Solidworks Flow Simulation crashed when viewing results

JohnnyOnTheSpot · November 28, 2014, 18:01

Hello,

I'm hoping someone can help me with an issue I am having in Flow Simulation.

I can solve my simulation, but when I go to view results Solidworks instantly crashes. This happens most often when I try to view a cut-plot.

I ran Solidworks Rx and found no issues, and am currently repairing my SW install.

Is there a way to generate a crash report to see what is causing the issue?

Here are my system details:

SW2014 SP2
Windows 8.1
ASUS Q550LF Laptop
Quad-core i7 4700U (1.8GHz)
8GB RAM
NVIDIA GT 745M GPU (1GB)

Any help appreciated!

John

JohnnyOnTheSpot · November 29, 2014, 05:24

I finished re-installing SW and this did not solve the problem.

I am open to ideas.

John

say_cfd · December 10, 2014, 03:46

Have you checked the "windows log" through Event viewer ?

freierfall · December 24, 2014, 09:08

Change your grafic gard to a quadro or Firegl and it will work // sorry you have a Laptop.

best wishes Sascha

here is the link certified Card for solidworks
http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support...rdtesting.html

Boris_M · January 14, 2015, 08:20

Usually might be related to the graphics card but you should first try to update your drivers as there might have been some updates in the visualization that requires a newer version of some drivers such as OpenGL or something else.
If that doesn't help try if you can show another plot such as surface or trajectories.

Boris

polaritus · October 11, 2016, 04:49

You should go to Systemoptions --> Performance --> Check Use OpenGL
This should fix the issue with the crashing cut plot.

Be aware that some functionalities of the software will be affected, e.g. if you want to save an animation, you have to check this option out, otherwise you will get black screen only.

November 28, 2014, 18:01	Solidworks Flow Simulation crashed when viewing results	#1
JohnnyOnTheSpot New Member John Bulzacchelli Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 10 Rep Power: 11	Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me with an issue I am having in Flow Simulation. I can solve my simulation, but when I go to view results Solidworks instantly crashes. This happens most often when I try to view a cut-plot. I ran Solidworks Rx and found no issues, and am currently repairing my SW install. Is there a way to generate a crash report to see what is causing the issue? Here are my system details: SW2014 SP2 Windows 8.1 ASUS Q550LF Laptop Quad-core i7 4700U (1.8GHz) 8GB RAM NVIDIA GT 745M GPU (1GB) Any help appreciated! John

December 10, 2014, 03:46	Windows log	#3
say_cfd New Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 11	Have you checked the "windows log" through Event viewer ?

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November 29, 2014, 05:24		#2
JohnnyOnTheSpot New Member John Bulzacchelli Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 10 Rep Power: 11	I finished re-installing SW and this did not solve the problem. I am open to ideas. John

December 24, 2014, 09:08		#4
freierfall New Member Sascha Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 11	Change your grafic gard to a quadro or Firegl and it will work // sorry you have a Laptop. best wishes Sascha here is the link certified Card for solidworks http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support...rdtesting.html

January 14, 2015, 08:20		#5
Boris_M Disabled Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 616 Rep Power: 23	Usually might be related to the graphics card but you should first try to update your drivers as there might have been some updates in the visualization that requires a newer version of some drivers such as OpenGL or something else. If that doesn't help try if you can show another plot such as surface or trajectories. Boris

October 11, 2016, 04:49		#6
polaritus New Member Rita Szijarto Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 12	You should go to Systemoptions --> Performance --> Check Use OpenGL This should fix the issue with the crashing cut plot. Be aware that some functionalities of the software will be affected, e.g. if you want to save an animation, you have to check this option out, otherwise you will get black screen only.