topic Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?) in Factory Design Utilities Forum

Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

kristin93g — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:42:02 GMT

Hello,

I have been working on creating assets in inventor, working in one part file not assemblies.

It has now happened for a couple of assets, that all of a sudden the file size increases drastically(Ex 3Mb to 7Mb, 5/6 mb up to 25mb), up to a point where it slows down all actions regarding the asset.

I found the following question https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/asset-size-problem-bug-or-file-damaged-inventor-2014/m-p/7848473#M686280

This is the exact same behavior, the size barely goes down when all features are deleted.

The solution in the previous post was that the file was corrupt.

However we have now had at least three different assets, that were all done from scratch, where this has happened. With each new asset we have been more careful about what features are added to the next one, but we cannot find a pattern or reason for why this is happening or what could be corrupting the files

Are there any new reports about this or what is possible to do to fix or prevent this?

Thank you
Best
K

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

Mark.Lancaster — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:11:08 GMT

@kristin93g

Welcome to the Autodesk User's Community..

What Inventor version are you talking about? What updates have you applied to it?

When you say assets are you talking factory design assets or making stuff for your Inventor library or Content Center?

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

kristin93g — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:54:44 GMT

Hi Mark

Thank you for your response

I am using Inventor Professional 2019, I don't think any updates have been applied to it.

I am talking about creating new factory design assets, which we store in our company library that is available in the layout environment.

Best
Kristin

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

Mark.Lancaster — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:58:17 GMT

@kristin93g

You may want to ask this question in the Factory Design Forum where the actual users of the product is.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/factory-design-utilities-forum/bd-p/510

I will request the moderator to relocate your posting there to best suit your needs.

In addition if you haven't applied any updates to Inventor you may want to consider that.

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

olegd.prod — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:39:54 GMT

Hello K,
Can you share the file(s) so that we might be able to poke around the insides and come up with a theory as to what is going on?

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

kristin93g — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:04:03 GMT

Where can I send it?

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

liqinomickey — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 13:38:51 GMT

Hi K,

You can send the file to me.

mickey.liATautodesk.com

Mickey

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

olegd.prod — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:49:23 GMT

This looks to be a defect in Inventor. The development team is looking into it. No workaround at this time 😞

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

kristin93g — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:49:03 GMT

Sad to hear that
Hope they find a solution 🙂
Thanks

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

kristin93g — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:56:16 GMT

Hi again,

I just wanted to check if there were any updates from the development team regarding this defect?
I have noticed and heard from other colleagues that a similar problem is also happening in the assembly/layout environment

Best,
K

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

olegd.prod — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:39:04 GMT

This defect seems to be in Inventor itself, and may not be specific to FDU. I've asked for an update, and will communicate here one I hear something

Re: Extreme File Size Increase in Asset (bug?)

olegd.prod — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 19:56:34 GMT

Looks like a fix for this should be included in the next Inventor update (2020.2).
Unfortunately the fix will only apply “going forward” – existing bloated part files will stay as they are 😞