We are creating simplified assemblies in which we show no
hardware, the question is to suppress or hide. I always understood
that hiding just doesn't show but still rebuilds. As where suppress
SW does not see it any more. Any thoughts?
Are you creating a configuration and then supressing all hardware?
Configurations will cost you in performance and file size. I would
compare this method to one where you use dispaly states to hide all
the hardware. Display states will prbably have a nice performance
advantage over configurations (just my guess). I would also work
with referenced automatically loaded as read-only and the option to
ignore saves for read only references. See how that does it for
you...
As Peter pointed out, configurations do have some
side-effects but I do use them in assemblies only if a simplified
rep is required to navigate nasty higher end details. But only to
display configs of the parts that remove the details that slow
performance down.
Hiding does remove the parts from display but those components are
still subject to rebuild. Suppression is the only way to get
Solidworks to completely ignore them. I guess it all boils down to
whatever issues you may be experiencing. If its slow rotation,
hiding should do the trick with Display States as Peter described.
If it is overly long rebuild times then suppression would be the
key.
Are you creating a configuration and then supressing all hardware? Configurations will cost you in performance and file size. I would compare this method to one where you use dispaly states to hide all the hardware. Display states will prbably have a nice performance advantage over configurations (just my guess). I would also work with referenced automatically loaded as read-only and the option to ignore saves for read only references. See how that does it for you...