Working with large parts (Surfaces)
Working with large parts (Surfaces)
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Hey all. I'm working with a large part 200mb approx and is 98% surfaces. Its got to the point now where the speed is really really bugging me.
What can I do to make it run faster. In the assembly environment you can have inactive parts, zones etc. But in the part environment there doesn't seem to be any of that.
Please help.
James
What can I do to make it run faster. In the assembly environment you can have inactive parts, zones etc. But in the part environment there doesn't seem to be any of that.
Please help.
James





RE: Working with large parts (Surfaces)
Yikes!
RE: Working with large parts (Surfaces)
Besides that, if you are working in an area of the part, create a giant cube over the other section of the part. This will essentially remove all the graphic details and should speed up your model. Just suppress or delete the cube feature when you need to work on that portion of the part again.
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RE: Working with large parts (Surfaces)
64bit & maxing out RAM, I have 16GB on our 'super PC', is a sure fire way to improve performance over 32bit with its limited RAM.
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RE: Working with large parts (Surfaces)
I had to model an area of ground on the site for a job I've been working on.
We had AutoCad drawings of the site present site layout with elevations. This file ended up about 80MB, so I know how it must be with a 200MB file.
Can you split it into smaller files and then put them into an assembly?
I had to model my file as 3 separate ones.
Another thing, are you working over a network?
With single models of that size you would be better working locally.
Other than that you can turn individual surfaces on and off, and use feature grouping to help with selecting bunches of surfaces.
bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.
RE: Working with large parts (Surfaces)
Thanks, James
RE: Working with large parts (Surfaces)
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?