What takes up more space in Solidworks? A cube or a box? 3

[titaniumapple]

Hi, just wondering what would require more computing power to move around/model in Solidworks - a solid cube or a hollowed out one?

It's just so I know whether I need to shell something or not to get the best performance.

Thanks!

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

A solid cube would require less than a shelled cube, because it has fewer surfaces and vertices to compute.

 

[titaniumapple]

Thanks!

So that means it's not about the amount of material then

 

[MadMango]

No, it depends on the number of features, surfaces, radii, ect in a model. What are you trying to accomplish? Perhaps with more details we can offer better tips.

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[titaniumapple]

Ah okay I understand. It's not really for anything right now, I was just wondering for future reference so I know how to cut down on stuff I don't need to make the system run smoother.

Less features = better performance

 

[josephv]

Hello titaniumapple,

Just to add one more thing...

Try Tools > Feature Statistics

And you will see which features take the longest to rebuild. You can then choose which features you can suppress in order to improve performance.

cheers,

 

[titaniumapple]

Awesome thanks I've never seen or used that before

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Check out Simplify part and simplify, complex models in the SW Help section.

 

[J-C]

Yeah, some features are "heavier" than others, even ones that create the same thing as something else. For instance, I believe the new boundary surface feature is faster than the fill feature for doing the same thing. Fillets around complex geomrety can load the system so I would avoid adding them if they are only there for cosmetic reasons. Or put fillet features in a folder together at the end of tree and keep them suppressed until needed. Same goes for large patterns.

Jason

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[TateJ]

C.B.L...

Is that SIMPLIFY utility a part od SolidWorks... or CosmosWorks?
...because I can't find it.
I can read about it in the HELP menu... but still can't find it.

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[J-C]

Its part of the Utilities add-in.

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
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SolidWorks 2007 SP3.1 on WinXP SP2