Circular Reference Test
Circular Reference Test
(OP)
I'm getting ready to submit an SPR on this issue, but I wanted to make sure I'm not smoking something first. Could someone on an older release or SP of SW (I'm on '07 SP5) and/or someone on SW08 just try to add a BOM to the drawing in the attached file? Please save all your other work first as this causes my SW to crash with the "pure virtual function call" error.
I know that circular references are undesirable in general, but I know I've done this sort of thing before, and all the time. Basically, I have an assembly (Assem1) that references a subassembly (Assem2) that references back to the original assembly. However, in the configuration of Assem2 that is used in Assem1, Assem1 is suppressed. The drawing view of Assem1 has an alternate position that shows Assem2 (with Assem1 suppressed) phantomed in. I can insert a BOM before the alternate position view is created, but if I then create the alternate position view SW again crashes.
If anyone can create a BOM on this drawing with the alternate position please let me know your version and SP.
Thanks!
I know that circular references are undesirable in general, but I know I've done this sort of thing before, and all the time. Basically, I have an assembly (Assem1) that references a subassembly (Assem2) that references back to the original assembly. However, in the configuration of Assem2 that is used in Assem1, Assem1 is suppressed. The drawing view of Assem1 has an alternate position that shows Assem2 (with Assem1 suppressed) phantomed in. I can insert a BOM before the alternate position view is created, but if I then create the alternate position view SW again crashes.
If anyone can create a BOM on this drawing with the alternate position please let me know your version and SP.
Thanks!






RE: Circular Reference Test
Bradley
SolidWorks Premim 2007 x64 SP5.0
PDM Works, Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400
RE: Circular Reference Test
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
RE: Circular Reference Test
Must be something at your system???
RE: Circular Reference Test
If it's not too much trouble, can you give it another shot with the "Parts only" type?
By the way, the other options I use are:
Reference the Default configuration
Check "Display as one item number" and "Display configurations of the same part as separate items"
Un-check "Keep Missing Items"
Check "Quantity of dash "-""
Start at 1
Increment 1
"Follow assembly order" is Off
"Do not change item numbers" is Off
Thanks again!
By the way, CBL, are you really using 2007 SP5.1? Is that EV? I don't see it on the download site.
RE: Circular Reference Test
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
RE: Circular Reference Test
Yes, crashes to Desktop under the conditions listed. I can't try with SW08 till I get home.
Hmmm! Maybe you will have to cancel your vacation and stay till you find a fix.
RE: Circular Reference Test
I know circular references should generally be avoided, but if it hadn't worked before I would chalk it up to something that you shouldn't be doing.
Thanks, guys!
RE: Circular Reference Test
Bradley
SolidWorks Premim 2007 x64 SP5.0
PDM Works, Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400
RE: Circular Reference Test
No idea what made him think I'm on SP2.0. All the xml and log files show that I'm on 5.0. Based on everyone else's results here, I'd say he didn't even attempt to recreate the issue.
This sort of thing is why I have very little confidence in our VAR.
RE: Circular Reference Test
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com