file size varies w model display settings

[dacct]

I always wondered why native Proe file sizes could fluctuate so much and realized that the file size was affected by the model display settings (i.e. a 16Mb file drops to 6Mb when its shading quality is set from 10 to 3).


I wonder why that is...


Is it not possible to save a prt file w/ only geometric information and let the retrieving system deal w/ all display settings and tesselation?Proeshould be doing this on the fly IMHO...


Any hints to the most effective way to save prt files welcome...

 

[skraba]

Probably this is the cause of the save model display setting which saves "preview" of the model/drawing into the part/assy/drawing file.

 

[xcad]

I think you want a behavior like Autocad

 

[appinmi]

Try setting the following option in your "config.pro" file and see how small it can get!!!!


SAVE_MODEL_DISPLAY Wireframe

 

[ankarl]

One other interesting thing, and probably useless information, regarding this subject:


Compare the file size of a part after supressing all features.
Haven't checked it for a while but in previous releases (20 I think it was) there was a huge difference in size, which is strange since the file has to contain all information anyway (except for graphics)

 

[maxweston]

Hi there,


Whenever i have to send a pro/e file of any kind via email i suppress all features by suppressing the first feature on the model tree. This reduces the file size by a huge amount, the file then can be zipped up which reduces the size even more.


Remember to add a note to your email letting the recipient know do do a "resume all" or "resume last set" after opening the file.


Max Weston.
Edited by: maxweston