New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
(OP)
Hi all,
I finally got my new PC and new SW installation.
Here's the spec:
i7 950 64 bit chip
12Gb RAM
Quadro FX5500 card
New install of Solidworks from 32 to 64 bit.
Just got a few problems, hopefully someone can give me some advice.
I have a assembly that I've been working on (approx 1250 parts), but when I opened the assembly for the first time on the new PC, it came up will loads of errors and warnings for missing parts and mates. The thing is that the assembly was prefectly fine before this new PC and new install of SW64.
I thought because all the parts, assemblies, drawings are saved on a server and not saved on my PC, that the assembly would be fine.
Has anyone got any idea why this has happened.
I finally got my new PC and new SW installation.
Here's the spec:
i7 950 64 bit chip
12Gb RAM
Quadro FX5500 card
New install of Solidworks from 32 to 64 bit.
Just got a few problems, hopefully someone can give me some advice.
I have a assembly that I've been working on (approx 1250 parts), but when I opened the assembly for the first time on the new PC, it came up will loads of errors and warnings for missing parts and mates. The thing is that the assembly was prefectly fine before this new PC and new install of SW64.
I thought because all the parts, assemblies, drawings are saved on a server and not saved on my PC, that the assembly would be fine.
Has anyone got any idea why this has happened.






RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Also, did you have reference file locations setup on the old PC?
James Spisich
Design Engineer, CSWP
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
I haven't setup the documents path, or saved my command config.
All I did was to do a "Pack and GO", so if things went a bit cockeyed, then I would have all my files in one place.
Unfortunatly I have also opened the model from the Pack and Go, and that came up with errors as well.
Jspisich,
Not sure what a map drive is, but the files were opened directly from the server. I don't think I had Reference File locations setup.
thanks for your replies.
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
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: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
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: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Just had a look and the name of the server has been changed,
It is now called "compA", were before it was just "Drive E"
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
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: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
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RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
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: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
One of my work mates has SW installed on his PC, so I checked to see if I cold open the model with his machine, but I still came up with errors. It looks like I'm going to have to spend some time fix all of the problems.
PS. Is there an easy way of detecting which part or mate may be causing the problems. What I mean is that it can be one mate that makes the assembly come up with loads of errors.
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Then be sure E: is in your search path in SW.
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
ctopher's home
SolidWorks Legion
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
if not, try this.......
resolve all your parts first before you try fixing your mates. your mate errors might fix themseleves when you resolve your parts.
make sense?
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
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: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
The IT guy did not do anything to him, his folder is just not mapped because it is a new installation. Mapping the drive may fix it.
I run into this because I have also used files from the server.
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
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: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Sorry, I get a little defensive when it comes to IT messing with eng stuff. My supervisor finally got a new computer i7, windows 7, 64 bit with 8 gig of memory. Well I found out our IT dept striped off all the software and re formatted it with Windows XP & with a 32 bit system. So you can see why I'm not a big fan of IT depts.
Best,
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
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: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
OT:
SnowCrash, just following up on an unrelated hunch--but do you live in Southern Colorado? Perhaps outside Pueblo? Just wondering.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people governed by fear cannot value freedom.
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
It's Fixed!
I renamed the server back to the original name, but the assembly was still showing errors. So I downloaded SP4 (64bit) and bingo the assembly is fixed.
Thanks to all who helped.
PS: My new PC is superfast, SW is runnning brilliantly, in fact I now can't keep up. :)
RE: New Computer UpgradeToday, Yeah! Oh No Got a Problem!
Add the directory/directories as they stand on the "new" server name. Open the assembly and everything should resolve correctly. Make sure to save so it updates the references.
James Spisich
Design Engineer, CSWP