Solidworks wont open downloaded files crashes

The best place to start is by getting information about your system. Figure 1. System Information. Once we have the system information up and running we are going to look for some specific pieces of information. Figure 2. With these pieces of information, we can see if anything glaring about the system is the issue.

The OS is a big one to look for. In many instances of dual cards, one is an Intel HD card. Knowing this information, it is a good time to check to make sure your system is running the recommended hardware. You can compare your system to the minimum requirements here.

Launch this program. Figure 3. This tab tells you common system information and settings and gives warnings on basic issues. Check this to make sure it matches what you found in the System information and if the Graphics Driver needs to be updated.

You can check to see what driver your card should be running here. In the home tab, we want to run the safe modes at the bottom of the page. Figure 4. At this point, save any files being worked on and shut down the program. The first safe mode we want to test with is the OpenGL mode. The reason for doing this is to test if the graphics card is the cause of the problem.

Once that safe mode is up and running, go through the same process that causes the crash. If the crash does not occur, the issue lies with the graphics card. Take a look to make sure the card is certified and the driver is up to date. BugRobotics liked this post. My cad uses same drivers. Stability and speed increase dramatically. My old firepro with 2gb card 4gb system runs circles around my work computers new-ish nuclear powered Quadro with 32 gb system 8 gb card. Autocad is just the opposite, if I open it before 3 or after 5 or if the wind is coming from the south it crashes on my old computer; On the new work computer it doesn't even know it is running.

AMD gives drivers tuned to your specific program if you are running the pro grade cards. Solidworks is an option already available for download. Originally Posted by memphisjed. Just a method of good practice, never switch to a new version of SW till they have SP2 out for it.

Fal Grunt liked this post. Originally Posted by BugRobotics. Hi memphisjed, are you saying that the driver you are using with your Firepro was downloaded from the AMD website and not the SolidWorks driver website? I've never seen a Solidworks specific driver from AMD but will certainly give it a try if you could point me in the right direction.

I have an old computer build that uses a Firepro and the stability has always been disappointing. Originally Posted by Rewt. Originally Posted by Fal Grunt. Related Projects. I am trying to open. I do not have administrator rights and will not get them Company policy. Is there a work around for this.

I know for a fact the files can be opened by systems with administrator rights, the filse are good, but I am losing my back door to open vendor files. I would be suprised if it was an administrative rights issue.

I just do not understand how a users rights would change the file types that can be opened. That being said I have always had admin rights over my own PC just not on the network. I would give your reseller a call and see what they say.

Can you create a STEP file yourself on this seat simple test of a cube. If so, can you then read that file back in. You can test this theory by having someone with admin rights logon to your machine, start SWX and try to open the file.

I'll bet they will have the same problem you do. Finding out what is different between installations done with and without admin rights might be a bit more involved. We have a problems with step files crashing on 64 bit machines. They open fine on 32 bit machines. Could this be it? I have opened quite a few step files from different manufacturers with solidworks 64 bit. I don't recall ever having a crash upon opening, even though they can take a very long time to parse.

I've had some step files open on my 64 bit machine that would crash a 32 bit system due to needing too much memory to load I get some crazy large step files occasionally.