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Resource Monitor / Stats

In HPS, the Resource Monitor is a valuable debugging tool. This is a Driver Option known as display stats in 3DF.

Quick Reference Guide

Resource Monitor / stats

Displayed Stat	Definition	Stat Category / Conditions
license expires in:	hours remaining	ANY / displayed if hours != 0
update time:	time taken by last update	TIME / cf. 1. below
finish time:	finish time	TIME / cf. 1.
static time:	static time	TIME / cf. 2. below
shadow time:	shadow time	TIME / cf. 2.
assemble time:	tristrip assemble time	TIME / cf. 2.
region time:	region time	TIME / cf. 2.
segments:	segment count	STATS / cf. 2.
extent culled:	segments extent culled	STATS / cf. 2.
frustum culled:	segments frustum culled	STATS / cf. 2.
distance culled:	segments distance culled	STATS / cf. 2.
ph extent culled:	polyhedron extent culled	STATS / cf. 2.
ph frustum culled:	polyhedron frustum culled	STATS / cf. 2.
ph distance culled:	polyhedron distance culled	STATS / cf. 2.
dl ts culled:	display list tristrip culled	STATS / cf. 2.
dl pe culled:	display list polyedge culled	STATS / cf. 2.
text extent culled:	text extent culled	STATS / cf. 2.
text frustum culled:	text frustum culled	STATS / cf. 2.
refs extent culled:	geometry references extent culled	STATS / cf. 2.
refs frustum culled:	geometry references frustum culled	STATS / cf. 2.
vector culled:	segments vector culled	STATS / cf. 2.
occlusion culled:	segments occlusion culled	STATS / cf. 2.
dc dots:	dots - display context	STATS / cf. 2.
3d dots:	dots 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
3d vertices:	vertices 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
dl 3d vertices:	display list vertices 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
dc lines:	lines - display context	STATS / cf. 2.
3d lines:	lines 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
dl 3d lines:	display list lines 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
dl 3d text lines:	display list text lines 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
dc polygons:	polygons - display context	STATS / cf. 2.
3d polygons:	polygons 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
dc triangles:	triangles - display context	STATS / cf. 2.
3d triangles:	triangles 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
dl 3d triangles:	display list triangles 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
dl 3d text triangles:	display list text triangles 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
mem dl:	mem display list	STATS / cf. 2.
3d text:	text 3D	STATS / cf. 2.
refs:	geometry references	STATS / cf. 2.
rasters:	rasters count	STATS / cf. 2.
analytics:	analytics count	STATS / cf. 2.
dl analytics:	display list analytics	STATS / cf. 2.
occlusions:	occlusion queries	STATS / cf. 2.
polyhedrons:	polyhedrons count	STATS / cf. 2.
tristrips:	tristrips count	STATS / cf. 2.
dl executes:	display list executes	STATS / cf. 2.
dl strips:	display list strips	STATS / cf. 2.
ndl strips:	immediate mode strips	STATS / cf. 2.
dl deletes:	display list deletes	STATS / cf. 2.
punted grefs:	punted geometry references	STATS / cf. 2.
defer inplace:	defer inplace items	STATS / cf. 2.
defer overlay:	defer overlay items	STATS / cf. 2.
defer sprite:	defer sprite items	STATS / cf. 2.
defer sprite trans:	defer sprite items trans	STATS / cf. 2.
defer qm dev null:	defer qm dev null	STATS / cf. 2.
draw inplace:	draw inplace items	STATS / cf. 2.
draw sprite:	draw sprite items	STATS / cf. 2.
draw overlay:	draw overlay items	STATS / cf. 2.
undraw qm:	undraw quick move items	STATS / cf. 2.
save undraw qm:	save undraw quick move items	STATS / cf. 2.
