Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
(OP)
First off, 4 computer specs:
Dell Precision 390
Intel Core 2 2.66 Ghz
3.25 GB RAM
Quadro FX 3500
SW certified driver: http://www.solidworks.com/sw/videocardtesting.html
Windows XP Professional SP 2.0
No antivirus running during install
In the past we waited until at least SP 1.0 before installing, but we jumped the gun and installed 09 SP 0.0 this time. We have had several issues, such as frequent SW crashes (minimum 3x/day), models being opened lightweight automatically, drawings not updating as parts are modified, appearances on models at assembly level not being able to be removed, new Custom Properties tool not working on assemblies, and a few other quirks.
Some of these problems are just visual, such as the appearances problem or the preview on drawing tabs not matching drawing sheets. Other problems are serious such as the lock-ups and crashes.
Anybody else experiencing these problems?
Dell Precision 390
Intel Core 2 2.66 Ghz
3.25 GB RAM
Quadro FX 3500
SW certified driver: http://www.solidworks.com/sw/videocardtesting.html
Windows XP Professional SP 2.0
No antivirus running during install
In the past we waited until at least SP 1.0 before installing, but we jumped the gun and installed 09 SP 0.0 this time. We have had several issues, such as frequent SW crashes (minimum 3x/day), models being opened lightweight automatically, drawings not updating as parts are modified, appearances on models at assembly level not being able to be removed, new Custom Properties tool not working on assemblies, and a few other quirks.
Some of these problems are just visual, such as the appearances problem or the preview on drawing tabs not matching drawing sheets. Other problems are serious such as the lock-ups and crashes.
Anybody else experiencing these problems?






RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
I don't know if I ever will get past 2008.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 08
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SolidWorks Legion
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
When SW first came out, I remember the marvel was that there were well-shaded models running on a simple Windows box. Nobody could touch that.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
http:/
Check out the "Blog Squad" comments also. In general, they all seem to approve so far.
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
You state 3.25GB RAM. How is that divided between the RAM slots? Are the slots coloured?
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
From what I had read in the forums, this sounded like the most stable release yet, which is why we went ahead and jumped in with both feet on SP0.
Eltron,
We used discs. We actually have 5 seats but 1 of them is for the PDMworks admin and I know his system is not up to specs. These SW forums are usually the first place to go to for help or recommendations with SW problems, but we may have to contact our VAR and use some of that money we pay extra for
CBL again
I right-clicked "My Computer" > properties, and read what was on there. I will have to wait until Monday at work to see how the RAM/slots are split up.
Flores
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
He has 4 gigs of memory on an x32 bit system. It will only show as 3.25 gigs installed under Computer > Properties
Cheers,
Anna Wood
SW2008 SP4.0, Windows Vista SP1
IBM ThinkPad T61p, T7800, FX570M, 4 gigs of RAM
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/solidmuse
http://www.phxswug.com
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
Eric
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
I also read the others comments claiming (hoping) that the software is more stable than past releases. Personally I have not found this to be the case.
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
Dan's Blog
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
Make sure folks are testing PDM Enterprise and Workgroup....! This might pose another set of problems if folks are not testing this side of the software, especially Workgroup. SW mention nothing about Workgroup in SW2009.
I asked/mention this in my thread marked:
thread559-228734: SW2009 & PDMWorks Workgroup
See ya,
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 4.0
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
RE: Is SW 09 the most unstable version yet, or is it me?
Thanks for mentioning that though because me and a cellmate noticed that our macro toolbar still had our custom macros on it. Our SW templates are not kept in the SW install location. The are kept separately so they will not be deleted in case SW has to be uninstalled and reinstalled.
Maybe they uninstalled SW but didn't clean the registry because if they cleaned the registry the macros and file locations wouldn't have been kept.
I will uninstall it and use Scott's "clean uninstall and reinstall" tip: http:/
Flores