This is an oldie but goodie that I showed to a customer yesterday who was having trouble opening a large assembly. In the SolidWorks File… Open dialog box there is an “Advanced” option when opening an assembly. In Windows XP the option is found in the configuration drop down list. In Windows 7 and Vista, there is a check box called “Advanced”. One you click the “Advanced” button you will be presented with a number of choices relating to configurations. Take a look at the pictures below to see this in detail:
The box above shows how a user can configure their assembly before they even open it. The best option here is to choose “new configuration showing assembly structure only”. This will create a configuration where all the parts and sub-assemblies are suppressed. Enter a name for this new configuration and choose “OK” You will see an assembly with no components resolved. Then you can unsuppress the sub-assemblies that you wish to work with.
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