Thanks for your help. The part is on a network, I will hopefully be getting a new system. An unused server with quad core 16gb of ram etc, so that shoudl help.
Thanks, James
Thanks for the reply. I have just tried this and doesnt really hide the part in assembly.
There msut be someway of doing this without dropping the parents of every feature and deleting the ones i dont need.
James
Hey all. Ive got a model which I need to bring into an assembly, but it mainly comprises of surfaces, some hidden some not.
I have turned surfaces on in the assembly environment to be able to see the model, but that shows every surface in the model, some of which I want to keep hidden. I only...
Hey all. I'm working with a large part 200mb approx and is 98% surfaces. Its got to the point now where the speed is really really bugging me.
What can I do to make it run faster. In the assembly environment you can have inactive parts, zones etc. But in the part environment there doesn't seem...
"Have you tried offsetting individual surfaces? That may tell which area is causing trouble. "
I ahve tried that, but once I thicken on surface, any surafce I try to thicken after that, it throws up a 'Not manifold sheet body error' or just 'Operation Fail'
I've also tried to convert it to a...
Im currently working on a project at work in which to design the entire front of a motorhome.
It will be manufactured in 2 peices, upper and lower.
At this moment, I'm trying to 'convert' it to a solid so I can export it as an IGES and send off to a rapid prototype company.
I have stitched...
