How to improve fact navigation with your existing graphic card

[Yogesh.T]

What settings in CREO would allow me to fast navigate a BIG assembly? Any secrets any tips will help. EXISTING is frame by frame slow movement of the assembly. 

Thanks in advance for your reply.

[StephenW · Accepted solution]

There are a lot of things that affect performance for large assemblies..

With respect to graphics card, you really need an nvidia quadro workstation grade video card. 

there are many suggestions here: https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS133707?_g

There is a good presentation download here: https://community.ptc.com/t5/PTC-Community-Networking/Bringing-Large-Assemblies-Down-to-Size/m-p/444618

If I am just trying to view and find model names, I use Creo view to help navigate, it is way quicker to open and get basic information from a model.

[Yogesh.T]

Very informative. Thank you!

[Yogesh.T]

I seriously spent some of my work time to quick browse the PDF presentation as it caught my attn and my next step is to focus more Indepth on the one pager I attached. This is what I squeezed out of the print. Your thoughts 

[MartinHanak]

I would say that I saw the model in another discussion. However, it was not an assembly containing solid models, but probably an imported model consisting only of surfaces.

[Yogesh.T]

Yes Martin. That and this both are SW

[MartinHanak]

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@Yogesh.T wrote:

Yes Martin. That and this both are SW

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Hi,

test model rotation in all modes (Wireframe, No Hidden, Hidden Line, Shaded, Shaded with edges) and let me know which mode has slow response and which mode has quick response.

Also I would like to know how you open Solidworks assembly. Do you use File>Open or File>Import command?

[Yogesh.T]

Obviously from top to bottom it gets lighter. See attach image. I tried thou  🙂

I use CREO 10 and use File-Open

[MartinHanak]

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@Yogesh.T wrote:

Obviously from top to bottom it gets lighter. See attach image. I tried thou  🙂

I use CREO 10 and use File-Open

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Hi,

for Hidden line, No hidden modes try setting config.pro options ... 

FASTHLR yes

HLR_FOR_QUILTS yes

For Shaded mode try setting config.pro options ... 

LODS_ENABLED yes

LODS_VALUE number

When LODS_ENABLED is Yes, this value specifies the default value used to display LODs. The value is a percentage of the edge size vs the total size of the model. Default value = 50

[Yogesh.T]

This seams interesting. Will do. You will have my unbiased opinion soon  : )_  Thanks for this tip.

[Yogesh.T]

Hi,

I see a small improvement with this configuration but not a quantum the NASA presentation with your suggestion does the magic. HELPS! Thx