Save Toolbar Location

[colombo75]

Hi, I'm working in Solidworks 2005 in dual screen mode...tried to setup/position my toolbars on my second screen the way I want them. If I close an assembly or part file without closing Solidworks, then I reopen any part or assembly file...my toolbars stay intact, but as soon as I close Solidworks and start it again all of the toolbars loose the position I had given them...and are all one on top of each other. Is there a way to save my toolbars positions so I don't need to ajuste them every time?

Thx

Colombo75

 

[smcadman]

I always lose the floating toolbar locations every time I close Solidworks, and as far as I know, there isn't a work-around to fix this. I am using a 3DLabs Wildcat VP990 Pro on dual monitors.

Flores

 

[ctopher]

part, assembly and drawing files save their own toolbar locations. Try opening/saving each type with the locations you like, then close/re-open SW.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
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[colombo75]

ctopher,

I knew that "part, assembly and drawing files save their own toolbar locations" that what I tried and I get the result mentionned above.....
If SW isn't shut down after positionning them, then the floating toolbar stay at the right place.....but if SW is shut down then restarted it looses the locations.

Colombo75

 

[ctopher]

ok, wasn't clear to me you tried that. You may need to run "repair" on SW. It did that to me back in 2003, but not since.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
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[colombo75]

ctopher,

I don't think that doing a "repair" will do the trick, we are 7 SW2005SP2 users in my office and we all have the same problem, I believe it's a SW programming problem.

Like I mentionned above, if SW ISN'T closed than the toolbars stay, if it's closed than they need to be repositionned.

Colombo75

 

[MElam]

What access rights do you have on your computers?

Not being able to write to the registry could cause this problem.

 

[smcadman]

Ctopher: Are you using dual-monitors? What videocard are you using because the Wildcat doesn't seem to have an option to keep toolbar locations on the 2nd screen.

Flores

 

[aamoroso]

Melam is right, when you move the toolbars in SW the reg keys are re-written, if you are not allowed to make changes to the reg it will not save the data. That makes it a windows issue.

Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

 

[colombo75]

Hi,
I have Administrative rights.

I'm asking myself....if it's the fact that my mane SW window is on 1 screen and I but all my floating toolbars on my second screen???




Colombo75

 

[aamoroso]

I would guess (only guessing) that because they are being moved outside the GUI of SW that storing the location of them on another screen is a direct reason. Have you tried putting them in the SW window and docking them? I bet if you do that they will stay put, that will answer your question.

Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

 

[ctopher]

No I do not have dual-mon. I have Nvidia Quadro 750XGL.
Does your card supprt dual-mon with SW?

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
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[colombo75]

ctopher,

I have a Nvidia Quadro 750XGL also and running dual monitor....no problem exept this toolbar issue

colombo75

 

[ctopher]

SW web site doesn't show, but I thought I was informed once that this card was not supported with dual-mon with SolidWorks. Not sure. I'll keep checkin.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site