Large assembly-how to reduce file size?

[cjohn]

Hi, We have a problem witha large assembly that will crash or take for ever to regen. Or will sometimes not open due to exceeding memory use. We are using wildfire 3.0 and all have 3 gigs of memory on computers.


The main large assembly has a few assemblies within it that are pretty large. What would be the best way to manage the main assembly to keep file size lower? make reps of the assemblies within it? shrinkwraps?


Thanks for any info.

 

[[-Skint-]]

What about surpressing some of the features... try resuming when the complete assy has loaded ?


Are you using vista ? If so then 4GB ram minimum, I have installed vista x64 bit today and its runs very nicely with 4GB, but I know an extra 4GB will go in soon

 

[jeff4136]

> manage the main assembly to keep file size lower


Simp Reps, Envelopes, Shrinkwraps.


They are all interrelated. Particulars will depend on whether, or not,
you have AAX (though it isn't a necessity (fact) it should enable greater
flexibility (hearsay, I don't have it)).


The nuances and downstream consequences are not always simple so you'd do
well to look up whatever KB Suggested Techniques, articles, tutorials,
training you can find or avail yourself to.


Do your homework. I doubt you've done a search on the subject as the topic
has been discussed once or twice and there are a few articles and freebies
floating around the net.


[url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/search.asp?KW=large+as sembly&SM=3&SI=PT&FM=0&OB=1 [/url]

 

[EddyVE]

John,


In this thread, read my post of 01 december 2005.
[url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28 815[/url]&

Kind regards

 

[conrat]

Have you looked into the "3GB" switch in Windows?

It allows applications to use more system memory than is standard out of the box.

It has helped us reduce crashed, though we all have 4GB of ram.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124810.aspx

Just read the whole article as I think there are some considerations before setting this flag.

Jim

 

[Cheesewhiz]

For regen time make the parts you are not working on read only

 

[EddyVE]

For regen time make the parts you are not working on read only

Do you mean make the partfiles read only ?

 

[conrat]

Cheesewhiz,

I am interested in how to do this also. Also, can you explain how to make features read only? I read about this but could figure out how to do it. I have a lot of files I need to not actually regen as they are stock parts but I need one parameter in them to update.

Jim

 

[lfischl]

there could be many reasons (relations, family tables, to large sub assemblies,...). I would recommend to start with simplified reps with nothing to show, and turn on all the items you wish to see. This will save you memory, avoid(identify) crashing.
Laszlo