shrinkwrap size

[flwad]

I've been trying to create shrink wraps of top assemblies to send to customers. I've been using merged solids, with lvl 1 quality and accuracy set to the default. I've tried toggling hole filling, mass properties, added datums and different templates. In every case, I'm getting a file that can be measured in hundreds of MB. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to reduce the size of the resulting files.

 

[Tobyk]

I use eDrawing by Geometric Software Solutions (the free version) when I need to send large assemblies to customers where they need to see the 3D model and be able to spin pan and zoom.
The paid version allows markup and measurement i think.
The assemblies are really small -95% reduction in size-, your customer has to download a viewer to see them, so they don't need Proe.
PTC even endorses them by providing a link to the free download.

http://www.ptc.com/appserver/mkt/products/home.jsp?k=3208

The free viewer also allows export as an .STL file which can then be imported into Proe or another 3D package so they can measure. The imported stl is a bit rough since it is made of facets but is is sufficient for measurement and fitting in a larger assembly. It will give more detail than shrinkwap level one for sure.

Hope this helps,

TK

 

[Jacoolo]

basic step of reducing size of shrinkwrap file is to have an assembly with models without rounds(at least those ones less than 3 mm)

shrinkwrap copy all surf(usually these external ones), merge them and solidify. You can then imagine that more small surfaces it contains, more size it is.

In addition you can suppress all drafts in your models,

this should have a great impact on final shrinkwrap file

 

[mcgowanp]

Suupressing all rounds and rads is a little impractical. We work with clients and costantly have to sent large assy's to them, and surprisingly most of the multinational companies have email limits of 10MB!!! I use E drawings all the time and its great. It means clients can look at it whereever they are, no license needed. The measure command is available on my free version??


Its very easy and you can publish away with the free version, no limits.


Paddy

 

[flwad]

Tobyk & mcgowanp: Thanks for the input about E drawings, but our customers mostly use Pro-E and want a model they can manipulate. I don't want to give them my real models because they contain propriatary data.


muadib3d: Is there an easy way to select and suppress the rounds at the final assembly level? If not, we have too many parts with rounds to effectively remove all of them indiviually.

 

[magneplanar]

flwad,

first question: how big is the assembly in its full form? must be large

for each level of detail you will add MB's, however, I have never had a good shrinkwrap at level 1. anything above 5 will casue multiple passes and greatly expand the size.

I suggest you hide some of the parts that you do not need to show in the outer shrinkwrap. You are trying to hide proprietary details anyway so just show the outside.

If you auto fill the holes it will reduce the detail and file size. Depending on the detail level, it may hide most of the interior altogether. However, you can use cross sections to see the parts inside a shrinkwrap. So if you are trying to hide something then actually hide it.

It seems that you are at auto hole filling and level 1, so I would say the best way is to hide nonessential components to reduce file size.

cheers,

M

 

[Jacoolo]

flawd - there is no SUPER EASY way to suppress all rounds, specialy all those less than 3 mm

but, there are some tricks you can follow to achieve that. First, most of your rounds should be made as standalone features. Then, you can collect rounds on layer, and using func Edit>Feature operation > Suppress > by Layer... suppress all of them. Quick and easy, with mapkey even quicker. But... you must be sure that none of your rounds is related as parent with rest of geometry:extreude, revolve, sweep, etc. If so, well, you have problem then.

if the company you are cooperating(colaborate) with, does not pay attention on iner part(inner geometry), and only focus on external size of device, you can prepare assembly without those parts, and the size of file also gonna be smaller.

In general, I used to make a lot of such files for Mercedes. They needed files in Catia format. So my firm, used Shrinkwrap files to export them next to Catia format. The limit for Catia file was 10 MB. To achieve that Pro\E file must be less than 3.5 MB. Belive me, our assemblies were really big ones, and the limits were achieved.

 

[sanjeevkar1]

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