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SolidWorks Form Tools

SolidWorks Form Tools

SolidWorks Form Tools

(OP)
Hi,
SolidWorks 2005
   For some odd reason the form tools in the design library will not work on my flat sheet metal part. When I drag the form onto a face of my part the message "Is this a derived part? Yes/No" appears. After clicking yes a locating window pops up for translation/rotation positioning coordinates. The part is already disoriented evey way from Sunday and struggling to locate the part from the origin is seems promising until I click the magic green arrow.
   The other users, with my exact same flat sheet metal part,mimic the previously described procedure that I use minus the tedious positioning  and...voila the form is created. I'm guessing it has something to do with a system, or feature setting somewhere that I haven't discovered.
  All helps/tips/comments appreciated.
 

RE: SolidWorks Form Tools


Have you tried copying the forming tool from a "good" system to yours?
Have you been able to do this before?
Has this just started happening?
Has your system recently been updated/change in any way?
Are you all using the same Forming Tool Library?
Do you all have the same system specs?

cheers

RE: SolidWorks Form Tools

Right click the folder in the task pane and check "Forming Tools"

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2

RE: SolidWorks Form Tools

(OP)
CorBlimeyLimey

1. The tool is referenced off the network drive.
2. I've done it before on a different computer. This problem exists on another users computer too.
3. I never before tried the form tool on this particular computer that I inherited.
4. Yes, as answer 3 implies.
5. Yest as answer 1 implies.
6. We don't all have the same sys specs when it comes to hardware, even operating systems i.e Win 2k Prof, Win2k XP.

Hope this provides a bit more insight.Thankyou

p.s whats the story behind your handle (username)

RE: SolidWorks Form Tools

Can you list the specs of the two systems which are giving problems? In particular, the operating system and service pack and video card & driver.

Try swapping video cards (and drivers) with one of the good computers.

Was the install of SW done with the anti-virus disabled?
Have you tried running a repair of SW? (with AV disabled)

cheers

RE: SolidWorks Form Tools

BTW, no real story be'ind the 'andle, uvver than bein' from the souf-east of england ... if ya catch me drift ...awright?

cheers

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