Solidworks auto rebuild feature is SO ANNOYING!

[najama2]

Let's say I'm working on a part file and I sketch some things and extrude it. So far so good. But then let's say if I want to go back to my original sketch and make some changes to it. Now, every time I do ANYTHING, like for example draw a line or a circle, solidworks will automatically try to rebuild the part with the new changes I just made. However, sometimes, obviously I have not fully drawn my entire sketch, only a part of it, but solidworks will still try to rebuild it anyways and when it can't make any sense out of it, it starts to blow up on me with error messages all over the place. THIS. IS. SO FREAKING. ANNOYING!!!! Has anyone been able to overcome this issue? I just want it to let me edit my sketch, make the necessary changes, finish the sketch, and allow me to rebuild whatever parts I want rather than constantly rebuild after every little change I make. Please, if you know a solution to this, PLEASE TELL ME!
Thanks.
Also, those who are familiar with Inventor should know exactly what my frustration is, Inventor doesn't have this annoying feature.

 

[ctopher]

Seems like an installation error. Try running a fix with the DVD.
Is it ONLY that one file, or with others?
Does this happen if others work with the same file?

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[SWKennedy]

It isn't a complete solution to your problem, but what I have done in the past for this is to go to Tools\Sketch Settings and turn off Automatic Solve. With that off you will not be able to drag your sketch lines, and any dimensions you change will not update until you turn automatic solve back on. Makes it tough to see what you're doing.

I've searched for an answer to this in the past, and can tell you that there are a bunch of threads on the solidworks forum, as well as other places on the internet where people are asking for this option that Inventor already has built in. If it was an assembly you're working with, there is an option to completely suspend rebuilding. But in a sketch within a part, as far as I'm aware right now, you have to just tell it to not solve until you're done making changes.

 

[DraftingMan]

najama2,

Do you have "Instant3D" turned on?

If so, this may be causing the issue you are having.


John H. Dunten, CD
Certified Drafter