I often begin a model using generic rectangular columns as placeholders, and as the design evolves star replacing them with more detailed designs. As long as you are consistent with your insertion points this works very well. Question 2 Is it just my 80mhz computer or is FormZ just painfully slow with the redraws. Kinda thought I left this behind with Strata. If you are running an 80mhz mac that means its a nubus mac and you are out of luck with acceleration cards.
Simple models help.
Otherwise upgrade a step behind the newest baddest fastest. I have a model of a fillagree pattern that I'm trying to export to Fact. It only has 8,000 polys, but it's taking far more than 30 minutes. Actually, after 30 minutes I give up. I've exported other models with sucess, but this one has me stumped.