Openclipboard Failed
Openclipboard Failed
(OP)
I keep on having the error "Openclipboard Failed" when I am working on assemblies either with inserting my own parts or assemblies or insterting parts from the toolbox. It has happened ever since I installed SW on my current machine that meets all of SW specs (Pentium D 3.4GHz with 2GB of RAM with a NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500)
I thought my upgrade to 2007 would fix it, but I am still getting the error and my reseller has never seen it before and are working with SW to figure it out. Does anyone have any ideas?
What I do now is just click okay on the error and try again until it works (1 to 5 times)
Thanks
I thought my upgrade to 2007 would fix it, but I am still getting the error and my reseller has never seen it before and are working with SW to figure it out. Does anyone have any ideas?
What I do now is just click okay on the error and try again until it works (1 to 5 times)
Thanks






RE: Openclipboard Failed
Started in 2006. It seems to happen randomly. The inserted component appears fixed in space but applying any mate to it "frees it up" to be positioned normally. When I get it Solidworks won't let me insert multiple instances of that component unless I enter it again as I did the first instance.
Even restarting Solidworks doesn't seem to affect this random situation.
I know this doesn't help much, but at least you know others experience this as well.
RE: Openclipboard Failed
That's what I do also whenever I get that error. I just accepted it as one of SW quirks and keep on working. I am using SW06, with SW recommended drivers also, so I think it is a SW error (not user error).
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: Openclipboard Failed
Do a google for Openclipboard Failed & you will see it happens in a lot of different programs.
When you get this error are you drag-n-dropping or using the File > Insert method?
RE: Openclipboard Failed
It happens when I drag from the toolbox or file > insert.
I guess I just live with it like everyone else does.
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Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: Openclipboard Failed
I don't drag & drop, I use Insert > Existing Component or the Command Manager.
RE: Openclipboard Failed
When I googled "OpenClipboard failed" last week I gave up after seeing how common it is with a lot of software. Looks like one of those things I've learned to live with.
RE: Openclipboard Failed
Remember...
"If you don't use your head,
your going to have to use your feet."
RE: Openclipboard Failed
I opened a part I created yesterday. I tried to insert it into a new assembly. In the new assy I got the openclipboard failed error. The part did not insert. Solidworks closed itself "DUE TO AN ERROR".
That happened twice so I closed all software, cleared the temp files, and restarted the PC. Opened everything except Excel and tried again. Same result.
Shut down again, cleared TEMP, opened Solidworks only. It worked fine.
Opened my normal software, everything is OK again.
The issue has been annoying for months. Today it elevated itself to #%*@$!
RE: Openclipboard Failed