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File getting larger when shared

Chadi SAROUFIM
Contributor
can someone please confirm that it is normal for a pln of 72mb size becoming 288mb when shared to be used as teamwork...
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Chadi Saroufim, Assoc. AIA

M. Arch & M. Urban Design, Partner

Idepconsult – Mounir Saroufim and Partners



ArchiCAD 23 INT

Windows 11
4 REPLIES 4
Karl Frost
Participant
Doesn't sound normal at all to me! Did you keep the "Compress File" box ticked when you saved the Teamwork PLP file?
AC23 (7000 NZE Full) AC24 (6004 NZE Full)

OS 11.16.1 iMac Retina 5K 27" 2020, 64GB RAM
Holger Kreienbrink
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
that is ok. A file gets 1.5 to 5 times bigger when it is shared with TW 2.0.

Take a look at archicadwiki.com > Teamwork
EDIT:
Oh, just saw, that you ar eusing TW 1. Then it is NOT normal. You should compress the file by ArchiCAD automatically
Holger Kreienbrink
Director Product Intelligence
Munich, Germany
Archicad since Version 5....
If I sound too harsh, please forgive me: I am German.
David Larrew
Booster
In TW1 I occasionally would see a some file bloat. It would depend on individual file settings and setup. But I've never seen it bloat that much.

In TW2 the shared file is no longer a .PLP file - It is a dynamic database file that is more efficient for the client-server delta technology. We tested the file size in a TW2 file by copying the entire 3D model multiple times within the file itself... We were surprised that the file did not bloat proportionally. But the database now stores much more than just the model data so the file will grow during the project file lifespan.
David Larrew, AIA, GDLA, GSRC

Architectural Technology Specialist

a r c h i S O L U T I O N S



WIN7-10/ OSX 10.15.7

AC 5.1-25 USA
TomWaltz
Participant
it strikes me that 288 is a multiple of 72. Is there any chance you have a circular reference in a hotlink?
Tom Waltz