Reduce Model Size

[dlarz]

Is there a way to "clean up" a model in Solidworks 2004 to reduce file size? I've been working of a couple of plastic models that were bought in as STEPped imported bodies and have grown to 40-50 meg files (they started as 6-10 meg). Seems to me that there must be a bunch of junk that I should be able to get rid of. Being a former UG operator, I don't know how to do it in Solidworks.

Thanks - Dave

 

[SBaugh]

Use the Search Tab - This has been discussed to death.

thread559-97903
thread559-99954
thread559-87991
thread559-67844

Also run a search at

http://www.google.com

under the comp.cad.solidworks forum.

If the model is not solid they tend to be larger, until you get them to a solid.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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