[juan]

Hi all,

There is a new patch fro the plugin available in the downloads area. THis is the list of changes:

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Solidworks plug-in revision 1.1.17
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-Fixed issues with the launch of the materials assignments tree:
New option in the materials list menu to launch the materials assignments tree (there is also an option to enable/set the shortcut key)
(When the shorcut is enabled, please check that the selection filter is set to faces/bodies/components)
- New "plug-in info" frame displays messages about the status of the plug-in
- Plug-in more robust writing mxs files. Everything is checked, including the integrity of the output paths and the folder permissions.
- Mxs export log file improved. When the export to mxs process fails, a log file is created to let the user know what caused the process to fail.
- Cities.txt added to the installation
- Crashes fixed in handling the Maxwell Task Pane
- Potential crash exporting the scene fixed
- Preference added to autosave materials when the selection is changed in the material list
- Checks for updates of the plug-in automatically if connection to internet is available


We hope you like it, we continue working in the plugin to make it better and better. We hope to finish the porting to 64 bits next week.

Kind regards,

Juan

[jjs]

Juan - Will download it shortly

Best way to install?

I presume we first rename old SW dll in its folder and then replace with new sw dll and then reload into SW by opening a dll and selecting the new dll.

Will you be in over the weekend? Have the weekend off - Smoke some drugs , relax or what ever you do to relax.


Jonathan

[jjs]

Jauna - ignore my question - just downloaded the plugin a nd seen the loading instructions .

Don't ignore the second paragraph - have the week end off.

TTFN


Jonathan

[juan]

Basically if you have the plugin properly installed you just need to overwrite maxwell2007.dll, swmaterials.dll and copy the cities.txt file to the maxwell folder. But if you execute the installer again it will run fine

Just tell me if you get any issue,

Juan

[jjs]

Juan - sorry but this installation process is not working.

I tried to uninstall the previous plugin using Add/Remove . This hiccuipped half way through saying it could not complete- some registry key could not be removed - sorry did not take a note of it. However the plugin was removed from the Add/remove list, but the SW plugin folder remained within the plugin folder.


I then ran the setup.exe and it installed except for the following warning.

Error 904
C:/program Files?Next limit/Maxwell/plugins/ solidworks/maxwelll2007.dll failed to register HRESULT - 2147220473 conact your support person.


I then loaded the maxwell plugin in SW by using Open/files/Maxwell2007.dll

I have closed SW and then re-started SW but Maxwell is not there. I have ticked Maxwell in the Addins plugin list but still it does noyt appear.
It says either the addin or one of uts components is missing.

I fear the attempt to uninstall the plugin using the ADD/Remove in XP has
just confused the whole set up.

What can be done ?



Jonathan

[jjs]

Just rebooted my xp system and SW Maxwell plugin has re-appeared on my ADD/Remove list. I have tried to remove it - but is comes up with the same message

Error 1905 Modue C:/program Files/......//...../maxwell2007.dll failed to unregister - HRESULT - 2147220427 . Contact your support personnel.


Jonathan

Ps - I'm using windows XP sp2 and have th latest updates and using sw2007 sp1.1

[juan]

Ok, do not uninstall any version but reinstall it again. Once the installation has finished run SW and check if the plugin appears in the list. If not, go to "open->add-in files" and load Maxwell2007.dll. does it work?

If it still does not work, follow the steps I posted previously:
Please follow this steps (first close SW):

0- Please check that in the plugin installation folder you have these dlls:
Maxwell2007.dll
swmaterials.dll
QtOpenGL4.dll
QtGui4.dll
AtCore4.dll
opengl32.dll
glu32.dll
msjava.dll

1- go to Start->Run.. and type "cmd". A command line window will be launched
2- type "cd [your solidworks plugin folder ]"
In my case I type
cd C:\Program Files\Next Limit\Maxwell\plugins\solidworks
3- Type regsvr32 swmaterials.dll /u
(it will unregister the dll if it was registered)
4- Type regsvr32 Maxwell2007.dll /u
(it will unregister the dll if it was registered)
5- Type regsvr32 swmaterials.dll
(it will register the dll again)
6- Type regsvr32 Maxwell2007.dll
(it will register the dll again)
7. Start Solidworks.

