File Size Issue

[wearearewe]

Good Day!

As a contract engineer I've recently begun work on a project where I'm required to work within a project directory with other assemblies/sub assemblies. Since working in this directory my file sizes have grown out of control!! For example:
Using WF3 I created two identical drawings; test001and test002 as follows:

<ul>[*]A part file was created using the
PTC default part file.[*]A feature was
create.[*]A drawing was created for that part
using an empty A size.[*]A drawing view was created of the
part.[*]A PTC system A size format was
applied.[/list]





test001 was
created in a Non Project directory and its file size is: 116 KBtest002 was created in a
Project directory and its file size is: 2,528 KB
What could possibly be associated with this project directory and its assemblies to account for this increase in file size?Thanks,
Jeff

 

[jnoval]

Check if you use same drawingtemplates and same config.pro and drawing.dtl


The folder should not matter, but the configuration can.

 

[dr_gallup]

Check what fonts are loaded.

 

[wearearewe]

I've recently discovered we're using WindChill, would this affect file size?

 

[AHA-D]

Settings could be different in the sense that the first file is saved as drawing only while the second one is set to save also the image and embed it in the file.


Alex

 

[eddie57]

Check the accuracy_lower_bound in the config.pro. If this is set to very small like (.00012) this will cause very large file sizes. If it is not, I might suspect checking the template sizes. They may vary and may have been created with a very tight accuracy_lower_bound. Ours is set to .0012.

 

[dr_gallup]

I'll bet Alex has nailed it. Look at the config settings for:

save_display
save_drawing_picture_file