delete qm:	delete quick move items	STATS / cf. 2.
dl ts inplace suppressed:	display list tristrip inplace suppressed	STATS / cf. 2.
dl pe inplace suppressed:	display list polyedge inplace suppressed	STATS / cf. 2.
dl pm inplace suppressed:	display list polymarker inplace suppressed	STATS / cf. 2.
dl reject inplace suppressed:	display list reject inplace suppressed	STATS / cf. 2.
defer 3d:	defer 3D items	STATS / cf. 2.
delete defer 3d:	delete defer 3D items	STATS / cf. 2.
texture lookup:	lookup texture	STATS / cf. 2.
texture process:	process texture	STATS / cf. 2.
texture activate:	activate texture	STATS / cf. 2.
texture load:	load texture	STATS / cf. 2.
texture bind:	bind texture	STATS / cf. 2.
texture failed:	failed texture	STATS / cf. 2.
highlight lookup:	highlight lookup	STATS / cf. 2.
highlight apply:	highlight apply	STATS / cf. 2.
seg forced defer:	segment forced defer	STATS / cf. 2.
dls extent defer:	display lists extent defer	STATS / cf. 2.
ref extent defer:	ref extent defer	STATS / cf. 2.
seg extent defer:	segment extent defer	STATS / cf. 2.
geo extent defer:	geometry extent defer	STATS / cf. 2.
deferred geometry:	deferred geometry	STATS / cf. 2.
deferred segments:	deferred segments	STATS / cf. 2.
deferred seg dls:	deferred segment display lists	STATS / cf. 2.
deferred refs:	deferred geometry references	STATS / cf. 2.
dd 3d geo:	draw deferred 3D geometry	STATS / cf. 2.
dp 3d geo:	depth peeling 3D geometry	STATS / cf. 2.
hw flush:	hardware (gl) flush	STATS / cf. 2.
seg bounds:	segment bounding count	STATS / cf. 2.
geo bounds:	geometry bounding count	STATS / cf. 2.
save region:	save region	STATS / cf. 2.
restore region:	restore region	STATS / cf. 2.
ddb bin executes:	bin executes	STATS / cf. 2.
ddb compiles:	deferred draw batch compiles	STATS / cf. 2.
statics created:	statics created	STATS / cf. 2.
silhouette:	silhouette	STATS / cf. 2.
static segments:	static segments	STATS / cf. 2.
static density:	static density	STATS / cf. 2.
static nf inv:	static segments not flattened invisible	STATS / cf. 2.
static nf big:	static segments not flattened big	STATS / cf. 2.
vram:	display list vram usage ratio	STATS / cf. 3.
fb mem:	framebuffer memory	STATS / cf. 3.
memory total:	memory allocated	MEMORY STATS / cf. 1.
memory used:	memory used	MEMORY STATS / cf. 1.
memory oversized:	oversized allocs	MEMORY STATS / cf. 4.
raw free:	raw free	MEMORY STATS / cf. 4.
memory acquired:	memory acquired	MEMORY STATS / cf. 4.
memory allocate:	memory allocate	MEMORY STATS / cf. 4.
populate memory:	populate memory used	MEMORY STATS / cf. 5.
proxies:	proxy segments	MEMORY STATS / cf. 5.
populated:	populated segments	MEMORY STATS / cf. 5.
depopulated:	depopulated segments	MEMORY STATS / cf. 5.
inspect proxies:	inspect proxies	MEMORY STATS / cf. 5.
stop segment:	update interrupted by stop segment	STATS / cf. 3.
update slice:	update slice	STATS / cf. 3.
total tri_3d:	total triangles 3D	STATS / cf. 3.
total dl_t3d:	total display list triangles 3D	STATS / cf. 3.
ffdebug:	frame flags debug state	ANY STATS / cf. 4.
lffdebug:	last frame flags debug state	ANY STATS / cf. 4.
wffdebug:	world frame flags debug state	ANY STATS / cf. 1.
wlffdebug:	world last frame flags debug state	ANY STATS / cf. 1.
ff_routine:	frame flags routine	ANY STATS / cf. 1.
lff_routine:	last frame flags routine	ANY STATS / cf. 1.
lff_note:	frame flags debug note	ANY STATS / cf. 1.
driver type:	physical driver type	ANY STATS / cf. 1.
gpu name:	physical driver name	ANY STATS / cf. 1.

Stats Conditions

1. Always displayed, never gray
2. If current or previous value is not 0, value displayed. If not pertinent to the current update, stat is grayed out.
3. Conditionally displayed
4. Displayed if changed
5. Displayed if > 0