The slow down is generally due to screen redraw. So, if you can limit the need for the preview to redraw, things should be faster. Use Outline Mode when feasible (View > Outline Mode). Without the preview redrawing, Outline mode is generally "snappy" even on complex files.
How can I make my illustrator run faster?
Here are several techniques to optimize Windows and improve Illustrator performance.
- Increase available memory. ...
- Disable driver features. ...
- Manage fonts. ...
- Limit startup applications. ...
- Use a faster processor. ...
- Install additional RAM. ...
- Optimize disk space. ...
- Use a PostScript printer.
Why is Adobe AI so slow?
When you work with an embedded bitmap image and your system doesn't have enough RAM, Illustrator uses hard disk space as a scratch disk. It takes longer to access information on a hard disk than in memory. Therefore, using a portion of the hard disk as virtual memory can decrease performance.
