Drawing File Doubled
Drawing File Doubled
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On Friday my drawing file was 55mb. Then saturday morning, after only a few changes, I tried to save the drawing and it took about 10mins. The file size had now almost doubled to 97mb.
I have searched this site and found some info but no solid fix. (save as copy is temporary)
Any suggestions? Thanks.
I have searched this site and found some info but no solid fix. (save as copy is temporary)
Any suggestions? Thanks.






RE: Drawing File Doubled
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BTW: I pulled the smaller file from backup. But everytime I save it grows by about 10mb.
RE: Drawing File Doubled
Maybe you are using the feature "cavitiy", "circular pattern","linear pattern" , or "component pattern" in your model or assembly. These can be reflected in the drawings with respect to file size.
Here is something you can try that will decrease file size. With all other parts and all assemblies closed down (important), do a control Q, Then save under a new name, for example -XX. then close down the drawing or model. Then go into explorer find your new file, click on and re-name, take off the -XX then check the file size. It might be as small as 1/3 the size. You can then replace your old file with the smaller new file.
Solidworks keeps previews, and with all the previews, depending what is in your model the file sizes can grow large. You really don't need all these previews. Don't worry,it will save more.
eDrawings works with previews, so if you are making an e-drawing make sure to control Q first.
Best regards,
Plastserv
RE: Drawing File Doubled
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RE: Drawing File Doubled
Thanks for all the help.
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It is not supported or recommended by SW, but it does (temporarily) reduce file size.
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I am thinking about setting it up on a schedule or task to run it regularly on certain directories. Is anyone doing that? Any known problems?
Thanks so much. I have learned at least 80% of what I know about SolidWorks from this forum. MS Windows should have a forum like this.
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