CATIA V5 Tutorial: Improve Performance for Managing Large Assemblies

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CATIA V5 Tutorial: Improve Performance for Managing Large AssembliesPosted by
dkszone on July 30, 2009 Managing large assemblies (CATProduct) in CATIA V5 is a

tricky process. Even with high end PC, working with large assemblies often leads

to CATIA crashes. In this article, we will give you some important optimization
tips when you deal with large assemblies.
A. Working with Cache System
Activating Cache improves performance of your system drastically. When this mode

is activated, CATIA loads all the parts in assembly in Visualization mode.
Visualization mode doesn't load entire CATPart with history. Hence it's much
lighter on system memory than parts in Design mode.
How to activate Cache System?
1. Go to Tools> Options
2. In the Options list, select Product infrastructure under Infrastructure.
3. Check Work with Cache System box in Cache Activation.
4. Set desired path for Cache directory.
5. Set Maximum size of the Cache Directory depending on available free space.
6. Click OK.
7. Restart CATIA.
Next time you open assemblies (CATProduct), CATIA will load all the parts in
Visualization mode. If you want a part in editing mode, Right-click on the Part
Representations > Design Mode.
B. CGR Management
You can optimize CGR format files for large assemblies. To optimize it,
1. Go to Tools > Options.
2. Select Product Structure Options in the left pane.
3. Click on cgr Management tab.
4. Check Optimize cgr for large assembly visualization.
5. Click OK
C. Changing Display Options
By tweaking some display settings, performance can be improved to a great
extent.
Disable Occlusion culling by unchecking Occlusion culling enabled.
Change 3D Accuracy value e.g. 0.10 (Increasing value increases performance).
Change Level of Detail while Moving (Increasing value increases performance).
Change Pixel Culling level While Moving (Increasing value increases
performance).
D. Disable Automatic Saving
By default CATIA takes a automatic backup every 30 minutes. During this period
resources get hogged up. This can be disabled while dealing with large
assemblies. Choose No automatic backup radio button to disable it.
E. Reduce Stack Size
Stack size is the number of Undo which is allotted for a CATIA session.
Reducing this size increases the memory capacity and hence increases
performance.
To reduce stack size,
Go to Tools > Options
Select General tab in the left pane
Click on PCS tab and reduce the Stack Size value
Click OK

F. Product Visualization Representation
Opening assemblies with all components deactivated and activating needed ones as

desired will improve memory usage.
To change this settings,
Go to Tools > Options
Select Product Structure in the left pane
Click on Product Visualization tab
Check Do not activate default shapes on open box
Click OK
And do set Memory Trigger Warning Limit when memory use gets exceeded beyond
the set limit.
Performing all the above given settings should improve your systems performance.

You might less often see the CATIA termination error Click OK to terminate !

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Jai
3 years ago
good one dudeit's been ages that i set this in my w/s. its like going back
to HAL days..
dkszone
3 years ago
Yep. We keep learning new things and many times forget the good old things
we learnt in the past!
Nice to see you here dude.
-Kiran
big file
2 years ago
We have a problem. We do not open the CATPart with 40 MB. How can we open
it. In this file have a complex geometry.
Thank you
SANT_CATIA
1 year ago
I have still probelm about Loading Assembling,..to long,..I try follow Your
Catia Tutorakl,..Some question what fungsion Cahce Size,before I try make
maxsimum,..over 4000 mb,..
Jaskiran Virk
1 year ago
how would i move part in assembly that other parts move relative to part
feature.let say i have 3mm cut around other part in assembly then later move
that cut 9mm tox-axis that the other part move relative to that cut
pradeep
11 months ago
With the `Do not activate default shapes on open' and `..Cache..' options ON,
if I open the assembly, chage to design mode, it does not load the shape. Now
how to I load the geometries? can you update the section with that.

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