Light Assembly Loading

[fitzbond]

Light Assembly Loading

*Open larger
assemblies quickly with
“light assembly loading.”
Display information
loads first; then
geometry, constraints,
history and feature
details when needed.

Does anyone know when the "light assembly" is active I've opened large assemblies and I can't tell the differents :?:

 

[cclark440]

I could be wrong but I think that the "light" loading is for drawings. I do not think there is a light assembly. Please correct me if I am wrong, but I only found a reference to the light drawings.

 

[fitzbond]

This was in the new feature booklet on version 7 all under the assembly section

Assembly Modeling. In the assembly workspace of Alibre Design, users can
accurately position, constrain and dimension parts relative to each other to quickly
develop complete assemblies.
Constraints can also reference construction geometry and features with
constituent parts. Furthermore, the Auto Constrain tool in Alibre Design
automatically applies align and mate constraints for fast, intuitive assembly.
You can also manipulate, build or interrogate parts using the following
assembly operations:
• Move parts
(freely or precisely)
• Rotate parts
(freely or precisely)
• Pattern parts
• Mirror parts
• Anchor parts
• Hide individual parts
• Insert multiple part
instances
• Check for interferences
• Create exploded views:
- Automatically
explode assemblies
to preset distances
- Drag parts to the
desired position
• Open larger
assemblies quickly with
“light assembly loading.”
Display information
loads first; then
geometry, constraints,
history and feature
details when needed.• Choice of assembly design method:
- Bottom-up: Design parts
individually and then combine
them to create an assembly.
- Top-down: Start with a new
assembly and design all the parts
within the assembly. Any existing
part can be referenced while
designing or editing others.
• Ability to create, insert and
edit parts in the context of
the assembly
• Choice of assembly
constraint types:
- Mate (w/optional offset)
- Align (w/optional offset)
- Tangent
- Orient
- Angle

 

[flyboydave]

When you first open an assembly, I think the constraints are all italicized, and have not been evaluated. Also, I think only the graphical objects are loaded, but features are not all evaluated. Not sure about that.

But it seems like as soon as you do anything, like move a part, etc., it then evaluates everything. SolidEdge and SolidWorks do much the same thing, but you can pick particular parts and say "activate", or you can do the entire assembly, it's up to you. Alibre seems like it's an all or nothing kind of deal, but I'm not entirely sure.

 

[fitzbond]

Comment from Alibre support

"**Light loading happens with every file load. You can tell it is still light loading when the icons on the right hand side are still greyed out and when the File > Save, Save As, and/or Export as also greyed out"