Hello,
I am having a lot of issues with embedded Excel files in Solidworks
2007 drawings creating errors which shuts down Solidworks. It seems
like it might be a combination of the Smarteam add-in that we are
using. It seems to not happen as often when Smarteam is unloaded from
Solidworks (not added-in any more), but it still will bomb out after a
certain time.
Anyone else had this kind of problem yet?
Thanks
Hello,
I am having a lot of issues with embedded Excel files in Solidworks
2007 drawings creating errors which shuts down Solidworks. It seems
like it might be a combination of the Smarteam add-in that we are
using. It seems to not happen as often when Smarteam is unloaded from
Solidworks (not added-in any more), but it still will bomb out after a
certain time.
Anyone else had this kind of problem yet?
Thanks
BlackadderIII,
Yes. Embedded objects, particularly ones involving complex software
like Excel, can increase file instability greatly, regardless of what
program you are in.. This is a general Windows issue that has been
around since the beginning of time. I avoid embedding objects as much
as possible. About the only thing that works reasonably well is
images (which I do use often). However, I do use embedded excel files
from time to time into SolidWorks drawings, but they do not contain
calculations or macros. Are you running complex excel functions from
within SolidWorks? If so, this may be the issue.
If you are already dependent on embedded Excel files, you may have to
play with them to see if anything can make them more stable (like
creating the embedded object from scratch and re-inserting it, or
simplifying their function - as in: no forumlae, etc).
Of course, all of this is assuming your issue is the embedded excel
files. There can be other causes to crashes. What other culprits
have you looked into? For example, there may be general file
corruption do to installed SolidWorks without turning off Virus
Protection software; or your harddrive might be going bad, or even
your graphics card too.
Matt Lorono
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