should i be hiding or suppressing parts when working with display states? when i hide parts it takes just as long to rebuild & save as when i don't have parts hidden. i think this is because the mates are still calculated. if i suppress parts i lose the mates. What is the best practice for the quickest working speed.
thanks,
oxman
Suppressing.
When you hide it only removed the part from view, not memory.
Suppressing removed it from both.
Use display states for hiding and configurations for suppressing.
troy,
i'm right back to where i started. i have two different answers. Is there a way to make the "display state" assembly respond quicker while not "losing" mates?
thanks,
Phil
How large is your assembly?
Because there are assembly seetings in side of the tool>options
Hi Phillip I'm in agreement with Troy, displays states are to be used with hidden items. Configurations with suppressed item. Actually you're not back where you stared. You have the "isolate" command, you can open your models with lighweight mode on, or large assembly mode on. Or you have the option of using speedpak. Thanks, Daniel
Ok,
that's what i've been doing. hiding - display, suppressing - config. I have assembly loaded light weight. I have assembly in large assembly mode. I see a difference in graphics (or working) response.
thanks
guys
So, is this resolved?
Phillip-
I don't think that display states effect assembly performance accept that they change faster than configurations. They can provide a huge performance boost in drawings of assemblies along with some other pluses and minuses in that context.
We use display states instead of configurations whenever possible because the drawing performance. Before Swx came up with display states, we used configurations because that was the only tool availible. Of course configs are still necessary where the topography of the assembly or part changes (although sometimes we cheat in this area as well).
As for the problems with suppressing components for performance reasons--we do that sometimes too, but you do have to be careful.
-Jason S.
So, is this resolved?