We did more thorough tests like cleaning out registry and reinstalling as administrator with the antivirus off but the problem remained.Ī decision was made to reformat the computer and just install Solidworks to confirm it functioned correctly on the machine and it did. Even when performing simple commands like opening the options dialog box, selecting faces, or editing dimensions we would see an abnormal delay.Īfter checking common issues like working with files over a network and graphics card/driver issue we were able to rule these out. This ReadMe was last updated on November 14, 2005.Recently I was dealing a Solidworks Slow Performance issue on a new machine. All rights reserved.Īutodesk® and the Autodesk logo are registered trademarks in the U.S. This page lists compatibility problems with various graphics cards, including OpenGL and HOOPS (an application framework for 3D used with DWF Viewer.)įor more information about Autodesk DWF Viewer, visit the Products page at. Where you have formerly declared something as CAdDocument, change it to IAdDocument to go through the COM interface. Note: CoClasses No Longer Working If you have bypassed the COM interface using CoClasses, this practice will no longer work. Some textures do not display correctly Instead there will be a checkerboard pattern. Turn off hardware acceleration (Tools > Options).
Problems with display and application crashing:Įnsure that you have the latest driver for your graphics card installed. Textures display incorrectly To avoid this issue, use the SolidWorks plug-in, available during the installation of DWF Writer.
To avoid this issue, download the DWF first and then open it. when closing the Navigator in embedded mode. when opening a 3D DWF file with hardware acceleration on. Resizing the navigator with a 3D DWF Resizing the Navigator with a 3D DWF open renders the application unusable because of graphical problems: duplicate images of the model appear. Works Better with Hardware Acceleration off To turn off, choose Tools > Options and click Enable Hardware Acceleration to remove the check mark. Once in Slide Show view, the embedded DWF file can be manipulated using tools on the Main Toolbar and the Navigation Toolbar. Tip: To link to the DWF file, leave the option unchecked and make sure that the DWF is accessible to the user. To embed the DWF file, verify that the Do you want to embed a copy of this file in the parent document? option is selected and click OK.
On the Source Path tab, type the DWF file path and file name.ĥ. Right-click the object and select Autodesk DWF Viewer Control Object > Properties.Ĥ. With the Create New option selected, from the Object type: list, select Autodesk DWF Viewer Control and click OK to insert the object.ģ. In PowerPoint in Normal View: Choose Insert > Object. To make the Viewer available in Slide Show view,ġ. Autodesk ID # 695990Įmbedded in PowerPoint In Slide Show view, a double click on the DWF file advances the slide instead of opening the Viewer. This is a limitation of Microsoft Word: To save the correct view, exit Run mode and go back to Design mode. View problems in Word and Internet Explorer A DWF dragged into Microsoft® Word does not save with the correct view. For example, if you are searching for the word “Engineering” in DWF files, enter “!Engineering” in the search field.
The workaround is to include an “!” in front of the search string.
Search not working in Windows 2000 DWF files cannot be searched with the Windows Explorer search command in Windows 2000. With Publish and Publish and Email The wrong print driver is selected and the DWF file is not created.
Very large files slow Large files (about 15MB) may be very slow to show a print preview, zoom, or pan. Operating Systems that Can Run DWF Viewer 6.5