Recommended Settings

To ensure better performance of BEXEL Manager application, please check if all video drivers are up to date for your current Operating System Version (example Windows 10/11 22H2, 23H1, 23H2, 24H2, 25H2…).

Also, please check if GPU profiles are set up for relevant GPU software (Nvidia Control Panel) and also “Graphics Settings” native to Windows 10/11 Operating System.

“Follow these steps to check if correct settings are in place:”

1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel by typing NVIDIA in the start menu and clicking on the icon.
   
2. Then select BEXEL Manager and set it to High Performance graphics as shown in the image. If BEXEL Manager is not listed, go to Add, then select the exe from the location “C:\Program Files\BEXEL\Bexel Manager 25\BexelManager” and then set it to High Performance graphics.
3. Open Graphics settings through the start menu, then click Browse to add BEXEL Manager (if it’s not on the list) “C:\Program Files\BEXEL\Bexel Manager 25\BexelManager”. Then, select BEXEL Manager and set it like this:BEXEL Manager should use High Preformance (dedicated GPU) now.

Bexel CDE is a cloud application that can be used simply by accessing it through an internet browser. However, due to the complexity of the BIM model and the amount of data processed, it is highly recommended that you set up your browser for maximum performance in order to maximize efficiency in CDE operation.

Setup Google Chrome for maximum performance

1. Turn off Chrome In order to make sure all background processes are stopped, open Task Manager by searching in Start Menu or using shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Esc
2. In Task Manager under Processes, identify Google Chrome group of active processes. Right-click and choose End task to terminate all browser processes. Close Task Manager after completion
3. Open NVIDIA ControlPanel by searching in Start Menu and clicking the icon
4. Go to Program Settings
5. Choose Google Chrome (chrome.exe) from drop-down list. In case Google Chrome is not listed in your programs list, click Add and navigate to C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
6. Choose High-performance NVIDIA processor from drop-down list as a preferred graphics processor for Chrome browser
   
7. Open Settings by searching in Start Menu and clicking the icon
8. Navigate to the System tab
9. Then Display
10. Choose the Graphics settings option
11. Open Google Chrome tab. If the program is not listed, go to the Add desktop app option from the top of this window and navigate to this location C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe to locate the application
12. Choose High Performance option in GPU preference
13. Make sure that Optimizations for windowed games is set to Off
    
14. Open Google Chrome, and navigate to Options (Three dots icon in upper right corner)
15. Choose Settings optino from options list
16. Navigate to System settings
17. Turn On option Use graphics acceleration when available to complete setup
    

Setup Microsoft Edge for maximum performance

1. Open Microsoft Edge, and navigate to Options (Three dots icon in the upper-right corner)
2. Choose the Settings option from the list of options
3. Navigate to System and performance settings, and then select System
4. Turn On option Use graphics acceleration when available to complete setup. Click Restart to activate new settings
   
5. To ensure graphics acceleration works properly, go to Performance settings within the same System and performance window
6. Make sure that option Turn on efficiency mode when connected to power is disabled
   
7. Open Settings by searching in Start Menu and clicking the icon
8. Navigate to System tab
9. Then Display
10. Choose the Graphics settings option
11. Open Microsoft Edge tab. If program is not listed, go to the Add desktop app option from the top of this window and navigate to this location C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application –> msedge.exe , new_msedge.exe to locate the application
12. Choose High Performance option in GPU preference
13. Make sure that Optimizations for windowed games is set to Off
    
14. Turn off Microsoft Edge browser. In order to make sure all background processes are stopped, open Task Manager by searching in Start Menu or using shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Esc
15. In Task Manager under Processes, identify Microsoft Edge group of active processes. Right-click and choose End task to terminate all browser processes. Close Task Manager after completion
16. Open NVIDIA ControlPanel by searching in Start Menu and clicking the icon
17. Go to Program Settings Card
18. Choose Microsoft Edge (msedge.exe) from drop-down list. In case Microsoft Edge is not listed in your programs list, click Add and navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application –> msedge.exe , new_msedge.exe
19. Choose High-performance NVIDIA processor from drop-down list as a preferred graphics processor for Edge browser
    

BEXEL CDE should use High Preformance (dedicated GPU) now.