files size issue - company logo makes file size huge

[pdelnet]

I have been struggling with this for a while.
When I save a SW drawing as a dwg or dxf I get files that are as much as 6 meg in size. When I go to the created file and delete our company logo the files come down to about 45k, where they should be. I have tweaked our logo many ways, as jpegs - png - bmp in sizes as small as 5k but they still grow in file size like crazy when inserted into the drawing template. Right now my empty template is about 3 meg. This has the border, logo and custom property links so the title blocked is filled by the model properties.

From the customer portal I found this in "Solution Id: S-051466".
This is from Oct 2010. This is a workaround and is not much help at all when dealing with very large numbers of automatically created files. It is a real nuisance to have to back into the created files and delete logos. I have submitted this to our VAR but wanted to see if anyone out there has a solution.

What is the best practice for creating company logos that are inserted into title blocks - file type, number of colours, file sizes etc...

is there a best practice for saving dwg and dxf files etc...





SW 2011 SP 3.0 x64
16 Meg, Quadro 4000
DUAL DISPLAY
Windows 7 PRO x64

 

[tummen]

If you can, make your logo from vector graphics instead. for filled areas use solid filled hatch. then your logo will look the same in dwg and still stay small and fast to render/save.

 

[pdelnet]

Thanks tummen, it seems vector graphis are the real solution (for now). I recieved this from our VAR.

"This issue is the result of customer's requesting that OLE images (e.g.: bitmaps used for logos) be embedded in the DXF/DWG files when exporting. So, what is happening is that the image is being represented by a large amount of hatching to approximate -as best as can be done- the bitmap that is embedded in the drawing.

I have created a new SPR requesting that users be given the option to export the DWG/DXF with the OLE bitmap embedded or left as OLE: SPR#605064 - Give user the option to embed or keep as OLE when exporting DWG/DXF with OLE bitmaps. "

I actually tried bmp, png, jpeg & gif.

This is set at "medium" so I don't know if this will actually make it into a service pack.



SW 2011 SP 3.0 x64
16 Meg, Quadro 4000
DUAL DISPLAY
Windows 7 PRO x64

 

[DesignerGuy16]

Vector graphics are #1 obviously. What's the file size/resolution of the original picture used as the logo? Is it small and compressed, or large and scaled down in your template?

James Spisich
Design Engineer, CSWP

 

[pdelnet]

I had our logo stripped down to very a very small size the .png version was only 5k!
It didnt seem to make that much difference when SW converted it. I have since changed to simple text for our company name. Not as sexy but the files sizes are back to where they should be when I use saveas...

SW 2011 SP 3.0 x64
16 Meg, Quadro 4000
DUAL DISPLAY
Windows 7 PRO x64

 

[tummen]

Can you give me a high res version of your logotype? i can se what my faster to vector attempts can do with your logo...

 

[pdelnet]

Ok its posted - pixel heaven


SW 2011 SP 3.0 x64
16 Meg, Quadro 4000
DUAL DISPLAY
Windows 7 PRO x64

 

[tummen]

This is a rough and not to accurate vector version done with Solidworks autotrace + paint.net.
It produces splines and i dont know how well this works in autocad.
For better results i usually trace the contoures by hand.
I have no ideas why the block came out 13degrees rotated from what i had in the part but thats a "bonus"