SolidWorks Form Tools

[TomFin]

Hi,
SolidWorks 2005
For some odd reason the form tools in the design library will not work on my flat sheet metal part. When I drag the form onto a face of my part the message "Is this a derived part? Yes/No" appears. After clicking yes a locating window pops up for translation/rotation positioning coordinates. The part is already disoriented evey way from Sunday and struggling to locate the part from the origin is seems promising until I click the magic green arrow.
The other users, with my exact same flat sheet metal part,mimic the previously described procedure that I use minus the tedious positioning and...voila the form is created. I'm guessing it has something to do with a system, or feature setting somewhere that I haven't discovered.
All helps/tips/comments appreciated.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Have you tried copying the forming tool from a "good" system to yours?
Have you been able to do this before?
Has this just started happening?
Has your system recently been updated/change in any way?
Are you all using the same Forming Tool Library?
Do you all have the same system specs?

 

[J-C]

Right click the folder in the task pane and check "Forming Tools"

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2

 

[TomFin]

CorBlimeyLimey

1. The tool is referenced off the network drive.
2. I've done it before on a different computer. This problem exists on another users computer too.
3. I never before tried the form tool on this particular computer that I inherited.
4. Yes, as answer 3 implies.
5. Yest as answer 1 implies.
6. We don't all have the same sys specs when it comes to hardware, even operating systems i.e Win 2k Prof, Win2k XP.

Hope this provides a bit more insight.Thankyou

p.s whats the story behind your handle (username)

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Can you list the specs of the two systems which are giving problems? In particular, the operating system and service pack and video card & driver.

Try swapping video cards (and drivers) with one of the good computers.

Was the install of SW done with the anti-virus disabled?
Have you tried running a repair of SW? (with AV disabled)

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

BTW, no real story be'ind the 'andle, uvver than bein' from the souf-east of england ... if ya catch me drift ...awright?