Ticket #4832 - Freecad hangs loading step file.

[cdPrint]

I entered this bug in Tracker, but they closed it because i did not enter it here.

So here it is:

issue #0004832: Freecad hangs when trying to import a step file

The bug is trival to reproduce.

[chrisb]

Please attach your full FreeCAD info as described in the IMPORTANT forum rules linked above.

[chrisb]

The Step file loads here fine. Although "fine" is an exaggeration, it took half an hour or so. So I guess it is a resource issue on your computer.

I would like to see another confirmation before closing the ticket.

OS: macOS 10.16
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.27078 (Git)
Build type: Release
Python version: 3.9.9
Qt version: 5.12.9
Coin version: 4.0.0
OCC version: 7.5.3
Locale: C/Default (C)

[thomas-neemann]

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I would like to see another confirmation before closing the ticket.
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my system crashed after about 15 minutes with a memory overflow (16gb).

OS: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (XFCE/xubuntu)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.27078 (Git) AppImage
Build type: Release
Branch: (HEAD detached at bcdd926)
Hash: bcdd926686f2245fe60baface1cce1ab3dff7a5b
Python version: 3.9.9
Qt version: 5.12.9
Coin version: 4.0.0
OCC version: 7.5.3
Locale: German/Germany (de_DE)

[thomas-neemann]

.... Freecad hangs when trying to import a step file

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workaround: werner mayer's recommendation: loading difficult stp files into the varicad viewer and exporting them as stp also works here

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[Syres]

workaround: werner mayer's recommendation: loading difficult stp files into the varicad viewer and exporting them as stp also works here

Just to note that Mac users don't have Varicad Viewer available to them.

[thomas-neemann]

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Just to note that Mac users don't have Varicad Viewer available to them.

thanks for the hinseis, i assume it will run in a linux-virtualbox environment

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

[chrisb]

my system crashed after about 15 minutes with a memory overflow (16gb).

I have 16G as well. Do we have a memory leak on Linux?

Just to note that Mac users don't have Varicad Viewer available to them.

thanks for the hinseis, i assume it will run in a linux-virtualbox environment

... but virtual box is according to their website not running on current macOS either .

[thomas-neemann]

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... but virtual box is according to their website not running on current macOS either .

it seems to work with 2019 mac os. is it possible to downgrade with current hardware?

[chrisb]

it seems to work with 2019 mac os. is it possible to downgrade with current hardware?

From Arm based to X86? No Mr. John Wayne, who shoots first and ask then!