Crashes and file corruption

Has anyone else noticed that after SWX does a CTD, and you open back up
an assembly, that mates can go crazy? I noticed yesterday that mates
were missing, suppressed, or changed. In talking with another designer
who crashes more than I do, he is experiencing that same thing.

While I can not duplicate or have had the opportunity to document
exactly what changes occur after a CTD, I now realize that I do not
trust SolidWorks.

 

Sorry - I mean CDT

 

Did you by chance rename the assembly sometime in the period before you
had a crash, but before you made corrections or changes to Mates in the
assembly? The reason I ask is that earlier on (before SP0.1) I noted
that in the Feature Trees of the components of the new (renamed)
assembly the Mates still reflected the name of the assembly before it
was renamed. That is, they would reflect the older assembly name UNTIL
the assembly file has actually been closed down and reopened, and
thereafter they would reflect the proper assembly name. Not what one
would call a really a big deal, EXCEPT that seemingly if one DID NOT
close down and reopen the assembly the Mates that you changed, corrected
or added (and then Saved) wouldn't necessarily reappear properly if
SolidWorks crashed thereafter. I had it happen several times, and
someone else noted the same thing. Mates that I knew I corrected (and I
Saved after I corrected them) reappeared as problems after the
SolidWorks assembly is reopened after a crash. UNLESS I closed down the
assembly file, then reopen it. If I did that and I had a crash, the
Mates that were corrected remained correct. The other person reported
that with SP0.1, the problem did not occur with him again, and I can't
say I've actually tested it since going to SP0.1.

So, if you have renamed the assembly and did not close it down and
reopen it, you may be seeing the same problem we saw earlier. And if
you are on SP0.1 then we need to know about it. That might mean the
problem has not been yet resolved satisfactorily.

Mark 'Sporky' Stapleton
Watermark Design, LLC
www.h2omarkdesign.com

 

No. I am using SolidWorks 2004 SP4.1