10 Replies Latest reply on Oct 22, 2009 5:28 PM by Michael McCune

Double-Click to open sketch broken/off

Michael McCune Oct 22, 2009 1:30 PM

Hello All,

My Double-click to open a sketch has stopped working, I can Double Click to leave the sketch still though. I'm not running any mouse drivers and I don't think it corrseponds to any system changes I made. Does anyone have any ideas where to look?

SW2009 4.1 on XP64

-Thanks!

Re: Double-Click to open sketch broken/off

Kelvin Lamport Oct 22, 2009 1:43 PM (in response to Michael McCune)

Where were you clicking when opening a sketch with a double-click?

To my knowledge, the double click in the graphics area only closed an open sketch, and double-clicking in the FM merely showed the dimensions but did not actually open the sketch.
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  Kelvin Lamport Oct 22, 2009 1:48 PM (in response to Kelvin Lamport)
  
  Just remembered .... in the Command Manger > Features tab, select the Instant 3D icon.
  
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    Chris Sonon Oct 22, 2009 1:54 PM (in response to Kelvin Lamport)
    
    Ahhh... good point! Forgot that this does need to be on in order for it to work. Good catch!
    
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Re: Double-Click to open sketch broken/off

Chris Sonon Oct 22, 2009 1:53 PM (in response to Michael McCune)

The doule click edit sketch works either from the feature manager or from a sketch that is visible in the model (but not active). Typically we see these types of issues when the user settings are corrupted (or at least one value is).

Quick test is to close Solidworks, open Registry editor (regedit.exe) and locate HKEY_Current_User\Software\Solidworks\Solidworks ####.

#### = Release year

Right click on the folder and rename to include a "_" at the end. Launch Solidworks (will act like new install) and test the issue again. If this corrects the issue that means one of the values in your user settings is corrupt and you can troubleshot from there.

God Bless,
Chris
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- Re: Double-Click to open sketch broken/off
  
  Michael McCune Oct 22, 2009 3:50 PM (in response to Chris Sonon)
  
  Thanks Chris!
  
  That was the problem, in fact that was probably the root of several problems. There were registry entries all the way back to SW2004, way before this machine was even built (thank you IT dept). Improvement in UI response speed was dramatic and instant after clearing out all "HKEY_Current_User\Software\Solidworks\Solidworks ####" folders. Double-click works both ways now, into and out of sketches.
  
  Of course SW refuses to accept my *.sldreg saved settings file in the Copy Settings Wizard now that I actually need it, but I don't care...it's good to reset them all by hand every couple years
  
  Thanks Again!
  -Mike
  
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    Chris Sonon Oct 22, 2009 3:53 PM (in response to Michael McCune)
    
    Mike,
    
    Rename the file from .sldreg to .reg and right click it to merge it into the system. The file is simply a modified version of a registry file. If the old settings are from a previous release you can merge them then rename the #### portion of the Solidworks #### to the desired release. Please note that the process is not supported and not 100%, especially if going from a release like 2007 to 2008 (because of the major GUI change).
    
    God Bless,
    Chris
    
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    Chris Sonon Oct 22, 2009 3:54 PM (in response to Michael McCune)
    
    And as a side note, it is good to clean these out after each major release. Something I wish Solidworks would include in an uninstall option.
    
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      Michael McCune Oct 22, 2009 4:39 PM (in response to Chris Sonon)
      
      Hey Chris,
      
      I'm trying to do some .reg surgury to get only the settings I want and not introduce any trash. Is there a section I can cut out to get only Keyboard Shortcut customization?
      
      Thanks!
      
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        Chris Sonon Oct 22, 2009 4:54 PM (in response to Michael McCune)
        
        Mike,
        
        This path should do it: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SolidWorks ####\Customization
        
        God Bless,
        Chris
        
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        Michael McCune Oct 22, 2009 5:28 PM (in response to Chris Sonon)
        
        Yeah, Everything from there all the way down to lighting.
        
        Speaking of lighting, at some point in our company's history someone made all the default templates with the lights "off" and the default part color as a super bright gold (so you can see it in the dark) Lol
        
        Well, thanks alot! With your help I was able to make a .reg file that has only the minimum settings I need and SW finally runs like it should.
        -Mike
        
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