Step file conversion / rebuild
Step file conversion / rebuild
(OP)
I have problem generating solidworks parts/ assy from a step file I have recieved from a client. SW crashes during the process with the error : could not obtain suficcient memory.
I have a Dell box with 2 gigs ram, and a 4 gig pagefile.
Task manager reports somewere in between 800 and 1000 mb memory in use when crash occurs.
The step file is approximately 64 mb.
Any suggestions?
Best regards, Bernt Ødegård.
I have a Dell box with 2 gigs ram, and a 4 gig pagefile.
Task manager reports somewere in between 800 and 1000 mb memory in use when crash occurs.
The step file is approximately 64 mb.
Any suggestions?
Best regards, Bernt Ødegård.






RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
Do you have the /3GB switch enabled?
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
Thanks a lot !
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
NOTE: DO NOT USE THE SWITCH ON XP-SP1
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http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.php
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
Make sure your Virtual memory has the min and max set to the same number so the page file does not grow. set it to 3 times your RAM.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
dezignstuff ... say what????
You are the only person I know who has had that experience & who recommends a small VM setting.
I've just spent the last 1-1/2 hours surfing the 'net to find something which backs up your findings ... without success, but I did find oodles of sites, blogs, documents, etc with positive comments.
Everyone who I've recommended using the /3GB switch has reported back that it helped. Even Wayne Tiffany recommends it & has numbers to confirm its effectiveness.
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Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
It is very rare for my system to crash.
FWIW,
Anna Wood
SW06 SP4.1, WinXP Pro SP2
Dell Precision 380, Pentium D940, 4 Gigs RAM, FX3450
Auer Precision Company, Inc.
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
Took the file home, tried it on my home computer ( homebuildt with 1 gig ram, 1.8 ghz athlon xp and ati radeon card running as firegl ) it worked there. I am running with the same pagefile size as I do at work ( 4096)
Might be the video card, but its hard to tell. I tried the file on two machines here at work, both for the most part similarly spec dell boxes with nvidia quadro fx1000 and fx1100 cards.
Thanks for all input and help !
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Step file conversion / rebuild