So we are still in the early days of adopting ORD in my organization. I was wondering if anyone has seen any performance difference between using multiple models in a single dgn VS using multiple DGNs?
our previous method was to create multiple DGNs and reference them as parts of the drawings. what I'm wondering is if theres a benefit to say placing all the parts of a design model in the same dgn and just using model spaces to separate them.
For Example a Detour.dgn would have the following as models:
-Detour Alignment
-Detour Corridor
-Detour Terrain
-Detour Earthwork
I was thinking the main benefit would just be reducing the number of separate files we generate but was also hoping that maybe it comes with fewer crashes and better functionality??
To be honest, I'd never even thought of having separate models for terrain, geometry, superelevations, and corridor (etc.) all in one dgn but it's an intriguing concept. Perhaps worth testing.
As all the other comments have suggested, we also keep all the models in separate dgns. It certainly makes the files more manageable and the likelihood of an unexpected crash losing your entire design mitigatable.