Cross Hatching Large Models

[drawoh]

I am running SolidWorks 2007, SP5.0. I have an arrangement drawing from a large model, with section views. I am customizing the cross-hatching by clicking on the hatch, and making changes in the hatch window.

As I do this, SolidWorks' memory usage goes up. Right now, I can update two cross-hatches. Then, I have to exit SolidWorks, restart it and reload the file and do two more.

My model has 4237 components, including 762 unique parts and 307 unique sub-assemblies. I have 249 top level mates.

Is anyone else familiar with this? Is this a bug?

Is there anything I can do about it?

JHG

 

[helbling34]

What are the specifics of your workstation? How much memory does your machine have? What is the processor, video card? 32 bit or 64 bit?

It definitely sounds like a character builder!

 

[drawoh]

I have 4GB RAM. I have hacked boot.ini so that SolidWorks can access 2.9GB of it. I don't think this is a video or CPU issue.

When I load my large file, SolidWorks is using 1.4GB. When I change my first hatch, the memory usage goes up to 1.8 or 1.9GB. My second hatch takes me to 2.3GB. It locks up on my third hatch.

JHG

 

[JMirisola]

Have you increased your pagefile size?

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE

http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

WOW!

No guarantees but, as a temporary workaround, maybe try MKN Memory Manager from

http://www.mkn-software.de/en/software/desktop/memmon/

 

[helbling34]

Can any of your parts or sub-assemblies be patterned instead of individually inserted into the parent assembly? My VAR suggested this at one time when I was struggling with assembly speed problems.

 

[drawoh]

JMirisola,

My pagefile presently is 4095MB.

I do not have access to all the sub-assemblies and parts, so it is not possible to change everything at the part level. Also, a lot of the sub-assemblies have section views on their assemblies. I do not want to mess with the default part configurations.

I will have to ask our administrators about MKN memory monitor.

Thanks.

JHG