# filesize of geometries

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/filesize-of-geometries/2251>\
**Category:** RobotStudio\
**Created:** [October 28, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/filesize-of-geometries/2251 "2008-10-28T20:45:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Berndl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Berndl](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Berndl)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/filesize-of-geometries/2251/1 "2008-10-28T20:45:41Z")

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hi,  
my geometries from catia v5 are to bit after converting to sat-file.  
what can i do to make a little file?  
thx

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**Author:** ![Henrik\_Berlin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/henrik_berlin/32/1011_2.png) [@Henrik\_Berlin](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Henrik_Berlin)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 9:37am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/filesize-of-geometries/2251/2 "2008-10-29T09:37:56Z")

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You need to remove details from the CAD-model using a CAD-software to make the file smaller.

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**Author:** ![Saibel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Saibel](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Saibel)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/filesize-of-geometries/2251/3 "2008-10-30T10:54:02Z")

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Some cad software like SolidWorks has “export only visible bodiessurfaces”-function, it help a lot.