Hide screws in SolidWorks

3D Design Assembly
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Hi everyone

I'm currently working on a fairly heavy assembly, the pc has trouble managing and lags. So I open my assembly in "Manage large designs " mode. It's a little better in terms of fluidity, but it's still not that.

I noticed that in this mode the software models all the screws, and there are a lot of them.

So my question is the following : is it possible to hide all the screws in this mode ? Just to lighten the calculations made by the pc (I know that there is another mode where the software hides them automatically, but in this mode the pc lags much more).

Thank you for your answers.

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Problem already mentioned several times, apart from making a "Screwless" configuration and deleting ("greying") them, no other solutions.....

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Hiding them won't change much they are there but hiding 

The best thing to do is to remove the screws that have been previously put in a Tool Box folder

and play with the blocking bar

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Create a screws folder in your construction tree, drag all the screws in and delete or not this folder, you can even make a config if needed!

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Hello

It could also be done with a macro, provided that the screws are automatically recognizable (specific file name, or custom property Toolbox or Screws set to 1 for example).

A link that talks about it:  https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/80095

 

Otherwise for large designs, you can use the SpeedPak, which only loads the assemblies graphically, if it's used well it's very efficient but it takes a little time to set up (but how many minutes are lost each time the assembly is rebuilt ???);

SpeedPak help:

http://help.solidworks.com/2012/French/SolidWorks/sldworks/c_SpeedPak_OH.htm

Two tutorials on the subject:

http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/3d/gros-assemblage-speedpak

http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/3d/gestion-des-gros-assemblages

 

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Hello

Wouldn't there be a problem with the graphics card capacity? or RAM on the PC because a component in the "deleted" state no longer penalizes the display

We open 15,000 PRT ASMs without any problems of fluidity (and ask users not to put any screws unless they need to check passages or purchased screws and not in trolleys)

on the other hand I noticed (and validated by my hotline) that speedpack does not work well on large ASMs (crashes at home on ASM of 7000 PRT)

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The fact is that knowing the computer equipment also allows you to see where the problem is

Proc RAM Graphics Card Hard Drive

Imported parts, or designed, tool box, etc.

Types and Numbers of Constraints

Look with the Assembly Expert tool to find out the penalizing points

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