Performance Evaluation Tool Enhancements

Performance Evaluation provides more information on the open, display, and rebuild performance of models in an assembly.

To open the Performance Evaluation tool:

  • Click Performance Evaluation in the Assembly Open Progress Indicator dialog box.
  • Click Tools > Evaluate > Performance Evaluation.

New Performance Evaluation checks that are available:

Document Open File Details Lists files by the amount of time required to open the file.
Modified on Open Indicates the number of files that are updated while the assembly opens. Click Show These Files to view the list of updated files.
Graphics Triangles Lists files by the number of graphic triangles contained in a part.

Files with less than 5,000 graphic triangles are not listed.

Shaded Image Quality Lists the files where image quality is medium-high or very high. Click Show These Files to view a list of affected files.

For image quality, click Tools > Options > Document Properties > Image Quality. In the Shaded and draft quality HLR/HLV resolution section, move the Low (faster) - High (slower) slider to change the image resolution.

Parts with very high image quality have the slider set at 80% or greater. Parts with medium-high image quality have the slider set at 60% - 80%.

If the list of files does not appear, go to Tools > Options > Document Properties > Image Quality and clear the Apply to all referenced part documents option. A message about assembly image quality appears when you have the Apply to all referenced part documents option selected and meet the following conditions:
  • Shaded and draft quality HLR/HLV resolution slider is set above sixty percent.
  • Number of components in the assembly is equal or above the Large Assembly Mode threshold.
Appearance Displays a warning if a file contains over 100 appearances applied to faces. Click Show These Files to view the list of affected files.

Performance Evaluation checks are organized in the following categories:

Open Performance
  • Open Summary
  • Document Open File Details
  • Previous Version References
  • Modified on Open
Display Performance
  • Graphics Triangles
  • Shaded Image Quality
  • Display Speed
  • Appearance
  • Components Far From Origin
Rebuild Performance
  • Rebuild Data Unavailable
  • Rebuild Report
  • Mate
  • In-Context Part Performance
  • In-Context Relationship Performance
  • In-Context Relationship Conflict
  • Assembly Rebuild Report
    In SOLIDWORKS 2018, the In-Context Circular References check is renamed to Assembly Rebuild Report.
Settings Performance
  • Verification on Rebuild
  • Large Assembly Mode
Statistics
  • Parts
  • Subassemblies
  • Components
  • Assembly

Click Assembly Visualization to open the Assembly Visualization tool.