Hello,
Can anyone explain why, when using dynamic views the file size of sheets and drawings get enormous? We are having files – and these do only contain references and there is not a single line drawn in it which get up to 100MB. We are using a lot of cached references as otherwise it would be impossible to work with.
What does AECOsim (SS4, 08.09.11.593) load into these files? Compressing them squeezes them down back to a few KB but it does take some time and large files aredifficult to share.
Thanks,
Johannes
Travis has the theory. But I also see problems with long loading times of files in ABD .593.
Search for posts with 'compress on exit'.
regards / Thomas Voghera
Hi Thomas,
I previously played around with 'compress on exit' but with very mixed results. Generally it is fine with smaller sized model files but really becomes a pain when switching often between files. We tend to use batch compress jobs to shrink an entire project over night which really helps shortening loading times. However it seems a good idea not to use it in DV files.
Cheers,
worth noticing is also 'compress on exit' don't include all options.
A lot of people don't like 'compress on exit', including some within Bentley, who recommend that it is left at its default 'off' setting. Overnight batch compression is a good solution for those with the resources to set it up. Smaller organisations may wish to try it out or could just run it manually, maybe by assigning a function key.
Setting the Compress Options at the system level can help in all cases.
Details on Compress Options and ABD here: communities.bentley.com/.../8252.aspx
More info about batch processing Cached Visibles Edges here: communities.bentley.com/.../7184.aspx
Regards
Marc
Few details on File compress:
As Travis mentions earlier, an increased file size when working with Dynamic Views does not necessarily mean reduced performance, instead it would be beneficial for faster performance as it includes the unification cache.
Thanks Pradnya, that certainly clarifies a few things.
Is this in the help ?
It should be.
MicroStation help > Preferences Dialog, Operation Category > Compress File on Exit says:
"If off (the default), the active design file is not automatically compressed when closed. The compression operation permanently removes elements marked for deletion."
Accurate but worth expanding...
So 'Compress File on Exit ' is of limited value and I now understand why it is not recommended.
I've updated:
communities.bentley.com/.../8252.aspx
See also:
communities.bentley.com/.../compress-file-on-exit.aspx
communities.bentley.com/.../compress-options.aspx
mm - thanks a lot.
Those wikis begin to be worth looking at.
Think if they could be included in the search result from ustn>help>search.