I am still trying to figure out what happens with your system

Regards,

Juan

[jjs]

Basically if you have the plugin properly installed you just need to overwrite maxwell2007.dll, swmaterials.dll and copy the cities.txt file to the maxwell folder. But if you execute the installer again it will run fine

Just tell me if you get any issue,

Juan

Sorry juan - that was not the case - I tried to run the installer before attempting to uninstall the maxwell plugin. The install would not install as it said a current version was already installed and would need to be removed first. That is what prompted me to look in the Contol Panel / Add/ remove and sure enough there was a Maxwell SW plugin there so I hit the "remove" button.


Running the installer does not work.

It is again giving me the ERROR 1905 Failure to register the Maxwell2007.dll plugin HRESULT 2147220473 .

It seems I cannot unregister nor register Maxwell2007.dll


Jonathan

[jjs]

Ok, do not uninstall any version but reinstall it again. Once the installation has finished run SW and check if the plugin appears in the list. If not, go to "open->add-in files" and load Maxwell2007.dll. does it work?

If it still does not work, follow the steps I posted previously:
Please follow this steps (first close SW):

0- Please check that in the plugin installation folder you have these dlls:
Maxwell2007.dll
swmaterials.dll
QtOpenGL4.dll
QtGui4.dll
AtCore4.dll
opengl32.dll
glu32.dll
msjava.dll

1- go to Start->Run.. and type "cmd". A command line window will be launched
2- type "cd [your solidworks plugin folder ]"
In my case I type
cd C:\Program Files\Next Limit\Maxwell\plugins\solidworks
3- Type regsvr32 swmaterials.dll /u
(it will unregister the dll if it was registered)
4- Type regsvr32 Maxwell2007.dll /u
(it will unregister the dll if it was registered)
5- Type regsvr32 swmaterials.dll
(it will register the dll again)
6- Type regsvr32 Maxwell2007.dll
(it will register the dll again)
7. Start Solidworks.

I am still trying to figure out what happens with your system

Regards,

Juan

Just so we are on the same message - I'll do the above the now

Jonathan

[jjs]

PS Jaun - this system is not the same as the one that gave me all the trouble last time - The last time I used the dos prompt technique you sugeest was on my sw2006 win2000 system. This system is my pretty virgin XP machine . This is the system ( that I am talking about today) was buggered by the SP00 - sp2.2 SW2007 install problem.



Jonathan

The ssw2006/w2k has never worked, so have just set it aside and am in the process of moving it over to XP as well - but that is another story.

[jjs]

No AtCore4.dll is present

The others are there

I await your instructions



Jonathan

[jjs]

Just realised your Atcore4.dll is a type for QtCore4.dll which is there .

Q & A are close on the keyboard. I'll go through the rest of the instructions.


Jonathan

[jjs]

1- go to Start->Run.. and type "cmd". A command line window will be launched
- OK


2- type "cd [your solidworks plugin folder ]"
OK
cd C:\Program Files\Next Limit\Maxwell\plugins\solidworks
OK

3- Type regsvr32 swmaterials.dll /u
(it will unregister the dll if it was registered)
OK
4- Type regsvr32 Maxwell2007.dll /u
(it will unregister the dll if it was registered)
Said it could not find maxwell200.dll

But it is there in the folder.


5- Type regsvr32 swmaterials.dll
(it will register the dll again)
OK

6- Type regsvr32 Maxwell2007.dll
(it will register the dll again)
NOT OK - LoadLibrary ("Maxwell2007.dll2) failed - the specified procedure could not be found.

However Maxwell2007.dll is there in the folder - file dated 2nd March 2007
7. Start Solidworks at 1,156kb.

Any ideas?


Jonathan

[jjs]

sould say

However Maxwell2007.dll is there in the folder - file dated 2nd March 2007
at 1,156kb.

Any ideas?

Jonathan

[juan]

6- Type regsvr32 Maxwell2007.dll
(it will register the dll again)
NOT OK - LoadLibrary ("Maxwell2007.dll2) failed - the specified procedure could not be found.

However Maxwell2007.dll is there in the folder - file dated 2nd March 2007
7. Start Solidworks at 1,156kb.

It is not "Maxwell2007.dll2" but "Maxwell2007.dll", probably it is just a typo?

Juan