Helix Error in 2006

[CADGemini]

Hello All,

Have any of you experienced issues using the helix tool in 2006. I just tried to use it today and it will crash my system every time. It does not even give me the option to create a helix before it dies. This also happens on two other user's systems. They all have the same graphics card and current video driver that solidworks reccomends. I have been on the phone with our VAR for the past hour trying all kinds of things including but not limited to: running in safe mode, changing the regisrty to make it think it is a new install, and using a out-of-the-box part template. All of these had the same result. My VAR even sent me a file that he applied the helix too and when I opened it and tried to edit the helix feature it died on me again. It did not even let me see the pop-up dialog for the helix feature. If any of you have experienced this, How did you reslove it? I'm almost to the point of a re-install but want to try other things if possible.


P.S. All machines were loaded with the 2006 Disks and I did a clean install on each machine before installing.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2006 SP0.0

 

[SBaugh]

Try running the Modify anyway. I had 2 customers complaining of this and that fixed it for them.

I assume the vide driver is a certified one and when you installed you uninstalled the other one first?

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

faq731-376

 

[CADGemini]

I will try the modify option. Is there anything in the modify set-up I should be aware of? Also I never did un-install the video driver before installing the new one. I did not think I needed to do that. How do I go about un-installing a video driver?

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2006 SP0.0

 

[CADGemini]

I tried the modify option and it did not fix anything, it still crashes my sytem just like before. I'm going to try a repair instead. I will post the outcome.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2006 SP0.0

 

[SBaugh]

1) Add\remove programs
2) Find driver and Remove
3) Reboot
4) Install new driver
5) Reboot
6) test problem again.

Repair probably won't fix anything the Modify did. Because a repair goes out and tries to find problems with files and repairs them. A Modify will replace the file whether it needs it or not.

Best Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

faq731-376

 

[CADGemini]

Okay this completely baffle's me. I just did a clean install of Solidworks and also have the shared files on my local(typically these are on the network). I tried sketching a circle and Inert-Curves- Helix and it still freezes and crashes my system. I even used the solidworks default template and settings right out-of-the-box.

We have three other user's here who have the same exact system that I do with the same graphics cards,hard drive, monitor, etc. It works fine on one computer without any issues, the other two experience the same issue I have. I have not done anything to my system that should invoke this error. Maybe I have bad disks or something. Anyone have any other ideas?

The choices are slim. I think I have tried just about everything, except maybe buying a whole new system. I really don't want to go there. There has to be a better way. My VAR is talking with Solidworks Corp. as I am typing this so maybe they will have a fix.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2006 SP0.0

 

[CADGemini]

Okay my VAR got back to me and here is the fix for the Helix tool:

First close all solidworks applications.

Next go to the Start menu - Run..

type in cmd (this will get you to the command prompt)

next type in regsvr32 msflxgrd.ocx (might be best to copy and paste this in)

you should get a dialog saying that the above file was successful.

now when you use the helix tool it works!!!

What this has done was installed a particular file that the helix and flex feature need to generate the data needed.


Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2006 SP0.0

 

[SBaugh]

Sweet... I'm glad to here this...

SW06 has been bad this time when it comes to registering *.dll. That's the only thing I can truly remember as being bad wit SW06.

Thanks for the update Jon!

Best Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

faq731-376