weld symbol problem
weld symbol problem
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Does anyone have a solution or a workaround for being able to insert the SW weld symbols in a drawing? I have not had a problem doing this until SW05 SP0.0.
When I try to insert a weld symbol in a drawing SW crashes, I have tried not selecting an entity first, and selecting an entity, crashes both ways. The only time I have been successful is after a reboot and with SW the only active program. Even that doesn’t work most of the time.
This should work and I can’t find any reason that it is not.
Thanks.
Todb
When I try to insert a weld symbol in a drawing SW crashes, I have tried not selecting an entity first, and selecting an entity, crashes both ways. The only time I have been successful is after a reboot and with SW the only active program. Even that doesn’t work most of the time.
This should work and I can’t find any reason that it is not.
Thanks.
Todb






RE: weld symbol problem
1) Try toggling the SOftware Open GL option in Tools\Options\System Options\Performance - You cannot have any SW files Open AT ALL.
2) Check your video card drivers to be sure they are the latest ones. If not update them. To see what the latest Drivers are see FAQ559-1027
3) Try doing a repair on your SW install. - IMPORTANT: Turn Anti-Virus software off
4) Did you install with a Anti Virus installed? - If so, you can the above, but a clean reinstall might be in order.
Try those things and let us know how they work. Also list your Computer Specs that you are using.
OS, Video, CPU, etc...
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: weld symbol problem
I'am glad weld symbols work fine for you. Are you using hardware open GL? on what card?
I am using Nvidia 700xgl, tried the recommended driver on SW website and also the latest from nvidia site. no change.
SW was installed with virus protection disabled. Tried repair of install. no change.
Reinstalled video driver to recommended version on SW site. (which passes all tests) 53.03
Uninstalled SW and rebooted with virus protection turned off, reinstalled SW.
With hardware GL on, inserting weld symbol annotation crashes. Switch to software GL and the weld symbol insertion works.
I am runnning on a Dell precision 340 p4 at2.8, 1.5gb ram, win 2Kpro SP3.
Unless the realview graphics worked with software GL under SW04 I'm pretty sure that this is a new problem for me.
I have been really liking 05 until this problem. Well I still like it, just wish we hadn't spent money on a graphics card that doesn't perform as it should.
RE: weld symbol problem
If it works when you toggle that option (2) then it's a graphics card/driver.
Not sure what else to tell you besides try and older or if there are any newer ones try those too.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: weld symbol problem
Video drivers are one issue, but motherboard compatability is also important and there are just too many for Solidworks to test, so they don't raise this as a possible problem.
We use this BIOS setting which negates most of the NVIDIA enhancements, but until Solidworks release a stable program that is truly "written for Windows" as they continually advertise, we are stuck with sub-standard performance.
RE: weld symbol problem
http://www.solidworks.com/pages/services/SystemReq...
Suggest you upgrade to XP if budget allows.
RE: weld symbol problem
I ran all the Windows updates, sp4 and everything on the MS update website. Which also has a new Nvidia driver 65.73, this driver doesn't even show up on Nvidia's website.
After installing all updates the weld symbol insert worked once and I thought great problem solved.
It only worked once, now the software GL setting which was allowing weld symbols to work isn't working at all, so now the weld symbols are not working at all. Tried switching back to 53.03 for video driver with no change.
Next test, changing the bios setting as suggested above.
RE: weld symbol problem