Which is faster? Instance or Linear Array?
Which is faster? Instance or Linear Array?
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Wondering which method is less taxing on system resources. Using the "From Instance Feature" or the "Linear" option to create a component array?
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Which is faster? Instance or Linear Array?
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RE: Which is faster? Instance or Linear Array?
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RE: Which is faster? Instance or Linear Array?
We're using NX5, not sure if the terminology changed in newer versions.
RE: Which is faster? Instance or Linear Array?
John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
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RE: Which is faster? Instance or Linear Array?
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RE: Which is faster? Instance or Linear Array?
RE: Which is faster? Instance or Linear Array?
I tried doing the linear array, and I did seem to notice an improvement. Where I was having a problem was after adding these big arrays via Instance Feature, any subsequent components that I tried to constrain would be really slow while working in the Add Constraints dialog. Picking the entities and updating the positions would lag quite a bit; very noticeable decrease in performance.
I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the fact that doing and array with Instance Feature creates constraints for each an every component, whereas Linear array doesn't. Is there a limit or threshold on the number of constraints you can have in an assembly before taking a performance hit?