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What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?
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What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

(OP)
Hi, just wondering what would require more computing power to move around/model in Solidworks - a solid cube or a hollowed out one?

It's just so I know whether I need to shell something or not to get the best performance.

Thanks!

RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

A solid cube would require less than a shelled cube, because it has fewer surfaces and vertices to compute.

cheers

RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

(OP)
Thanks!

So that means it's not about the amount of material then

RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

No, it depends on the number of features, surfaces, radii, ect in a model.  What are you trying to accomplish?  Perhaps with more details we can offer better tips.

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RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

(OP)
Ah okay I understand. It's not really for anything right now, I was just wondering for future reference so I know how to cut down on stuff I don't need to make the system run smoother.

Less features = better performance

RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

Hello titaniumapple,

Just to add one more thing...

Try    Tools > Feature Statistics

And you will see which features take the longest to rebuild. You can then choose which features you can suppress in order to improve performance.

cheers,

RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

(OP)
Awesome thanks I've never seen or used that before

RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

Check out Simplify part and simplify, complex models in the SW Help section.

cheers

RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

Yeah, some features are "heavier" than others, even ones that create the same thing as something else. For instance, I believe the new boundary surface feature is faster than the fill feature for doing the same thing. Fillets around complex geomrety can load the system so I would avoid adding them if they are only there for cosmetic reasons. Or put fillet features in a folder together at the end of tree and keep them suppressed until needed. Same goes for large patterns.

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
UG NX4.01.0 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2007 SP3.1 on WinXP SP2

RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

C.B.L...

Is that SIMPLIFY utility a part od SolidWorks... or CosmosWorks?
...because I can't find it.
I can read about it in the HELP menu... but still can't find it.

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RE: What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box?

Its part of the Utilities add-in.

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
UG NX4.01.0 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2007 SP3.1 on WinXP SP2

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