How can I reduce the time required to share topology for large models in Ansys Discovery and SpaceClaim?

A large geometry model with many bodies will take time to share topology, but there are ways to speed up the process.

There are several methods to expedite the sharing of common edges and faces among bodies in large models. Below, we present two effective approaches: 

1- Reduce Rendering Quality: Adjust the rendering quality settings in Discovery/SpaceClaim to a very low level. This can improve the speed of shared topology, especially when dealing with many curved edges and circular faces. 

Watch this YouTube video about this method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y9ehrPKbYs  

 

2- Utilize Scripting: Implement scripts to execute the share topology operation in SpaceClaim/Discovery. This can help avoid performance issues caused by graphics rendering. 

The following script will perform the Unshare and Share Topology operations. It includes a timestamp feature to log the elapsed time and writes the output to a text file. Please note that you need to change the file path where the text file is saved. (In the script, update the line ` file_path = r'C:\Users\User\Documents\share_topology_time-block.txt') 

 

Watch this YouTube video about this method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1pohTYwwO0