X9 cannot find parasolid data in solidworks file

[chiller]

I am having trouble opening any solidworks files. It just started yesterday. Any ideas. It works fine on other computers.

Thank You

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Are you trying to open SolidWorks 2016 files? That's not yet supported in X9.

Or perhaps you re-installed or repaired a MC or SW installation that is a little older (just guessing).

You should be able to shut down MC (and SW if your running it) and re-register SWDocumentMgr.DLL.

There is a thread (or two or ten) that you can search for that will describe how to do that.

[chiller]

I don't have solidworks on this computer. I did just do some windows updates yesterday.

[Bob W.]

Sometimes if you are using the configuration manager in Solidworks you need to activate the specific configuration, then save.  That is the only time I have seen this issue, when a file with multiple configurations has been changed but the individual configurations haven't been activated to accept the changes.

[Guest]

It reallsy doesn't matter if you have Solidworks installed or not BUT if that solid came out of SW2016, which it sounds like you would have no idea, you still can't open it

[Watcher]

I really don´t get why at least one of the many topics about this hasn´t been pinned yet.

[Guest]

I really don´t get why at least one of the many topics about this hasn´t been pinned yet.

 

Most likely because it's many times a different issue, from registering the dll to trying to import from an unsupported version

[chiller]

jparis, I do know the differance and they are not 2016 files. Anyway, I did find a thread that had me go into the following...

right click on CMD.exe and run as administrator

then run the following in CMD

C:\windows|syswow64\regsrv32.exe "C:\program files\mcamx9\common\swoksdata\swdocumentmgr.dll"

Worked great.

Thank for all the responces.

This process should be pinned. I agree

[Thad]

OK, so what happens when registering the dll doesn't fix it? I used the advanced configuration tool to unregister and reregister...no luck. I used the cmd line as administrator...no luck. Now what? I got confirmation messages both times that the dll had been registered.

Not sure what happened here. I opened about 20 SW files yesterday with no problem and now this morning I'm hosed.

Using X9.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Thad said:

OK, so what happens when registering the dll doesn't fix it? I used the advanced configuration tool to unregister and reregister...no luck. I used the cmd line as administrator...no luck. Now what? I got confirmation messages both times that the dll had been registered.

Not sure what happened here. I opened about 20 SW files yesterday with no problem and now this morning I'm hosed.

Using X9.

Is it possible that some files are being output in a newer version of SW's?

[Thad]

7 minutes ago, JParis said:

Is it possible that some files are being output in a newer version of SW's?

Yes, it's possible. I just tried opening a SW file that I opened and programmed about a month ago and it won't open for me now. Interesting that the date on the file is yesterday and not months ago when it was originally designed. Perhaps our design dept updated something after I left yesterday. They work different hours than I do and are here after I leave. I'll ask them when they get in.

Thanks JP.

[Thad]

The SW file is from SW 2017. They updated last night.

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, Thad said:

The SW file is from SW 2017. They updated last night.

 

and there you go

Might be time for the move off of X9

 

 

[Thad]

Is that my only option if I want to open the *native files* in MC?

[Guest]

If you need to open the latest versions and the version you're running won't do it....either the newer version or see if your people will output them as translated files

[gcode]

1 hour ago, Thad said:

Is that my only option if I want to open the *native files* in MC?

If you want to run SW2017 files in X9 you will have to open them in MC2017 and, save them as a parasolid

In MC2017 make sure the Save As version is no higher than 27  ( see the Converters page in System Config)

You will be able to open those files in X9

 

The only way to work with true native SW2017 files is to start using MC2017

 

[crazy^millman]

55 minutes ago, Thad said:

Is that my only option if I want to open the *native files* in MC?

Yes.

[Thad]

Ugg, that's what I was afraid of. Thanks guys.

[Jkermit83]

Same thing happened here.  Our engineers updated to SW2017 and now we have to switch to using MC2017 or get a parasolid file out of SW.  Kind of a bummer.  I was holding off on switching to MC2017 but I guess now is the time.  It's too bad there isn't a patch.

[Guest]

36 minutes ago, Jkermit83 said:

 It's too bad there isn't a patch.

No it's not

In weeks at this point 2018 will be released.....time to move forward

[Newbeeee™]

1 hour ago, Thad said:

Ugg, that's what I was afraid of. Thanks guys.

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