My model takes more than 5 minutes to load

[patrickABAWF]

[ FlexSim 18.2.2 ]

Hello, I have 21 custom 3D objects in my model. All in .stp format and between 1500kb and 7500kb each. These are all flowitems in the flowitem bin.

When I load the model it takes more then 5 minutes to load. But then it runs smoothly all the time. So it's not really an issue except when I first load the model. My computer has top specs.

This .stp format is all the customer could supply that worked well in 18.2.2. I know it will be different in version 19 as I'll be able to choose a faster format like .jt.

SO MY QUESTION IS: Is there something else I could do to avoid this very long model loading time (besides changing the file format or the file size)?

Thanks a lot,

[philboboADSK · Accepted solution]

The stp importer is slow. If you want to reduce your load time, convert the files to fbx using Autodesk 3ds Max or Okino PolyTrans.