My SolidWorks locks up often (about 50% of the time) if I switch to RealView. The lockup only happens while in RealView. I've reinstallaed SolidWorks, removed and reinstalled the video driver multiple times. I do use 2 monitors of different resolutions, so I turned off the second monitor using the Nvidia control panel as well and I still have SolidWorks lockup issues. I'm using an Nvidia FX1800 card and the latest driver from the SolidWorks website.
I've tried to run SolidWorks Rx when SolidWorks locks up and Rx will not complete it's gathering of system information, so it fails as well (see attached jpg). I have no other issues with the computer - everthing else runs fine.
I've had this problem for months, probably over a year. The problem seems to come and go, but it's been quite consistent over the last several months.
Any ideas?
Check your ram and processor to make sure that you have enough horsepower to do this efficiently.
SW recommended inimums will not produce adequate results on any level of this program.
I run an 8 core processor and 12Gb of ram and a decent video card with no sweat.
Open your task manager when doing this and look at the cpu and ram usage.
If it even comes close to pegging them out, you need a hotter machine.
Hope this helps.