Huge file size
Huge file size
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Hi all,
Hi all,
I have model with several liner patterns and two body mirror features ( I modeled a quarter and mirrored it). My file size become around 90 Mb and Solidworks perform really slow.
Does any body know good tricks to reduce file size to speed up Solidworks?
What is the best way to reduce file size for e-mail?
Solidworks 2010 SP
Windows 7 Professional 64-bits
Dell Precision T3500
Video NVIDIA FX4800
Processor 3.33 GHZ
RAM 12GB
Thanks,
Hi all,
I have model with several liner patterns and two body mirror features ( I modeled a quarter and mirrored it). My file size become around 90 Mb and Solidworks perform really slow.
Does any body know good tricks to reduce file size to speed up Solidworks?
What is the best way to reduce file size for e-mail?
Solidworks 2010 SP
Windows 7 Professional 64-bits
Dell Precision T3500
Video NVIDIA FX4800
Processor 3.33 GHZ
RAM 12GB
Thanks,






RE: Huge file size
If the linear patterns are for appearance only, suppress them when not needed.
If we could see what it is you've created, we might be able to offer suggestions on different ways to create the model that would keep the file size down.
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Design Manager/Senior Designer
M9 Defense
My Blog
RE: Huge file size
RE: Huge file size
RE: Huge file size
Try to create the patterns and mirrors on the sketch level and not seperate features. See if that helps. If it's a visual thing, you can use textures in a simplified configuration. Resolved only when necessary.
James Spisich
Design Engineer, CSWP
RE: Huge file size
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 2.1
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
RE: Huge file size
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Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
RE: Huge file size
For your pattern features always try to check the geometry pattern option because it's a lot simpler to regen. For geometry patterns you need to be sure that none of the features go off the geometry and when all features exist all faces are closed off with no openings. Since all pattern instance members are identical SolidWorks doesn't need to regen each one with criteria such as Upto Next or Offset from surface.
Another pattern type is face pattern. If you have a hole with chamfer on it you'd select the hole face and chamfer face and pattern those instead of the feature. As long as these faces fully patch the surrounding geometry the pattern will work. It just requires more inputs up front.
Michael
RE: Huge file size