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Both do the same thing to a degree, I would go with the Simplify to eliminate all interior items/features.
Shrinkwrap provides the following benefits:
- Simple to use.
- Significant reduction in file size for large assemblies and complex parts.
- Reduced time to open an assembly using a shrinkwrap assembly substitute LOD.
- Improved performance when viewing or working with large assemblies and complex parts.
- Protect intellectual property by removing holes and internal components.
- Simplify the component representation for BIM Exchange.
Use the Simplify tools to reduce model complexity or to replace intellectual property with simple shapes.
For example:
- Use Define Envelopes to create simple block shapes.
- Use Create Simplified Part to convert an assembly to a single part with no interior features. You can then further simplify the part file by removing details, filling voids and defining envelopes.
Inventor 2020, In-Cad, Simulation Mechanical
Just insert the picture rather than attaching it as a file
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Delta Tau Chi ΔΤΧ
Both do the same thing to a degree, I would go with the Simplify to eliminate all interior items/features.
Shrinkwrap provides the following benefits:
- Simple to use.
- Significant reduction in file size for large assemblies and complex parts.
- Reduced time to open an assembly using a shrinkwrap assembly substitute LOD.
- Improved performance when viewing or working with large assemblies and complex parts.
- Protect intellectual property by removing holes and internal components.
- Simplify the component representation for BIM Exchange.
Use the Simplify tools to reduce model complexity or to replace intellectual property with simple shapes.
For example:
- Use Define Envelopes to create simple block shapes.
- Use Create Simplified Part to convert an assembly to a single part with no interior features. You can then further simplify the part file by removing details, filling voids and defining envelopes.
Inventor 2020, In-Cad, Simulation Mechanical
Just insert the picture rather than attaching it as a file
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Delta Tau Chi ΔΤΧ
Add up all the component files of the assembly to get the pre-simplify size. The assembly file doesn't contain the parts!
Sam B
Inventor Pro 2024.0.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2
Add up all the component files of the assembly to get the pre-simplify size. The assembly file doesn't contain the parts!
Sam B
Inventor Pro 2024.0.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2
Hi Ian,
This usually means the original assembly has significant number of reused components, which reduces the overall file size. Inventor is a distributed design tool. So, components can be reused for efficiency and performance purpose. When these components are "simplified" or "shrinkwrap," such efficiency will be lost. It is because all geometry will be captured in a part.
For your case, I believe you will need to choose the Bounding Box representation option. This will further reduce and simplify the geometry. I believe the resultant simplified file will be a lot smaller.
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer
Hi Ian,
This usually means the original assembly has significant number of reused components, which reduces the overall file size. Inventor is a distributed design tool. So, components can be reused for efficiency and performance purpose. When these components are "simplified" or "shrinkwrap," such efficiency will be lost. It is because all geometry will be captured in a part.
For your case, I believe you will need to choose the Bounding Box representation option. This will further reduce and simplify the geometry. I believe the resultant simplified file will be a lot smaller.
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer
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