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What is the biggest SW allows a file to become?

What is the biggest SW allows a file to become?

What is the biggest SW allows a file to become?

(OP)
Does anyone know what the global file size limitation is in SolidWorks offhand?  How big can a file become before it (SolidWorks) throws an error?

Thanks,

Chris Gervais
Application Engineeer
CADD Edge

RE: What is the biggest SW allows a file to become?

Depends on your system! Amount of RAM, VM, CPU, etc.

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

RE: What is the biggest SW allows a file to become?

(OP)
Right but it IS  certain finite percentage, etc.  That's the trick.

Regards,

Chris Gervais
Application Engineeer
CADD Edge

RE: What is the biggest SW allows a file to become?

depends on how memory you have... if you use up all your memory then you will crash. There is no global limit to the size SW can handle it's how mauch PC power you have to use.

Application should be to handle anything its the system that cannot process it.

Regards,

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

RE: What is the biggest SW allows a file to become?

when you have used 1.6 Gb of memory, Windows will crash.  If you use the 3 Gb switch, you can use up to about 2.6 Gb.  It's a Windows limitation, not SW.

RE: What is the biggest SW allows a file to become?

Read a few posts from thread559-119720 "SW NOT PROVEN AT ALL - LARGE ASSYS".  There are some "best practices" FAQ's as well as other FAQ's here that can make large assemblies perform better.   

Flores
SW06 SP4.1

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