Feature Manager Filter for Assemblies is missing

[PhoenixDynamometer]

Greetings,
For some reason the search filter box at the top of the feature manager tree in my assemblies is gone. This is true for all assemblies that I open. How do I get this back? Is it a setting somewhere? Picture included of what I am talking about.

Thanks,
PD

http://www.phoenixdyno.com

Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Check if the Windows Search service has been stopped.
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Windows Search

 

[PhoenixDynamometer]

Hi CBL,
The Windows Search you speak of is not listed under "Services" so I assume it has been stopped. Can you let me know how to start it again?

Thanks,
PD

http://www.phoenixdyno.com

Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

The service should be listed whether it is running or stopped.

Which Windows OS are you using?

 

[PhoenixDynamometer]

XP PRO 64-bit

http://www.phoenixdyno.com

Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Windows Search 4 can be downloaded from

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pr...rch/choose/windowssearch4.mspx?tab=Install It

Has the Search function just recently disappeared?
Is it working in other applications?

Maybe run the Windows Update tool.

 

[SBaugh]

So you don't see this option in your Admin Tools/Services (See attached image file).

Mine is disabled, because its a waste of resources IMO.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
GEASWUG Greater Evansville Area SWUG Leader

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

faq731-376

 

[SBaugh]

Did forget to point out, even though mine is disabled, I still have my search bar in my SW... so even if its disabled, you should still have the search bar there.

I would recommend resetting the Registry - faq559-507

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
Berry Plastics
Cad Admin\Design Engineer
GEASWUG Greater Evansville Area SWUG Leader

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

faq731-376

 

[PhoenixDynamometer]

OK, finally got it back by doing a SW "copy settings" from another installation here. Once the "restore settings" was done alll was back to normal.

Thanks to all for your input.
PD

http://www.phoenixdyno.com

Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.

 

[handleman]

Guys just for completeness the search filter referenced by the op has nothing to do with windows search. It's the feature tree filter at the top of the feature tree where you can type text in and it will hide any features or components that don't match. Not sure what setting turns that on and off. SW isn't installed on my phone...

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[PhoenixDynamometer]

The mystery of the disappearing filter box has been RESOLVED. See attached pic for location of the check box on SW2010 SP5.0

PD

http://www.phoenixdyno.com

Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.

 

[CADFlyer]

Good find!

Why would SW give the option to disable the feature tree filter?

For me, it's a tool thats handy when I need it, and when I don't, it is out of the way.

 

[KevinDeSmet]

Apparently it crashes on some computer setups, and disabling the filter tree can stop the crashing. If you have a crash related to this problem the search filter will automatically disable itself. There's more on this on the solidworks official forums.

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