# Proxies - The correct method

**URL:** <https://forums.chaos.com/t/proxies-the-correct-method/115970>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Created:** [July 28, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/proxies-the-correct-method/115970 "2023-07-28T23:31:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![philip\_kelly](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/philip_kelly/32/12989_2.png) [@philip\_kelly](https://forums.chaos.com/u/philip_kelly)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/proxies-the-correct-method/115970/1 "2023-07-28T23:31:15Z")

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Hi  
I have this issue a lot, and would like to it sorted.  
I have a lot a large projects.  
Residential projects generally.  
in my current project the landscape architect lost the run of them selves and have specified, a lot of different trees and rain plants and sensory gardens ect..

So currently,between trees hedges planting areas , cars people etc. I have 18 forest forest pro sets.

I have an issue a lot with, displaying the proxies at mesh for render and thin box for viewport. but its hit and miss for rendering.

I don’t think it’s a memory issue. 128gb , and running rtx 4090,max 24 latest vray and vantage 2.0.

so I’m stumped somewhat.

advise woukd be appreciated.  
Thank you.

phil

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**Author:** ![glorybound](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/glorybound/32/53992_2.png) [@glorybound](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glorybound)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/proxies-the-correct-method/115970/2 "2023-07-30T01:09:40Z")

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Those landscape architects! The first thing that gets cut, to save money, is usually the landscape. Itoosoft gets pretty laggy, but think of the hassle it would be without it. I think that you are doing everything right. Proxy everything and use Forest, even if it is for a single instance.

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**Author:** ![vladimir\_krastev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/vladimir_krastev/32/42177_2.png) [@vladimir\_krastev](https://forums.chaos.com/u/vladimir_krastev)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/proxies-the-correct-method/115970/3 "2023-07-31T07:05:30Z")

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Hi, thanks for posting

> I have an issue a lot with, displaying the proxies at mesh for render and thin box for viewport. but its hit and miss for rendering.

Do you mean that a proxy that is supposed to render as mesh renders as box or are you talking about the viewport preview only? Could you explain your issue in a bit more details?  
Also are you having trouble with every scene, even a new simple one or just in a specific scene?