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Re: Subfiles - Question
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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Fri, 22 Mar 2002 14:51:53 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Bernd Broich writes:
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> > But remember that file size is only a consideration if it makes a difference
> > to the total number of disk clusters it uses. If your disk is formatted to
> > have 4Kb clusters each file takes 4Kb. One 4095byte file containing inlined
> > code will use 1 cluster, but the same part with four references to a
> > 1024byte subfile would use 8Kb - one cluster for the main part and one for
> > the subpart. Further use of subparts would increase the overall disk space
> > usage.
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> Right, but what I want to say is that if the filesize is to big the file needs
> a lot of time to render. When this is splitted into subfiles the renderer only
> needs to read smaller subfile. This saves rendertime.
That's been my view as well. In addition, is disk space usage really a
factor? I mean, I have a small (3 gig) hard drive, and my whole LDraw file
set takes up only a couple megs. For someone with a less archaic system
than mine, the storage factor would be even less significant.
Dave!
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| (...) There's still download time, which continues to be an issue for many people. Smaller files = faster download. Fight Software Bloat! (says he, writing on a Win2K system). Steve (25 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| (...) Right, but what I want to say is that if the filesize is to big the file needs a lot of time to render. When this is splitted into subfiles the renderer only needs to read smaller subfile. This saves rendertime. Bernd (25 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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