My MC8 files take too much memory?

[Tom]

An empty MC8 file(doesn't contain any geometry or operation) in my system take

about 250kb. A file with several surfaces

and operations takes up to 800 kb!

I'm wondering if that is normal or there is something wrong with my Mastercam configuration. I'm using V8.1.1

Any help are very appreciated

[Glenn Bouman]

It is beacause of the preview image that gets saved with the file.

If you turn off "Save thumbnail with geometry" the file will be 4k

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Another reason for the large files sizes has to do with the associativity. The database required by Mastercam is now larger to store toolpath information and all the linking that makes associativity possible. And the Thumbnail image as was mentioned by Glenn.

[Tom]

thanks a lot for the help

This really is what I want to know

Love this forum!!