Something to know

For those who like to make groups in their drawings, instead of blocks, here is a interesting tidbit of information.

 

I drew 6 lines in a drawing (a box with lines making an X inside).  I then made an array of these objects at 100 x 100.

I did the same by making the 6 lines into a block form, then also into a group.  Saving each in its own file, here is what I had:

 

1)       The six line file:  1,918 kb

2)       The 6 line block file:  338 kb

3)       The 6 line group file:  2,412

 

Using groups can be very handy in small doses. 

But if you have a 1000 groups in your drawing, you could have a much larger file that is slower to open.

The blocks cut down on the size of the file drastically.

 

I thought it was interesting to know.