large assemblies

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Hello



I`m searching for experiences of working with large
assemblies ( 50.000 or more ).



I Would also be very glad if I could get any informations of
companies that are dealing with large asseblies and are using Pro E.



Thanks.

 

[csusie]

simplified reps

 

[skraba]

On the software side: Simp Reps.


On the hardware side: RAM and 64-bit system.

 

[ashish44]

i am not working on big assembly,but some of complex assembly i used to deal always if u need any help then i will try to help you out

 

[krupeshp]

Yes I m working on the large assembly. we are making hydro power plant in Pro-E . mainly all large Component we r making in pro_e. so it

 

[djyou3000]

I am desining Columbus, the space shuttle, and using Pro-E.


my system is intel Quad Cpu and 4 Giga Ram.

 

[motskari]

We have a Veneer Dryer model which inculdes a total of ~100 000 models (lots of similar of course...nuts, bolts etc). The only and best solution was that we bought 64 bit laptop with 8GB RAM => it's not faster than 32 bit but ProE (WF4) does not exit prematerly. Simplified reps are not the solution for us

. We publish BOM's from drawings to our ERP. Project work schedules for customers are very tight and no time to hassle with sim reps.

 

[ARC-Pro]

Hi,


I used to work with large assemblies - 30,000 to 50,000 components.


Before you start modelling anything decide how the model will be split into manageable sub assemblies and the interface between those assemblies -it shouldn't be necessary for most users to ever have the full model in session. If you skip this step then your model will be a nightmare for ever more.


Typically we would have a master assembly which contained the major interfaces - sub assemblies were then created to define interface information for eachsection - space contraints and controlled positions (csys, axes, datums).


Each department would then work within their dedicated area referencing the interface information.When a department wanted to see more than their own sub-assembly they called up simplified reps which showed their parts plus the parts directly interfacing to them.


If you set it up properly then each user can work with a standard workstation - obvioulsy everyone is happier with more ram, faster processor and better graphics card - but you shouldn't have togive every user a top spec machine.


We did have problems with network speed at first - typically all the users try to call up their sub-assembly first thing in the morning andthat tended to be the time we had most problems.


Good Luck