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(OP)
I'm running SolidWorks 2001 Plus on a notebook computer.  My SolidWorks support SolidWorks contract has long since expired.

System specs:

Toshiba C2310 Notebook
Windows XP
2 monitors: built-in notebook display, and 19" external Mag CRT.
Processor: Intel Pentium 1.6 GHz with Centrino
504 MB RAM
max 64 MB vram - auto-configured

SolidWorks runs fine on small assemblies (1 MB top assembly file, 5 MB total files used), but when I load even moderate size assemblies (1.8 MB top assembly file, 16 MB total files used, 175 total components, 129 top level mates), the system seems to choke.  It takes up to 30 seconds to implement a new mate.  Moves and rotations are greatly delayed, jerky, and erratic.  Simple new mates (like making a nut concentric with a bolt) cause conflicts.  The only complex surfaces are a few variable radius fillets - otherwise it's all planes, cylinders, cones, and spheres.  I donot fully constrain things like nuts and bolts – I let the angular orientation float.  SolidWorks is inconsistent about whether components can be moved or not.  Etc., etc.

Any ideas on what the problem is?  Am I just short on resources?  Any ideas for a fix?

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Any ideas on what the problem is?
Notebooks aren't built for 3D modelling. Yours simply isnt pwerful enough to run the larger models.

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Am I just short on resources?
Yes! The biggest single problem will almost certainly be the video card.

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Any ideas for a fix?
Upgrade your computer. Suggest Dell M70 if you want to stay portable & if budget allows.


Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

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you should have at least a gig'o'ram for large assemblies.
turn up your virtual memory
clean your temp
only run one monitor

Get more ram or get a new rig

 

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Donate your computer to a worthy charity so that you can claim it on your taxes then go buy a Dell M70 or M20.

Best Regards,

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 5.0 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400
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"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." - Henry Ford



 

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If you want to stay with SW01+ then you can get off if you buy a cheaper type of Dell M class laptop. Look at the M50 or 60. Maybe even the 20.

Regards,

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

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(OP)
Thanks for your help, guys.  Not exactly what I wanted to hear, but no big surprise either.  Like Mick Jagger says, "you can't always get what you want."

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But if you try some time, you will find you get what you need.

Best Regards,

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 5.0 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400
      o
  _`\(,_
(_)/ (_)

"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." - Henry Ford



 

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just for clarifications... Have you had this problem all the time, or just recently? Check yor task manager to see how much memory is used, to se if you exeed the amount of physical ram available. There might also be some other application hogging recources. (spyware / malware / virus ?)

Best of luck !

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