file size wf3 vs creo2

[Inoram]

Why is a part model that is about 5meg in WF3 close to 200meg in Creo2?

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[Inoram]

Sorry meant to say imported geometry file size.

[Dale_Rosema]

Could it be that default accuracies are different? Not sure - just a guess.

[TomD.inPDX · Accepted solution]

Your graphics accuracy settings affects the file size. The files have embedded the shaded graphics and LOD data and with high setting in your config, it will safe a lot of facet data. You can get around this by changing the config.pro option: save_model_display wireframe

You can also reduce your graphics quality options before saving but I find the setting above to be more consistent.

[Inoram]

yup, that did it.. you're the man.

173 meg now 3 meg file. As long as it doesn't lose any actually model data, which I don't see why it would.

[TomD.inPDX]

No loss of data. I suspect it is built-in JT data for some of the advanced modeling extensions for faster loads. I only learned about this when I was making glamour shots (screen-caps) with high graphics quality setting and not resetting it back to normal. File size went through the roof! With the config.pro setting as wireframe, I didn't have to worry about where I left the graphics settings during any of my saves.