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mvitárius15-Moonstone
15-Moonstone
July 23, 2020
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IFX screw creation is slow

  • July 23, 2020
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If and IFX screw exists in my working dictionary/session putting in the screw is normal, it happens fast without problem. But if IFX has to generate to model from .dat file it takes a lot of time. We both tested if the .dat files were on local drive or network drive there, but is not real  difference. The problem seems to happen if the working dictionary is full of stuff, which happens a lot since we use large assemblies

 

Does anyone else has this same problem? Or any solution? Or at least and explanation why this could happen?

Best answer by OliverGräbner

Hi,

 

I think I have found the problem.

We will fix this in the next release.

 

Which Creo/IFX version are you working with?

 

Regards,
Oli

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OliverGräbner17-Peridot
17-Peridot
July 24, 2020

Hi,

 

IFX always try to find the fastener first in

  • Working Dir
  • search_path
  • PDM Link

Please do the following:

Go to 'File Open' Dialog and enter a file name, where you are sure it does not exist. How long does it takes until you get the meassage that the file cannot be found?

 

Regards,
Oli

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mvitárius15-MoonstoneAuthor
15-Moonstone
July 27, 2020

So I did some testing:

The "Preview not available" screen almost instantly appears no matter if the working dictionary is empty or flooded with files.

 

Other tests I did:

Tried to put screw  with 2 different scenario:

Working dictionary with lot of files(10k+):  1:24 min

Working dictionary that is empty:  0.1 sec?

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OliverGräbner17-Peridot
17-Peridot
July 27, 2020

Hi,

 

1:24min is really too long to wait for each screw.

 

What you can do is to use the instance creator.

With this tool you can create all instances from one *dat file and upload the complete set of fasteners to your PDM-Link or store it in a 'search_path' location.

 

Maybe this is a solution for you. 

Then you will be able to reuse those fasteners later on in other assemblies.

 

If this is not possible because you want to have your fasteners in your working directory, then we must search for the time problem in more detail.

 

Regards,
Oli

 

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