Traversing Transmittals: Summary
- If the application will use an object more than once, then hold on to it i.e do not call SE_FreeObject() until the final use of the object
- STF retrieval speed is based on locality of reference
- Instantaneous – objects in same block
- Quick – objects in same file
- Not so quick – objects in same transmittal different file
- Slowest – object in different transmittals
- Work with areas of the hierarchy tree
- Work on either the <Feature> side or <Geometry> side
- Do everything necessary with an object at one time
- Requires only touching an object one time
- Best case: get everything out of a transmittal once
- Worst case: get different parts of a transmittal over and over