I was given a computer board to use in a model and it is killing the performance of the computer. This computer board has 100+ sub assemblies. I tried saving it as a .prt, and I still have the same performance issues.
I'm trying to go through it and delete all the small parts that I don't need but will take days at the pace the computer is letting me do things.
i turned it all the way down, and it doesn't help much
For all Sub assemblies and Parts?
Kristopher,
Save it as a Parasolid... Just like you would save it as a .prt. Parasolid or .x_t. After you save it as a parasolid simply drag the file into a blank solid works page.
Jake
computer doesn't like doing that
It gave me a display of how many things were being rebuilt, and it's over 4,000 individual parts
This will be a continued issue with the small scale and large quantity of parts in SW.
The work around we use is a very simplified board assembly configuration.
Some will say try large assembly mode or lightweight as well. I am not a supporter of either as they seem to funk up mating- amongst other problems.
..over the years.. I focus on ONLY the components/bodies you would need, such as the connnectors and larger or taller components/bodies... then delete or suppress the others... (if later, you find you may need to bring in or unsuppress.. you can) otherwise. if your good... saveas a sldprt or parasolid..
that is what I've been doing for this particular part. The guy we had make this computer board went way overkill in the assembly. The other computer boards models that we have are like what you describe, only the tall components for clearance, and the important connectors, and the board it self.
Speedpak may be a simple answer depending on what you need to utilize on the board. We had a mold for a boat hull that had every spring, ejector pin, hose connector and everything under the sun in the model on top of the surfacing done. Before this I had never used speedpak and it worked pretty slick for keeping the file size down.
Have you tried Right Click on the part/subassembly and clicking on "Set to Lightweight"? I don't know if it will help, just a thought.
Have you looked at the Image Quality? I have seen these set to the highest on all parts in Assemblies.
you can use TASK to set all files in a folder, https://centralinnovation.com.au/