I can't get Solidworks (2015 Pro) to accept variables or equations. Trying to enter an equation gets nothing - no action, no response, nothing. Trying to enter Global Variables is the same.
I can't get Solidworks (2015 Pro) to accept variables or equations. Trying to enter an equation gets nothing - no action, no response, nothing. Trying to enter Global Variables is the same.
Tutorials doesn't work either.
That’s an old release.
Did it work for several years and now something has changed to break the functionality?
Do you have MS Excel installed on this machine?
What version of Windows OS?
Just because it's old doesn't mean it should suddenly stop working.. Windows 10 Pro Version 1909
You have reported three different issues in two different discussion threads.
I am trying to determine if SolidWorks 2015 worked fie on this machine for several years and now suddenly something has changed and it doesn’t work correctly?
or
Did this functionality never work - even when it was first installed several years ago?
In other words, is this a new problem or is it an old problem that was never resolved years ago?
Do you have MS Excel on this machine?
J. Mather wrote:
You have reported three different issues in three different discussion threads.
I am trying to determine if SolidWorks 2015 worked fie on this machine for several years and now suddenly something has changed and it doesn’t work correctly?
orDid this functionality never work - even when it was first installed several years ago?
In other words, is this a new problem or is it an old problem that was never resolved years ago?
I used Solidworks 2011 for years. Bought upgrades thru 2015 when I retired, but never bothered to install them until installing 2015 last fall when I got a new computer (Computer Upgrade King, I7-9700K CPU, 16GB RAM, GeForce GTX-1070Ti, Windows 10 Pro). Everything seemed to work fine, but lately I've found that I can't create variables, equations don't work, and neither do tutorials. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Solidworks twice, to no avail.
When I switched with my SolidWorks 2013 version from computer with Windows 7 to a new one with Windows 10, some additional work had to be done to get equations working. Could have a look later what I did. Had to do with re-register VBA files.
1-3TU9W6 wrote:
Everything seemed to work fine, but lately I've found that I can't create variables, equations don't work, and neither do tutorials.
So, it sounds like something has changed.
Just to verify, are you certain that Materials, Equations and Tutorials worked after install last fall, or is this the first time you have tried to use these particular functions in this install?
Do you have MS Excel installed on this machine (and run at least once)?
Also, what Service Pack of 2015?
J. Mather wrote:
Also, what Service Pack of 2015?
SP 2.1
J. Mather wrote:
Do you have MS Excel on this machine?
Yes. I use Excel all the time.
Which version of Exel? It may be newer than SW and this can cause problems.
And one more thing. Did you disable antivirus program by installing SW? If not, maybe you've just found a solution to your equation problem (and more).
Thanks everyone. Zack at Trimech saved the day. Windows updates messing with VBA was the culprit.
John Carr wrote:
Zack at Trimech saved the day.
Now that the day has been saved - create a Windows Restore Point.
(I do this on a regular basis.)
Have you gone through the built-in tutorial on Equations? It is in the Advanced Techniques section.