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File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:08 pm
by christian chu
Not happened all the time, I got this mesg (see att. image) once a while while saving solid bodies to external files (no matter what name I tried) - "Shutdown and reopen SW" would solve the issue. Not sure why it happens
Is it the SW issue or I'm doing something wrong
Thanks
Re: File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:40 pm
by Frederick_Law
Looks like it cannot use the body name as filename.
Got
[] {} in the name? Or other @#$%*&?
LOL ( )
Re: File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:50 am
by Lapuo
This is SW issue i believe.
Sometimes it happens to me (randomly) and after SW restart it fixes it self
Re: File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:59 am
by mike miller
You need to quit swearing when typing in file names.
"@#$%?[\!"
Windows transliterates......and we have a problem. No, no, you can't hide your bad habits from us.
Re: File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 3:44 pm
by mbiasotti
I've seen this issue also (and regularly) and agree with @christian chu that I need to close shutdown and restart SW to rid the problem. SW must be cache the filename somewhere and not clear until the program restarts...
Re: File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:33 pm
by RichGergely
If I remember correctly, if you run in administration mode it won't happen. I don't use the feature for other reasons now but I'm pretty sure that was a fix so it didn't happen.
Re: File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:18 pm
by christian chu
RichGergely wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:33 pm
If I remember correctly, if you run in administration mode it won't happen. I don't use the feature for other reasons now but I'm pretty sure that was a fix so it didn't happen.
I always run SW as Administration
Re: File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 2:43 pm
by RichGergely
Actually run the program as administrator or have administration privileges?
Every time when you launch solidworks a pop-up will come up and will ask you do you want to make changes to the program.
Right click on icon
Properties
Compatibility
Run program as administrator
Re: File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 3:09 pm
by AlexLachance
christian chu wrote: ↑Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:08 pm
Not happened all the time, I got this mesg (see att. image) once a while while saving solid bodies to external files (no matter what name I tried) - "Shutdown and reopen SW" would solve the issue. Not sure why it happens
Is it the SW issue or I'm doing something wrong
Thanks
image.png
If a restart fixes the issue, then SW's memory most likely saturated.
Re: File name issue while saving solid bodies
Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 3:38 pm
by RichGergely
OK looked up some old threads on this problem and the answer is as I said previous.
You need to run the program in administror mode not just have administration privalages or be a administrator,
Right click on icon
Properties
Compatibility
Run program as administrator
What's really sad there are threads going back past 2012 and still not fixed.