Question
Better packaging of STEP files that contain hundreds of the same part?
Today I imported a STEP assembly that contained a few dozen unique parts, but hundreds of copies of each part. It took quite a long time as every instance of every part was processed sequentially.
- Does the STEP standard have support for repeat components in an assembly?
- Is there a tool I can use to process STEP files that are not saved in this way in order to re-write them so that they correctly reference each duplicated component in the assembly?
I'm thinking if I can do this then I can save time by processing the files I receive before importing them into Creo. I may also be able to process STEP files that I issue in order to make them smaller, and import quicker on the recipients software.
Of course it could be that the STEP files I receive already reference duplicate components as such, and Creo just doesn't use that feature to its full potential.