Assemblies always loading lightweight 1

[mckeand13]

I'm not sure what changed or what I changed, but every time I try to open an assembly, the Load Lightweight box is checked.

Is it possible to turn this off? I always forget to uncheck the box and my assemblies load lightweight which I don't want.

 

[Heckler]

Document Properties > System Options > Large Assembly Mode > then make sure Automatically Load Components Lightweight is unchecked.

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[mckeand13]

I did verify that it is unchecked. I still have the same issue. Weird? What's telling it to load lightweight?

 

[SBaugh]

There are other areas on where to check/uncheck Large Assembly mode - Try looking in the other options and see if unchecking it there helps - I don't have the locations in front of me.

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[CADGemini]

There are two places that Lare Assembly mode can be checked at:

1. Tools-Options-System Options-Large Assembly Mode

2. Tools-Options-System Options-Performance



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Jon

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[halfmark]

Also when opening from inside SW. The pop up window has a box,"lightweigt" make sure that is not checked.

MWG
R.G.RAY corp.

 

[Heckler]

Halfmark,

If both of those locations that jksolid listed are unchecked the open dialog box will also be uncheck. It's a good thing that SWx has commited to doing away with the "light-weight" parts. We should see this in 2007 or if they do a 2006+. A side note does anybody know why they have done a XXXX+ release in the past (98+, 2001+)

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Heckler
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[mckeand13]

I had the box checked in Tools-Options-System Options-Performance. I didn't realize it was in two places.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Theophilus]

mckeand13, this has been a subject of this forum several times--I even asked it myself once--so it's not as clear as it should be quite yet.

Heckler, SW used to have a policy (or at least used it in advertising) of having two major releases/year. These releases had to be called something, so the second of each release had a plus after it. They've since dropped the rigorous release schedule.


Jeff Mowry

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[Heckler]

Jeff,

If I remember correctly they released 98+ instead of 99 then released 2000. I remember 2000 being a nightmare one of the first years they integrated Excel in drawings.

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Heckler
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[ctopher]

Releases are approx every 10 months now. There may be a 2006+ for 64 bit at end of the year.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
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