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[juan]

Jonathan,

This is strange but sure we can find a solution.
May be this is a problem with the installation and conflicts with older versions, but in that case you would have problems in the loading/unloading process, not in the analisys of the scene. (but windows is misterious, there could be a lot of causes). Anyway if you have SWmaxwell2005 it has an uninstaller, but in swMaxwell it is not needed, check you have the last version, delete the older swmaxwell2006 and replace it with the new one (do not overwrite, first delete and then replace, ok? )

But as I say, I am not very sure this is your problem. First of all I need to know when SW crashes. Please check if the mxs file is written before the crash. isn't it? The last instruction in the scene analisys is a call to the mxcl command (which launches maxwell app) and I had to change this call in the last release of the plugin for some reasons. Just before this call, the mxs is written so if you have this file in the right path, we know where the program crashes. This call depends on several settings of your system and it would explain why we have not seen this in other computers.

If you have not the mxs file then the problem is a bit more complex. Get a big assembly, do not apply any maxwell material, and press the render button. You will see the percentage of the process in the status bar below. does the crash happen when the status show 0%, 100% or a middle value?

With this info I can send you different versions of the plugin with some functions disabled (i.e. without sky, without textures, ...) and we can check the origin of the problem. But I think that with the first steps we are going to get info enough to fix this issue very soon, sure today. Sorry for the inconveniences.

PS. I have compiled a new version of the plugin with some of the suggestions of Eric (Thanks Eric ) Now there is a feature ( optional ! ) that updates the color, transparency and other visual parameters of the object when a maxwell material is applyed following the values of this maxwell material. It is very useful to know which materials have a maxwell material applyed. I could update it tomorrow but please save a copy of the old plugin because I will go out for a week and I could not give you support for some days. In this version also there are some minor bugs fixed.

Thanks for your suggestions,

Juan

[juan]

Hi Daniel,

If I uncheck the Add-In and then re-load by opening the dll is the old one not removed? Or is it that when we open the dll in SW, it moved to a SW directory from the original directory it was in? Just want to be sure I am doing the right thing...

The load/unload process do not move any file. To update the plugin to a new version I do not load it inside SolidWorks. If your old plugin is properly installed, just replace it with the new dll.( without SW running! ). The next time you run SW the new plugin will be loaded. I hope it answer your question. If you have more doubts just ask here.

Cheers,

Juan

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[juan]

Your uranium cats are infecting you

[jjs]

Jonathan,


But as I say, I am not very sure this is your problem. First of all I need to know when SW crashes. Please check if the mxs file is written before the crash. isn't it? The last instruction in the scene analisys is a call to the mxcl command (which launches maxwell app) and I had to change this call in the last release of the plugin for some reasons. Just before this call, the mxs is written so if you have this file in the right path, we know where the program crashes. This call depends on several settings of your system and it would explain why we have not seen this in other computers.

If you have not the mxs file then the problem is a bit more complex. Get a big assembly, do not apply any maxwell material, and press the render button. You will see the percentage of the process in the status bar below. does the crash happen when the status show 0%, 100% or a middle value?


Juan

The MXS file does not even start - I hit the render button and before any Maxwell windows open, SW screen stays for perhaps 3 seconds and then dissappears and is replaced by the SW RX window asking if I want to run a diagnosis. I don't know if you are familiar with SW RX but it gave my SW system the all clear, but I don't think this actually means much.

Like Wiskey - I also get the SWmaxwell1 appearing in my addin list - but unlike him Maxwell or next limit does not appear in my ADD/Remove Programme list. The only Maxwell unistall I have is in the Start/Programme List and this does not actually unistall Maxwell.

I think my system is screwed up so I will delete all installs of Maxwell and SWmaxwell and start again.

TTFN


Jonathan

[juan]

Jonathan,

even it no maxwell window is opened before the crash..could you check if the mxs file is created? You select the location of this file in the render tab of the Maxwell Property manager, see the image below. Please check if the mxs file is placed there and tell me.
also, have you seen any change in the status bar after press the render button, just before the crash?? see the image below..
Best,

Juan

[juan]

your desires are orders!

No, seriously, this is very easy, I can do it in the next version. But I guess other users would like another place.. I can compile several versions, one for each place

Cheers,

Juan

[jdunne]

What i am asking, is why do you need complete integration in the modeler and not just an export plugin with simple save as...

Please juan dont get me wrong. i am not trying to be hostile.
I just try to understand.

Hey Buffos

I cannot speak for other applications. But for the SolidWorks community. I think it is a must for a product like MW to run inside Solidworks. Specifically because it removes the need to learn a new UI etc... Exporting into a stand alone verions of MW is a great extra benifit, but for the power user...

Running inside SW offers advantages such as the ablity to run in newer versions of SW. Creating a converter means it needs to be updated for each new version of each application. So in some ways the software maintanence is less than stand alone.

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[jdunne]

What i am asking, is why do you need complete integration in the modeler and not just an export plugin with simple save as...

Please juan dont get me wrong. i am not trying to be hostile.
I just try to understand.

Hey Buffos

I cannot speak for other applications. But for the SolidWorks community. I think it is a must for a product like MW to run inside Solidworks. Specifically because it removes the need to learn a new UI etc... Exporting into a stand alone verions of MW is a great extra benifit, but for the power user...

Running inside SW offers advantages such as the ablity to run in newer versions of SW. Creating a converter means it needs to be updated for each new version of each application. So in some ways the software maintanence is less than stand alone.

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[juan]

It is obvious that for most SolidWorks users the complete integration is the best solution. So you can get amazing results just pressing the render button, you do not need to use other app later to finish the work.

Regards,

Juan