Contribution element to file size

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Hello, 
 
 Is there a way to know, which element contributes the most to the file size? 
 Thanks in advance.

Jon Summers · Answer

Bruno Pieters said: Is there a way to know, which element contributes the most to the file size? 
 Primitive elements (e.g. line-string, ellipse) have a fixed size, depending on the amount of data they contain. An ellipse, for example, has a small number of geometric properties but a line-string can have up to 5,000 vertices. 
 More complex elements (e.g. cells) have a variable size, depending on the number of components of that cell. 
 Those elements are contained in a DGN model. A DGN model is contained in a DGN file, which may contain many models, each of which contributes to the DGN file size. 
 There is no definitive answer to your question. What do you hope to achieve?

Contribution element to file size

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