Hi all,
I am trying to save an animation from an FEA study but it is coming up with an error: "Unable to create AVI File"
When dismissed the next error says "Write Error"
I am using Solidworks 2017 *Educational Product* for a Uni assignment.
Has anyone got any ideas? I have googled it to death and noting seems to fix the error.
Thanks in advance
James
Hi James,
It may be an issue with the folder you are attempting to write the .AVI into. I don't know how long this folder path is but it may be too long (longer than 256 characters is not allowed by windows). Try saving into C:\Temp. Even a limited user should still have access to write data into this folder (in case your user account is the issue).
Thanks I will give it a go. I was trying to save it to my desktop.
James Wingham wrote:
I was trying to save it to my desktop.
That is not what your image shows?
I tried saving it to multiple locations. I have found that saving it to a memory stick worked once but I can't get it to do it again.
Does anyone have a process flow? Does the animation need to be paused/stopped to save? How long does it take to save roughly?
Make sure that you have enough space where you intend to save.
Set the number of frames to save.
Set the speed.
Set the location.
Click on Options and select compression code. (you might try each one)
Click Play.
Unfortunately it still comes up with the same error when saving, network path: C:\temp\AE1 Assignemnt-Low Alloy Steel-Stress-Stress1.avi
If it is still saying the same write error then it may be a limitation of your user account. You may want to try enabling and getting into the hidden local "Administrator" account on this machine to see if it is able to save your .AVI out (like this: GoEngineer - Microsoft: Enabling the Hidden Local Administrator Account).
