# How do you increase performance for clients? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-increase-performance-for-clients/62703 "2022-08-04T20:44:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-increase-performance-for-clients/62703/6 "2022-08-04T22:42:10Z")
A few things to note, don't use UDT parameters, many threads on this, here is one: > [@UDT Parameters vs UDT Custom Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameters-vs-udt-custom-properties/54593): > > I’m trying to determine why I would use UDT Parameters vs UDT Custom Properties. I think I have seen @pturmel mention that he prefers the use of custom properties in his projects, but I’m not sure why? It appears to me that the main distinction between UDT Parameters and UDT Custom Properties is that the Parameters can be bound to by the UDT child elements within the scope of the UDT. However, within the scope Ignition Project, it appears that bindings can be made as easily to Parameters as th… Also, I gave up on overlays. Even on the fastest window, I would always get flickering of the overlays. I turned them off during project load, I think it was `system.tag.setOverlaysEnabled(0)` --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-increase-performance-for-clients/62703)._