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AC 20 file size...

Llian
Advocate
Does a AC 20 solo project file size of 116.6 MB seem right?
It was 180 MB after detaching all Arch base backgrounds [Vectorworks to DWG files]. Can't believe it was like 6 mb for each of their floor plan…
I have done purging of unnecessary layers - not sure if that is of any help.
I have reduced image file [png] size to below 50 kb…
Lilian Seow
LEED AP | cSBA
Interior-Architecture and BIM Management
AC20 USA | 27- macOS 10.14.6| 4 GHz Intel Core i7| 32 GB RAM | Archicad-user since 1994!
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Lingwisyer
Guru
How big is your model in terms of polygons? One of the files I am working on in AC22 has a count of 1.2 million and is almost 500mb... It would appear that an IFC model from Revit of one of the buildings on the site inflated the count by 100% as a size of 150mb... 6 referenced dwgs, 3 hotlinked models, a dozen high res textures, default libraries. I believe site modelling makes up for a significant amount of the overall size. Hotlinks themselves including the IFC add up to 250mb.


Ling.

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Llian
Advocate
That’s insane.... Arch resent base ...reduced from single 6mb to 1.2mb..
Lilian Seow
LEED AP | cSBA
Interior-Architecture and BIM Management
AC20 USA | 27- macOS 10.14.6| 4 GHz Intel Core i7| 32 GB RAM | Archicad-user since 1994!