new drawing disable new model view on creation

[mp3-250]

Is it possible to disable the property manager to show the model view creation wizard when creating a new drawing?
I think I had a registry flag for that but it seems it does not work.
Or it was a template setting?

[RonE]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 20xx\General]
"Start Insert Model View command for a New Drawing"=dword:00000000

[mp3-250]

ok this is the same I have.
I remember with SW2022 it did not work for me.

[RonE]

That's strange. I've just tested it in both 2022 SP5 and 2023 SP5 and in both versions it worked well.

[mp3-250]

I will test it tomorrow with 2023.
For other troubles I had, I discovered that some registry setting was not working if another (unrelated) setting was turned off or on.

[gupta9665]

Did you tried this setting?

[mp3-250]

Did you tried this setting?

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thanks @gupta9665 I wonder where that setting is saved. I suspect the registry key above. I will test tomorrow at work.

[gupta9665]

thanks @gupta9665 I wonder where that setting is saved. I suspect the registry key above. I will test tomorrow at work.

Yes it is under the reg key stated by @RonE

[mp3-250]

If I start the model view command the autocreation option is unchecked and I have the registry key already set at zero.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 2023\General]
"Start Insert Model View command for a New Drawing"=dword:00000000

And still it does not work. I suspect another setting is causing the error, like the performance dialog that is not suppressed if the save timeout is not active. Nice combination!

[RonE]

Maybe I'm getting it wrong. What exactly would you expect to happen? Do you just want to place a view without the model view PM pages? Maybe you should use the view palette then.

[mp3-250]

just open the empty drawing leaving the user the choice of the first command. like adding the basic 3 views...

I sort of got it working, but I do not know why. But it is not that single registry key alone I suspect.

[mp3-250]

no luck. when I reset solidworks to our defauts the model view creation is disable in both the ui and the registry, but still show the creation dialog when making a new drawing.

I am at loss.

[gupta9665]

no luck. when I reset solidworks to our defauts the model view creation is disable in both the ui and the registry, but still show the creation dialog when making a new drawing.

I am at loss.

Are you making the drawing from a model using Make Drawing option or using File > New to start a new drawing?

[mp3-250]

make drawing from part-assrmbly

[gupta9665]

make drawing from part-assrmbly

Well in this case, the behavior is correct i.e. SW will start the model view creation. And in case you directly start a drawing using FIle > New, then you should not get the model view option if you have the option unchecked.

[mp3-250]

ok so it is expected behavior.
thank you for helping.