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2006 - Are you using lightweight?

2006 - Are you using lightweight?

2006 - Are you using lightweight?

(OP)
If anyone has had much experience in 2006 with large, lightweight assemblies, have you noticed a slow-down opposed to "resolved?"

In my assembly (105 parts, 44 sub-assemblies) I set everything to lightweight.  I then noticed a major slowdown in performance and repeatedly crashed when attempting to edit a linear component pattern.

The next time I opened the assy, I set everything to resolved and all these problems went away.

Haven't seen anyone here comment on this yet...

RE: 2006 - Are you using lightweight?

There is a bug when saving an assembly in Lightweight, suppose to be fixed in SP1.0. Maybe SP1.0 addresses your issue.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376

RE: 2006 - Are you using lightweight?

(OP)
Thank you, this may determine if we all upgrade or wait until that sp is out.

RE: 2006 - Are you using lightweight?

Has this bug been resolved now? I couldn't find it in the SPR list.

What is the general opinion on the 2006 lightweight mode?
Personally I think it is a huge improvement, and have been wondering if there's a catch.

The ability to use lightweight drawings has changed the feature from being 'promising but inpractical' to essential for working with large assemblies.
Coupled with the fact that geometry information is now read directly from the part and the option to always resolve sub-assemblies, I don't really see any limitations to using lightweight drawings. To generate a BOM I still have to do some resolving, but that is limited to top level parts only.

I estimate I can now create drawings of assemblies up to 3 times the size of what I can in 2004. And since we're really pushing the limits of our current setup, an upgrade seems like a very good idea.

Maarten

RE: 2006 - Are you using lightweight?

We are using the lightwieght drawing functionality and find its much more usable in SW2006 and much less prone to crashing.  It greatly speeds up drawing creation and we can find no real drawback.

Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.robrodriguez.com
SW 2006 SP 1.0EV

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