions?

 

OK...here is more detials......sorry for the lack earlier.

Pentium 4
2.6 GHz
1.5GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440
Dell Dimension
XP Pro

I have been using Solidworks since 1996 and I have loved it since we
started. The system I am using now I have been using for a about 2
years and has performed well for the simple parts and assemblies I
draw.

The part is a simple 3/4" diamter shaft with a few steps in it and
some offsets......much simpler than anything most people are doing I
am sure. No section views or multiple pages or anything complex. It
happens in all new drawings but I have found that if I create the
drawing with the standard 3 views, save the drawing, and then open the
drawing again it seems to function much faster, but not what I have
been used to for such simple parts.

Maybe it is time to upgrade my system.....it is getting a bit out of
date.

Thank you for any help in advance.

Jeff

 

Anna,

Thanks for the insight.....I figured that was the issue but thought I
would get other opinions before I put in a request for a new computer.

Jeff