Matt D Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Has anyone got any tips on reducing the file size of a drawing. Particularly when using Landmark, files become huge and cumbersome and difficult to e-mail and exchange with other consultants. Any tips much appreciated. Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 have you tried the command: Purge Unused Objects... it?s on the Tools Menu. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Matt, Are you using a lot of 3D plant symbols? Especially the XFROG library, or other 3rd party 3D plants? Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 (edited) If the big problem is getting a file to a customer because of email restrictions, there are alternatives ... yousendit.com is a free utility that works like email and allows you to send large files back and forth. An email is sent to the associate asking them to download a file using a link. The file is immediately downloaded and ready for use. Sending a file is just as easy to. There are a few other programs like that, but I can't think of their name off the top of my head. I personally use yousendit.com quite a bit. And it's faster (and less technical) than FTP. Edited May 9, 2007 by Katie Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 (edited) Kate means http://www.yousendit.com and I use this a lot Edited May 9, 2007 by archoncad Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 you can also use dropload, but you'll need to register Quote Link to comment
Kevin Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 My experience is that Vectorworks files can be substantially reduced by compressing them into a Zip or Stuffit file. I just took a 9.5MB file and compressed it down to 2.4MB using DropStuff. Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Apple's dotMac service is pretty good for sending files too: http://www.mac.com It's better than FTP because it uses WebDAV, which means it works more like your local computer filing system. Quote Link to comment
Jonathan Pickup Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 if you are on a Mac then use the right mouse click and choose Create Archive if you are on windows use RAR or ZIP. You have to buy either of these but the .rar files are smaller than the .zip files. But beware, not everyone has RAR so others may not be able to read your files. if you correctly install RAR or ZIP then right mouse click and chose add to .rar... or add to .zip... Quote Link to comment
Kevin Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Jonathan, I have been using a Mac since 1989, and I did not know about this feature. I just tried it and it works just as you indicate. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
Matt D Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Thanks all for the useful tips. I thought I was being notified of replies - but not so. Have to turn it on - so, sorry for late response. I will also try the archive feature, which I also did not know about. Thanks again for all assistance given. Matt Quote Link to comment
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