https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/computer-system-requirements-to-run-a-large-inventor-assembly-gt/m-p/5593915#M379316 <P>Cody,</P><P>&nbsp;In my experience better computers are always worth it! ... To what extent, I cannot answer.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Just some reccommendations.</P><P>When working with large assemblies it is always best to work within your local machine whenever possible, work in a single root directory rathe than multiple locations, create level of detail representations, and utilize express mode as much as possible.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Another big memory comsumption is usually general workflow. The more efficient the part modeling is, the smaller the memory load from the assembly, although I understand that is a difficult task when using large assemblies.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Also, removing textures, lighting, shadows, edges, and reflections will help.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Which of these takes priority over the rest? I'm not sure, but In my case If I were working with large assemblies, I would put all of them to practice as much as I could.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Maybe another poster can help us realize which is the most important for memory reduction.</P> Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:53:00 GMT wrw0007 2015-04-15T20:53:00Z