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bmeissner  
#1 Posted : Monday, July 12, 2010 6:54:01 AM(UTC)
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save an SFX file that's about 12 GB? On a Mac, with a 32-bit ACIS engine?

And the file isn't finished yet. After more than 3 hours of saving and the file size approaching 12 GB I decided to pull the plug (i.e. force-quit), because I can't imagine I would be able to do anything with this monster.

FYI, the file is the result of an import (711 MB Pro/E assembly). Are such file sizes "normal" in any way? Or have I been stuck in an infinite loop of creating fractal geometries?

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Tim Olson  
#2 Posted : Monday, July 12, 2010 9:38:54 AM(UTC)
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Hi Bernd

>>save an SFX file that's about 12 GB? On a Mac,
>>with a 32-bit ACIS engine?

I would suspect you would run out of memory. 32 bits will only access about 3.2 GB from our testing.


Is this using the v7 Sp1 beta?

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bmeissner  
#3 Posted : Monday, July 12, 2010 9:57:12 AM(UTC)
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I would suspect you would run out of memory. 32 bits will only access about 3.2 GB from our testing.


That's what I would have expected. And why I decided to force-quit.


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Is this using the v7 Sp1 beta?


I's 7.0 (929), the version I installed after v7 was released for the first time. I don't have a download link to the SP1 beta.

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Tim Olson  
#4 Posted : Monday, July 12, 2010 11:23:52 AM(UTC)
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I sent you links to the Shark FX v7 Sp1 beta.

Under Preferences:Filing there is a new option to save as V7 Sp1 format. Try enabling that and saving the file. The savings is related to how much acis data is in the file. You're pro/e import may have a good savings.


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bmeissner  
#5 Posted : Monday, July 12, 2010 11:31:41 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Tim Olson Go to Quoted Post
I sent you links to the Shark FX v7 Sp1 beta.


Thanks, Tim, I'll give it a try and let you know what happens. Binary fractals instead of ASCII fractals, I guess ;)

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