3 Replies Latest reply on Dec 30, 2010 11:17 PM by Deepak Gupta

Running two instances of Solidworks

1-U3XXRA Dec 30, 2010 4:18 PM

I no longer am able to open two Solidworks windows what happened?

I run dual monitors and sometimes it is nice to run too two copies of Solidworks for editing properties, referencing documents ect...

I realize the second copy does not save a journal file but all the editing of actual files I do in the original window.

Re: Running two instances of Solidworks

Walter Fetsch Dec 30, 2010 4:30 PM (in response to 1-U3XXRA)

When you start the second instance, SW always feels obligated to warn you about its inability to save a journal file. I often have that dialog box appear behind another window. If that happens, it waits for user input indefinitely, giving the impression that SW has not started. Try using alt-tab to flip through your windows and see if the dialog box comes up.
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  1-U3XXRA Dec 30, 2010 4:36 PM (in response to Walter Fetsch)
  
  No luck the SW launcher appears for a second then disapears.
  
  I accidentally pressed the question answered button.... Ugh how do I undo that.
  
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    Deepak Gupta Dec 30, 2010 11:17 PM (in response to 1-U3XXRA)
    
    Generally a message prompts about the design journal but you must see another session running. Do you see another SolidWorks process running in the task manager.
    
    BTW any chance you running a network version ??
    
    Brian Howey wrote:
    
    I accidentally pressed the question answered button.... Ugh how do I undo that.
    Oops you can't undo that
    
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