Product Outline - a well-kept secret for large assemblies
Product Outline - a well-kept secret for large assemblies
(OP)
Dealing with large assemblies can be a pain. We have just tripped over a function called Product Outline. This creates a tesselated representation of the assembly on a specific layer (varies from rev to rev) which is very lightweight - an assembly that needs 64 bit, 12GB + footprint normally can be visualised in a normal 32 bit box for a 1-2 GB footprint (depending on feature complexity, etc). Brilliant functionality, so how come no-one in Siemens knew about it and told us about it in the 4 years we have had the product, with full-time on-site support and a lot of wailing about handling large assemblies? Anyone else use it? It's in Assemblies > Context control. Set up with "Define Product Outline", then view with "Show Product Outline". The tesselation is in the "entire part" ref set.





RE: Product Outline - a well-kept secret for large assemblies
Justin Ackley
Designer
RE: Product Outline - a well-kept secret for large assemblies
Believe it if you need it or leave it if you dare. - Robert Hunter
RE: Product Outline - a well-kept secret for large assemblies
Best regards
Hudson
RE: Product Outline - a well-kept secret for large assemblies
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA
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