It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
(OP)
I am making a twisted in wire brush. I have approximately 102 bristles that I linear pattern 20 times. I have the most ram that my xp laptop can handle (4 gigs, but can only uses 3.2). I use the flex tool to twist the 2 main stem wires that the bristles linear pattern on. When I need to edit the flex, the sketch, or anything, it takes close to five minutes just to load. Five minutes is being generous. What can I do to make this faster? I think that it is just too much for my computer to handle.






RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294418
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
I believe the max physical RAM is 128GB for x64 systems, but you may be hard pressed to find a mobo which can use that much.
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
Why do you need to show every instance of every bristle?
Create a cone or cylinder and pattern that.
If you really need to show the bristles, then just show them at one position.
bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.
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-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
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- - -Updraft
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James Spisich
Design Engineer, CSWP
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
It's fun to try to make a model like that be as realistic as possible - once. After that everyone should step back and ask themselves what the real objective is. From my outsider's perspective, you're using way too many resources to make a pretty picture.
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
Just tell your boss that you aren't doing it any more because it's costing him money !
bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
Use simplifed representations or pay the price.
- - -Updraft
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SW2008 Office Pro SP3.1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2.2GHz, 2.00GB RAM
QuadroFX 3700
SpacePilot/SpaceNavigator
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
Your suggestion helps somewhat, but the computation time is highly influenced by the shear number of surfaces just as it is in computing the geometry from a bunch of complex features.
I once needed to make a chem-etch screen with diamond shaped holes. The holes were simple, but patterning took forever because there were so many. So I made a quarter section of the part (taking advantage of its symmetry). Once this finally completed its generation I saved it out as a parasolid then brought it back in to make the complete part from the four-part circular partern. It was still too slow. That is when we negotiated to use the various simplification schemes mentioned above. The situation described in the OP sounds even more intensive.
Unless we needed the full geometry for a rapid prototype or to feed a CAM package we used a simplifed representation without any resistance from those using our work. On those occassions when we needed the full geometry we knew to shut everything else down on that computer and to only work with that single SWX file. In those cases we left that full geometry as a different configuration separate from the simplified rep.
- - -Updraft
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
SW2008 Office Pro SP3.1
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
2.2GHz, 2.00GB RAM
QuadroFX 3700
SpacePilot/SpaceNavigator
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
Uglay, I'm also going to try your idea about the parisolid. I'm going to have to do some research. I'm literally only three weeks into learning.
As far as someone having a hard time with the file, I'm not sure about that. I plan on saving it with an eDrawings file extension. More people that we work with have that. So I guess it just depends on how eDrawings handles it. I don't plan on letting anyone do any editing. Thanks a lot for the suggestions.
RE: It takes 5 minutes just to edit my part 3.2 gigs of ram
I used to use the "Swept Boss/Base" "Twisting" and then I'd set the turns. The only problem with that is that I can't twist it with the fill material between the wires. The fill cannot touch the stem at all. Took a while to find the flex tool. But in regards to the sweep, I create the sketch, then I use the sweep. That's where the flex tool comes in handy.