We currently have a laptop that has solidworks 2008 installed on it. Every time we lanch the program and start editing somthing it will freeze every 40 seconds or so. Sometimes we can unfreeze it other times we have to restart the program. It starts freezing every time the user clicks on somthing. To me this sounds like a possible memory issue. If someone has some insight it would be much appreciated.
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Files are accessed on the server
Solidworks 2008 Network install
laptop is a Precision M60
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We wiped it awhile back because of the same issue thinking perhaps that was the problem. Funny thing is that it used to work with the previous install until a certian point. Also we have a quadro FX350 however this is a dell laptop and it seems everytime i download graphics drivers they won't work from the nvidia site. Perhaps i am downloading the wrong one? Perhaps dell has the graphics update.
always check the drivers provided by the system manufacturer before you go directly to the maker of the part. in this case, download the recent drivers from dell and install.
also, Im assuming you have enough RAM in the system to support the installation..
other thought: how many parts in the assembly?
The item has around 100 - 150 parts in it. The Machine has 2 gigs of ram so that should be enough for general drawings. I was monitoring the CPU and RAM usage and they are no where near full levels maybe 50 percent for the CPU and 40 for the ram for short bursts but not enough to cause freezing. If it's not a driver problem could it be a video card problem hardware wise? Cause I downloaded the most recent drivers from dell when I installed the laptop perhaps month and a half ago? Perhaps it was installed incorrectly?
hmm after researching some, It may be caused by corrupted shadows in Dual mode (having to do with your quadro card)
there is an unofficial whql patch for the vid card that you might try.
see
Quadro WHQL driver dated September 21 supporting 144 GPU's.
This driver is recommended to any users having problems with the nVidia control panel not responding.
Download Link: http://www.laptopvideo2go.
For XP:
ISSUES RESOLVED
* The NVIDIA Control Panel does not launch.
* RIS installation of the OS results in abnormal screen resolution.
* VC8 Softimage Project - glTexSubImage2D sources incorrectly from a PBO.
* Softimage XSIflickering artifacts occur while windowed regions are rendered.
* SolidWorks 2008 - corrupted shadows occur in dual mode.
* CATIA V5 R14/R15 - SDDR enhancements are now available.
* NVIDIA 160.xx drivers appear to be ~10% slower than previous drivers.
* NVIDIA Quadro cards: The "Avid Softimage XSI" entry is missing from the NVIDIA Control Panel Global Settings.
* NVIDIA Quadro cards: Application profiles are not being updated after driver uninstall or driver over-install.
* NVIDIA Quadro cards: Redsdk applicationrendering errors occur under Dualview mode.
* NVIDIA G-Sync, Quadro Plex Model I: "View System topology" page becomes empty after setting up the server on the system.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI: The maximum V-Sync delay in the NVIDIA Control Panel workstation SDI page is only 30.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600: The user cannot change the flat panel scaling using the NVIDIA Control Panel.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600: Motion Builder - the frame rate drops when using the Maya setting.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600: Autodesk Showcase 2008 - "zebra striping" occurs.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600: There is screen corruption with some OpenGL demos when 32x antialiasing is enabled.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600: Changing the display resolution causes PowerDVD Blu-ray disc movie to play abnormally.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600, Workstation 3D stereo: Horizontal "ripple" or tear flows from the top to the bottom of the screen while roaming.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600: Alias Studio - dragging a pop-up menu to the secondary Dualview display results in corruption of the menu.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600: Solid Edge V19 - there is corruption when spanning two monitors with antialiasing enabled within the application.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600: PBO source rendering is incorrect.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600: VC8 Softimage Project - wglMakeCurrent() fails when called across threads.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600: CATIA CATGTS - performance is lower compared to the performance when run on an Quadro FX 4500.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX4500/4600: CATIA R12 crashes when the SDDR support bit is enabled.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2: AMD Dual core CPU: The system hangs after running a stress test overnight.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000: RTT DeltaGen - the application crashes inside the wglMakeCurrent() call.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500: Maya - hardware rendering of images are corrupt when the tear-off window is viewed on the second Dualview monitor.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400: Marqueerendering problems with occur with GL_SPHERE_MAP.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M/ Quadro FX 370: CoCreate - there is corruption in the application model window after switching between full-screen and windowed DOS a few times.
* NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285: Google Earth renders incorrectly when moved across displays.
For Vista:
ISSUES RESOLVED
* Application profiles are missing for specific I-DEAS executable files.
* GLView - the second monitor is blank when running the rendering test.
* Microsoft SDK ShadowVolume - the screen flashes when using an odd number of lights.
* Localization, NVIDIA Control Panel: The 3D Settings->Manage 3D Settings->Global Settings tab: "Exported pixel types" text is not localized.
* The NVIDIA Control Panel Rotation function is not available.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700: Far Cry - blue-screen crash occurs when running the benchmark.
* NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450: The dialog box which opens after attempting to rotate the secondary monitor in Dualview mode doesn't close using "X" button.
Definitley sounds Graphics driver related.
For WInXP, the latest SW2008 certified driver for a FX350 card is 6.14.11.6265.
I'm assuming its WinXP because its the only OS listed on the SW website for a M60 laptop.
With that being said, SW certified drivers are also "computer make" dependent and according to the SW website, there are no certified drivers for a FX350 card when installed in a Dell Precision M60.
One other note on the 6.14.11.6265 driver, the SW website has a footnote saying you need to use the video card settings for SW
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by: kepper80Posted on 2008-04-21 at 13:27:51ID: 21405658
Sounds more like a Video Card issue.
Had solidworks ever worked properly on the laptop before? perhaps update to the newest video card drivers to make sure it isnt a video card issue. often times, 3d graphic programs like solidworks freeze due to video card compatability issues.