Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this quick tip, I show you how to diagnose a scene using the Profiler to root out slow operations and other bottlenecks.

Locating Animation Bottlenecks: help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-B1D67D2A-1283-488D-90EB-B7F16E26A118

Common profile examples: help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-0FF1BA78-0493-463F-8E66-8014FB0F47BC

Skill level: Beginner

Table of Contents
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Scene performance comparison
00:58 - Profiling the scene
01:40 - Navigating the Profiler
02:36 - Finding the bottleneck (using critical pathing)
03:43 - Using Search and Views