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Circuit Studio Schematic Files Grow in Size

fibrcom@yahoo.com
fibrcom@yahoo.com over 6 years ago

Why do the schematic files always keep growing?

 

I can start out with a file size of 850 KB. I move a few components and maybe add a wire, the next thing I know is the file grows to say 1.2 MB.

 

I move more wires or components and maybe add a component - the file grows to over 2 MB. I add one more component and save - the file has now grown to 3 MB.

 

I move more components or wires and don;t dd an components - the file then is 6 MB. I did an experiment and started deleting a lot of components - the files grows to 12 MB.

 

Each time the file grows - it takes longer and longer to open the file. Additionally - it eventually grows to about 14 MB and the file won't open. All I see when I look at the Task Manager is "Not Responding" and the file never opensd.

 

This has become beyond a nuisance and makes working with the program unmanageable. I am unable to make any change or update the schematic.

 

Thanks for any help!

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  • e14softwareuk
    0 e14softwareuk over 6 years ago

    This is not something I've seen before and I've not been able to reproduce. If you are adding new components then the size will increase because a copy of the library data is stored in the schematic document but each minor edit should not be doubling file size. Is this error confined to a single project or does every schematic suffer? Were the schematics started from scratch in CircuitStudio or imported from another CAD system?

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  • fibrcom@yahoo.com
    0 fibrcom@yahoo.com over 6 years ago in reply to e14softwareuk

    I'm currently only working on a single product. The initial schematic was developed in Circuit Studio and imported.

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  • e14softwareuk
    0 e14softwareuk over 6 years ago in reply to fibrcom@yahoo.com

    If you wish I can try opening your schematic on my system, please zip the SchDoc file and send to software@element14.com.

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  • fibrcom@yahoo.com
    0 fibrcom@yahoo.com over 6 years ago in reply to e14softwareuk

    I'd like to send you 3 files. They are each one represents a save from the prior version so you can see how the file grows from about 6MB to over 12MB with little changes to the schematic.

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  • e14softwareuk
    0 e14softwareuk over 6 years ago in reply to fibrcom@yahoo.com

    I was hoping to check if the file growth was reproducible so just a single one (maybe 6MB) would be good. I can edit this file, save and see what happens. If it grows then it looks like an issue with the file, it is stays the same then it would imply something about your particular computer or software installation.

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  • fibrcom@yahoo.com
    0 fibrcom@yahoo.com over 6 years ago in reply to e14softwareuk

    File sent

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  • e14softwareuk
    0 e14softwareuk over 6 years ago in reply to fibrcom@yahoo.com

    Thanks for the file. It looks like component CV is corrupt - removing this reduces the file size dramatically and seems to stops the file growing in size each time it is saved.

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  • fibrcom@yahoo.com
    0 fibrcom@yahoo.com over 6 years ago in reply to e14softwareuk

    You were correct, once I deleted that component the file size immediately dropped from over 65.MB to only 650KB! Thanks for the solution and support.

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