superbonaci

> I have the same issue with 0.21.2. Just tried importing [this](https://openbeagle.org/beagleplay/beagleplay/-/blob/main/Design/beagleplayv10_a2_board_3D_20221219.stp?ref_type=heads) step file and FreeCAD just hangs. Same here. The file fully loads and I can do stuff, but...

You can compare the load times with other software like `CAD Assistant`, but remember that FreeCAD is an editor. Software for just viewing usually goes much faster.

do not stale.

do not stale.

I have some updates now that the bot is complaining. FreeCAD 1.0.2 x86_64 on Windows 11. @FreeCAD-Bug-Importer file of OP https://github.com/ZeroGDesign/Mercury/blob/main/CAD/Zero%20G%20-%20Mercury%20One.step load fine, but takes 10 to 15 minutes:

@felipebalbi tried today your file https://openbeagle.org/beagleplay/beagleplay/-/blob/main/Design/beagleplayv10_a2_board_3D_20221219.stp?ref_type=heads with FreeCAD 1.0.2 and this is what happens: It works, but fully loading takes about 30 minutes. The view is loaded earlier but the...

I think that what slows down really the import is the fact that it only uses one core of the CPU. I tested the import/open in a computer with Intel...

The issue itself is not reproducible anymore, since Freecad does not hang, it's just that takes a long time to load because uses single core. But that's not exactly a...

Thanks probably has been fixed.

With Windows the issue is similar but at least you can create the files, only that the emoji is a rectangle:  I think those characters are hardcoded into the...