long saving times while using v5 drafting
long saving times while using v5 drafting
(OP)
I have run into some problems when trying to save my drawing on CATIA v5. The drawings always save but it will take me about 4 to 5 minutes to finish the save process. I looked up the sizes of the .catpart and the .catdrawing files and the drawing is twice the size of the part. Is this normal for v5? I do not have anything to compare this model to in v4 because the file is both the drawing and the part.
I am thinking that maybe there is some command or setting that I can change so that it won't take as long to load a file. The other possibility is that the drawing file will be able to shrink in size because of something that I can change in it, such as a method that I use when creating it.
I am thinking that maybe there is some command or setting that I can change so that it won't take as long to load a file. The other possibility is that the drawing file will be able to shrink in size because of something that I can change in it, such as a method that I use when creating it.





RE: long saving times while using v5 drafting
Where are you saving to; local, network, PDM...?
Are you using DLNAMEs ?
RE: long saving times while using v5 drafting
RE: long saving times while using v5 drafting
When you copy elements (title block) from one file to another, every single 2Dcomponent (Dittos) will be link with the file where it comes from. You can Expose components to break that link (or explode them...). Then you will have less links in your drawing = less access to source file = then faster CATIA.
Make some test and let us know...
Eric N.
RE: long saving times while using v5 drafting
RE: long saving times while using v5 drafting
You can tell if you have one of these linked elements by using EDIT LINKS on your drawing. You should become familiar with this command, as a very large number of our V5 Drafting problems show up here.