Hole Wizard stoppst workin without any reason..

[arb65912]

Hello,

I have a problem with SW2009 that drive s me nuts ...
After working for a while in assembly, Hole Wizard stops working and I get a message:" Out of memory or other type error , unable to ..."
I do not remember exactly now but I will write it down next time it appears.
It refers to Hole wizard favorites file.
I understand that the file might be missing etc. but in this case Hole Wizard works fine and just after a while stops.
I have 6GB RAM , it should not be a problem plus it happens even on small size assemblies.

I am losing a lot of time, shutting down SW and restarting to make a hole with Hole Wizard.

Please help.

Andrzej

 

[macduff]

THIS CONSTANTLY HAPPENS TO ME AND DRIVES ME NUTS!!!!!!!!!I even called my VAR and they mentioned it's admin rights issue, but I have admin rights on my computer. I too loose a lot of time. This also happened in SW2009 as well. What anti-virous software are you running? We are using Kaspersky and was completely turned off when we did our install.

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

 

[arb65912]

Ho Colin,

Maybe it sounds improper but I am glad to hear that I am not the only one having this problem.
I will wait until the error message comes up again and I will attach it here.
I hope some guys here will be able to help.

We have a local network but I am not sure what anti virus software they are running but it does not seem to be admin rights since the problem starts all of the sudden and is gone after restarting SW.

Andrzej

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

macduff,
Per Solution S-019494 in the SolidWorks KB:
Add more RAM (if possible) and use the /3GB switch (if you aren't already).
See answer by Steve Ovstrovsky at

https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/32253

arb65912,
The /3GB 'solution' won't work for you, but adding more RAM should.
How large and complex are your parts and assys?
What is your VM set to?
Can you supply more info on your system specs?


SW does a very poor job at releasing RAM. You could also try using a RAM monitoring tool (eg.

http://www.mkn-software.de/en/software/desktop/memmon/)

It is more than the name suggests in that it allows releasing of unused memory allocations.

 

[macduff]

Thanks CBL, I feel much better now. )

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

 

[arb65912]

Thank you CBL,

I just downloaded and I am running RAM monitoring tool.
I will let you know if it worked but it might take a while.

Thank you very much, I remember you helping me before

If it does not work, I will get more info on my computer specs.
My assemblies are pretty complex.
An average assembly is >5000 components.

Andrzej

 

[arb65912]

Hello again....

No luck, look at attached.

Andrzej

 

[arb65912]

And a subsequent error message, see attached.

Andrzej

 

[macduff]

arb65912,
Same message I'm getting, and probably everyone else who's having this issue. Let me add fuel to the fire....Now I'm getting C+++ runtime errors as well. I don't what the heck is going on. Oh well, time to reboot my computer again....

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

 

[arb65912]

Colin,

I think this is a hard one ...
I have read some time ago at some Eng Forums about it and they were trying very heavy stuff that I would be afraid to use anyway.

We have to be patient, it has to be a solution for that

Andrzej

 

[JMirisola]

arb65912,
As CBL mentioned, SolidWorks doesn't like to release memory. Even if you close out a part or assembly, SolidWorks will hold on to a larger than necessary chunk of memory until you actually close SolidWorks. 2010 does a better job of releasing memory than 2009, but it's still not perfect. You could add more memory, but that will just prolong the need to restart SolidWorks. Your best bet, when working with large assemblies and/or complex parts is to restart SolidWorks every so often. Where it's recommended that you get up and stretch for 5 minutes every hour, that would be a good time to do it.
I do know that they're working on memory related stuff at SolidWorks so, who knows, maybe we'll see even better management in the future.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Design Manager/Senior Designer
M9 Defense
My Blog

 

[macduff]

Jeff or CBL,
Can you shed any light on my C+++ runtime error? I think it's SW related because it just started happening right after our SW2010 installs a few weeks back.

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

 

[JMirisola]

Try running a repair on your install, Colin. I've had similar issues in the past, and some of them were due to a corrupt install. I know, too, that there were some MS updates a few weeks ago that may have coincided with your upgrade.

arb65912,
Something else that you should think about: You say you're on a network, yet you're running Toolbox locally. If you have multiple users, it would behoove you to set up Toolbox on your server.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Design Manager/Senior Designer
M9 Defense
My Blog

 

[macduff]

Thanks so much Jeff! And let's not forget CBL too!

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

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

macduff,
Sorry ... there are no lights in my shed.

arb65912,
Just for a test, create a new user profile with full admin rights, and work as that user for a while.
Did the memory monitor not allow you to release memory? If I remember correctly, there are several settings and options to the program. You may have to adjust them to get the best results.

 

[arb65912]

Jeff,

I was running the Hole Wizard in 2008 on C: drive and there was no problems ever.

CBL,

I will try different settings for memory monitor.

Andrzej

 

[JMirisola]

Andrzej,
Sorry, I wasn't suggesting that it would help your problem, just that it's a better way to utilize Toolbox in a multi-seat environment.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Design Manager/Senior Designer
M9 Defense
My Blog

 

[arb65912]

Jeff,

Thank you. Actually I developed my own way of using Toolbox that might look kind of weird but it works very well.
I use Toolbox ( on C: drive) and after the fastener is modeled, I save it on the network for everybody to use, works very well.

Multiple user environment is a pain in a neck in many ways anyway but we have to work this way.

Thank you for the input.

Andrzej

 

[macduff]

Hmmm........I don't agree with that at all, but works for you, works for you, I guess.

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

 

[arb65912]

"arb65912,
Just for a test, create a new user profile with full admin rights, and work as that user for a while.
Did the memory monitor not allow you to release memory? If I remember correctly, there are several settings and options to the program. You may have to adjust them to get the best results. "

CBL,

I am sorry to ask that but how do I create new user profile with full admin rights?
We have a limited number of licenses on the local Network so I am not sure if I can do it.

Andrzej