growing file size

[rikonen]

I've seen this somewhere before but why does a file keep getting increasingly larger in size when nothing is being done to justify it. I've been working on a part that is fairly simple (compared to what I normally work on) and added a core feature to it and then resaved it and the file shot from 12meg to over 30m in size. Funny thing is when I closed the file, in explorer it showed a 30+meg file and then reopened the file and did nothing but saved the file over again using the same file name and then went back to explorer and the file size was just over 14meg. I know I have a ton of these large files that could be downsized if I had only known opening them and resaving them would decrease the size. Question is, how to keep the file size from increasing like that?

 

[ctopher]

try thread559-158896

Chris
SolidWorks 07 2.2/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 02-10-07)

 

[fcsuper]

You need SolidWorks 2007 SP2.2 or higher installed on your computer. You also need a Microsoft hotfix for this issue. Goto the SolidWorks website to find the correct hotfix for your system.

Once the hotfix and SP2.2 is installed, you will be able to restore files to their original sizes by opening them, running CNTL-Q and then saving. However, on x64 systems, this will not work. The x64 Hotfix does not restore original file sizes, but prevents the issue from getting worse (I believe).

Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA

http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

"Question is, how to keep the file size from increasing like that?"

1) Run SolidWorks on a non-windows based computer. (wink)
2) Upgrade to SW2007-SP2.2 or SP3.

 

[pdelnet]

If you upgrade - don’t let them see your peripherals
(wink)(wink)

SW 2007 SP 3.0
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
Windows XP PRO SP 2

 

[rikonen]

I currently am at SP2.2 though I do use XP pro.

 

[fcsuper]

Did you install the appropriate hot fix yet?

Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA

http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php

 

[rikonen]

Matt,
Where on the website can the hotfix be found? I looked under support, downloads didn't see it there at all. I'll look again a little later, I'm in the middle of a hot job right now and need to get as much done as possible before tommorrow morning. Thanks for the help, it's appreciated.

Roger

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

SW Customer Portal > Top Solutions > "When will the hot fix be available from Microsoft to reduce file size in SolidWorks 2007 SP1 onwards?" > WindowsXP-KB919880-x86-ENU

or

http://hotfix.xable.net/download/in...ndows XP/&file=WindowsXP-KB919880-x86-ENU.exe

 

[fcsuper]

Make sure you get the hot fix for your particular system. There's several to choose from.

Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA

http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php