Hello,
I have create one Beam with fixtures left and right. I want to use the table driven pressure to apply a force on only half of the beam. See attached picture Ubung6_allgemein.jpg
In SW 2018 there was no problem to use this table in the Force PropertyManager. In SW2020 the table changes the values in a way where the values are no longer valid. See picture Ubung6_TableDriven.jpg
It is only possible to save the table as .csv file and change the values in MS Excel or the Text Editor. And then load this .csv file again.
What is the Problem with this tables in SW 2020?
In the System Properties I use decimal seperator point. See picture Separator.jpg
PS: Also the Event table in fatique studies have this Problem.
Kind regards Martin
The symptoms described are consistent with the following known issue:
SPR 1158451 - "Table Driven Load Distribution for Nonuniform Distribution Force value resets to blank or "Invalid length data" error message is given when comma (,) is used as a decimal symbol specified in Windows Control Panel > Customize Format."
A possible workaround is to specify a period/dot (.) as the decimal separator in OS settings. To do so:
1. In Windows Control Panel, go to Region > Formats > Additional settings > Customize Format > Numbers.
2. Under 'Decimal symbol' specify a period/dot (.) then click on 'Apply'.
3. Launch SOLIDWORKS.
4. If the issue persists, restart your system.
This issue appeared in SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2019 with the introduction of the following functionality which now makes it possible for SOLIDWORKS Simulation to consider OS settings for decimal separator:
2019 What's New in SOLIDWORKS - Customized Numerical Format
The SOLIDWORKS Simulation R&D team expects to have this fixed in the upcoming release of SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2020 SP5. If you still encounter similar behavior in this version or have other concerns, please contact your SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller (VAR) for assistance.