Stuck halfway through rendering artwork

Hi there.
I am on a Mac. I have been using Illustrator without problems for the last couple of weeks. This evening I was working on a simple graphic; I attempted to use the 3-D effect again, having used it with no problems during the evening. Illustrator immediately froze (after throwing me out a couple of times) and just get stuck halfway through rendering the artwork. The file is only 1.4 meg so I don't see why it should struggle. I've tried to turning off and on again, every time I open the file the bad just get stuck halfway through rendering the artwork. Frustrating. Please help thank you

Thanks for your reply, Larry. Sorry it has taken me a while to notice that you kindly tried to assist me. In the end I just rebooted and it seemed to sort itself out. Thanks again for taking the time. Merry Christmas to you.

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