iAssembly & iPart - operation query (API)

[NachoShaw]

Hey

iAssembly & iPart

Why does it take longer to add a row programatically than it does to add a row manually? Its a row in a table with some text, hardly the most difficult thing to do by code. 

the iAssembly has 4 iParts and each iPart has 1 value that changes (Height)

Each iPart has 10 rows added

the iAssembly has 10 rows added

Time breakdown

• iPart1 - 10 rows x 6 seconds = 60 seconds
• iPart1 - CreateMember(row) = 3 seconds
• iPart2 - 10 rows x 6 seconds = 60 seconds
• iPart1 - CreateMember(row) = 3 seconds
• iPart3 - 10 rows x 6 seconds = 60 seconds
• iPart1 - CreateMember(row) = 3 seconds
• iPart4 - 10 rows x 6 seconds = 60 seconds
• iPart1 - CreateMember(row) = 3 seconds

total time for iPart rows = 4:12 minutes

• iAssembly - 10 rows x 6 seconds = 60 seconds
• iAssembly - Save after each row = 5 seconds (cannot stop this save process!)
• iPart CreateMember(row) = 10 seconds

total time for iAssembly rows = 1:15 minutes

an overall time of 5 minutes 27 seconds. This seems way to long for an automated process.

iMates with an iAssembly

I have 2 iMates in the iAssembly (Top & Bottom) and 2 imates in a sub assembly (Top & Bottom). I am aligning each iAssembly in the main assembly to the sub assembly with the imates. Using code, it takes around 8 seconds per iAssembly to mate into place. Iwtrh a normal assembly, its a split second. Why the delay and what can be done to improve the speed? Its literally quicker to do it manually.

10 components x 8 seconds = 80 seconds. Add that to the iPart & iAssembly time, makes 6 minutes 47 seconds to update 10 iParts, 1 iAssembly and constrain them. i can do it manually in half that time so whats going on?

in the iPart & iAssembly, I am copying the row above and editing the column values... There doesnt appear to be any 'AddRow' function. I didnt want to go down the Excel route as i fear that might take even longer...

Is this a normal time expectancy or is there a faster way to do this?

Thanks

[NachoShaw]

I have moved away from iAssemblies now, too slow for what i need. I changed to a copy design instead