3 Replies Latest reply on Jan 25, 2015 4:51 PM by Josh Killalea

what's quicker when importing 3rd party data?

Josh Killalea Jan 25, 2015 3:17 AM

we have quite a bit of 3rd party data in our large models, and ideally we would like to just be able to import data in the future and be confident we are doing the right thing.

what we have noticed when doing the imports is that SW will either let you make an assembly with 1 part for each body in the thing you are importing and that part usually consists of a single "imported body".

the other option is to make the whole thing one part and everything is imported as surface bodies.or you can save your assembly as a part and it converts all the parts in the assembly as surfaces.

the real question is, which is less resource hungry? which one is quick/more stable to open?

any ideas or input welcome.

Re: what's quicker when importing 3rd party data?

Deepak Gupta Jan 25, 2015 8:57 AM (in response to Josh Killalea)

I may not be correct but IMO I would prefer just one file with solid/surface bodies. In other word keep the number of files as less as possible so that SOLIDWORKS doesn't have to load lot of files when opening them.
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Re: what's quicker when importing 3rd party data?

Kelvin Lamport Jan 25, 2015 12:02 PM (in response to Josh Killalea)

I don't have a definitive answer for you, but another option would be to make the parts in the assy Virtual Components after importing.

Another consideration is which condition best suits your company's internal systems (part/assy numbering, BOMs, purchasing, etc)?
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Re: what's quicker when importing 3rd party data?

Josh Killalea Jan 25, 2015 4:51 PM (in response to Josh Killalea)

thanks Gents.

i had the same thoughts as you Deepak, but i am interested to see what others think.

Kelvin, we don't use our imported data for drawings and things. it is pretty much totally used as reference in our main plant model. but i agree with your comments. each one needs to be assessed on its use.
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