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Thefollowinggraphdisplaysthegeneraltrendfortheimpactofdesigncomplexityonfilesize.Generallythemore

representationsafamilyhasandthemoredetailedtheyare,thelargerthefamilyfilesize.Thelargerthefamilyfile

sizeis,themoreofanimpactitwillhaveonperformance(longerloadingandregenerationtimesandgreater

increaseinprojectfilesize).

ImpactofDesignComplexityandProjectSizeonFamilyFileSize

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Forexample,awindowfamilythatisintendedtobeusedhundredsoftimesinalargecommercialprojectwillhave

asmallerfilesizeifitcontainsonlybasicschematicanddesigndevelopmentrepresentations.Impactonthe

projectsizewillbeasminimalaspossible.

Conversely,adifferentwindowfamilyintendedforuseinasmallresidentialprojectmaycontainahighquality

renderingrepresentationthatwillincreaseprojectfilesizewhenthefamilyisadded,butbecausethewindowsit

createsareaddedtotheprojectonlyafewtimes,theincreaseinfilesizeismanageable.

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