slow drawing rebuilds

Is there a setting or anything I can do to help my slow drawing
rebuild time? I have a large assembly and I'm using drawings to
layout parts for the assembly but this method seems slow. Sometimes
this is the only way I know to get intersecting lines etc from the
assembly to create a new part. Flipping from the assembly to the
drawing to see if I have it right is slow though.

Any help would be appreciated.

-Marty

 

I'm not sure I understand why You use the drawing. I work with quite
large assemblies, 6000+ components, but rarely ever have the whole
assembly loaded at the same time. I use sub-assemblies with simplified
configs and even them suppressed if not needed when working with new
parts. I also try to use layout sketches as much as possible to see
where parts should fit in.

// Krister

 

I don't use the drawing that goes to the shop I open up another blank
drawing (no border, blocks etc) and convert entities to create a new
sketch that I paste into a new part file. I do have sub assemblies
and will turn them off. If I suppress subs is there a way to tell
if they are linked to another sub that I'm working on?

 

Hi Marty

I normally use a layout sketch on a plane inside the assembly to
convert entities. If I'm gonna create a new part inside assembly, I
always insert the empty part first...and then mate it to planes or
whatever before I start any sketches in it. After that I start
modelling it up with help from surrounding geometry, parts, subs etc.
Supress those subs which have no direct connection to what You're
working with.

// Krister

 

Hmmmmmm, I think I'm still stuck back in the old Autocad days. LOL
If it seems clustered in an assembly I take the view over to the
drawing side and do the layout there. I know this slows things down
because drawings are more memory intensive but none the less I can't
help it. The reason is I will layout 2, 3 and more parts that need to
be added to the assembly in a drawing view. I can control the color
of the different parts I'm working on as well as putting them on
layers just like back in the Autocad days. Once I get the profiles
sketched up I turn off all layers except for the part I want to add to
the assembly and then cut and past it in a new part on the plan I
want. Another reason I do this is because I'm not sold on top down
designing but I do it sometimes none the less. Maybe this isn't the
best way if there is one. Layouts in assemblies on different planes I
like that Idea I sure wish the would add at least a color option for
entities within sketches.

I have suppressed subs as you suggested and that help some, thanks for
the help.

 

Layouts in assemblies on different planes I

Colors and line styles (linetypes) can be applied to sketch intities in
models. I've been doing this a lot lately in 2007. I think it was added in
2006, but I'm not sure. The only drawback is that closed sketches do not
display the colors and line styles of the individual entities. However,
they can be applied to the whole closed sketch. Color and style behavior in
blocks was improved in 2008, but I can't remember the details.

As has been said here countless times, you must forget ACAD if you are to
use SW correctly. If you get stumped on how do do something the SW way,
call the VAR. That's what you're paying them for, assuming you're on
subscription.