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Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

joshmings — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:51:01 -0000

So glad to hear it! That's the very first thing I usually try.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

My Sweet Revenga — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:02:29 -0000

Tip#2 pointed me in the right direction. I hit Ctrl-Q to force rebuild and the I was able to finally save, and subsequently save myself an afternoon of lost work. Many thanks.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

joshmings — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:32:33 -0000

Hmmm, sounds like it had to do with it rebuilding. I've gotten in the habit of hitting Ctrl-Q before saving, just to make sure everything is rebuilt. However, that doesn't mean it will rebuild it in another configuration, so the error may still show up.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Matt — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:06:19 -0000

Thanks. This error is a serious bug. I deleted a simple fillet on a small part and replaced it with a chamfer. I attempted to save and got the error. I deleted that chamfer and was able to save. Then, I chamfered the edge again, saved again, and it's fine. Strange.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Mack — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:18:18 -0000

Might want to also have a look here...

http://blog.alignex.com/mechanical-technical-bl...

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

J.D. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:33:21 -0000

Thanks Josh, you just saved my goose!

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

joshmings — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:17:39 -0000

Thanks Mike, I've had that work before too. It's funny all the different scenarios we'll try to avoid having to do everything over again!

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Mike — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:40:03 -0000

If it happens when you have an assembly open set all light weight parts to resolved.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

David — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:28:46 -0000

This even had my VAR stumped - awesome tip, works like a charm.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Phil Nies — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:56:27 -0000

Thanks for the tips.

Rebuild EVERY SINGLE configuration seems to work for me. Only rebuilding a few of the configurations does not work usually.

Also check out: http://gxsc.typepad.com/graphics_systems_solidn...

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

joshmings — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:48:36 -0000

Hey Jerry, glad you were able to get it working. I'm currently trying to pinpoint some of the reasons this my happen. It could be a few things with parts not being completely rebuilt or some circular references. I think at the very least, the message could point to a problem and possible resolutions. "Rebuild X configuration" is so much better than "Failed to Save" don't ya think?

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Jerry — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:47:48 -0000

After reading other comments, ie Bob's work around by re building each configuration....this did allow me to save a rather large and time consuming assemby with multiple configurations, thanks for you input and my appoligies for the rather harsh comments I made in the previous message.

I am still very tired of havingthese issues on a daily basis, as most people trying to get things done on a quick time line.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Jerry — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:39:29 -0000

This is bullshit.....I cant create and re create configurations just to get a round a software bug...what is the real issue?
I have been using solidworks since 97 and its been getting worse with every release....more and more issues happen during a normal session of detailing than I care to mention, load another service pack....end up with more issues. this really sucks, maybe the programmers should start getting these comments on a regular basis then something will happen, lower the price if it not going to work correctly out of the box!!!!!dis appointed

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Josh — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:16:44 -0000

Thanks Alex, that's another great case to know about.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Alex Henry — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:47:46 -0000

Hi,

I have found this error or related error on two occasions.
1) Working on a network run by a samba server. The temporary files that SW creates are not handled well by SAMBA and for some reason when you go to open the file, the leftover temporary files show as real files and "ACCESS TO AN UNNAMED FILE..." turns up. If you happen to open an assembly which accesses these file, then "Failed to Save Document" comes on. Working on a local drive corrected this problem (PDMWorks was implemented with Windows XP)

2) Memory being chewed by SoliDWorks stops the ability to say and can sometimes be fixed if you free some memory and go through the steps that a few of you have mentioned - change configs rebuild, etc then try to save again.

My 2c

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Josh — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:33:24 -0000

@Bob, right on, that is the magic. I think I'm gonna turn that into a post, with your credit, to obsolete and supersede this one! Thanks!

@JB man, that sounds weird, although would be the first time hardware affected software, but I've never noticed optical mouse conflicts. Could possible be a conflict with mouse driver and SolidWorks??

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

mike — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:26:56 -0000

hell yes Bob! that worked!

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Bob — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:02:17 -0000

Our workaround for this aggravation is to cycle through and rebuild (cntl Q) EACH AND EVERY configuration. After doing this the file may be saved. We have experienced a 90+% success rate using this approach.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

marijn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:12:07 -0000

This error was driving me crazy but i googled it and 4 the hit was solidsmack I though YES! :)

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

JB — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:44:41 -0000

I have encountered this problem many times with SolidWorks 2008. It only happens to my assemblies because I can continue to work on parts and save them repeatedly with no problem. The failed to save document message will pop up I work on a part but that looks to me like the open assembly file has failed to save during an auto save.

Closing and reopening the assembly file without closing SolidWorks or the part files will solve the problem but any changes made to the assembly before closing, of course, it will be lost. I am generally working with a small assemblies of 10 or 12 parts with 5 or 6 assembly configurations.

Today a light bulb went on in my head and confirmed what I have been suspecting for some time now. I have noticed that sometimes if I am moving or selecting something with my optical mouse, the failed to save message pops up right then and there even though I was not manually saving at the time. I suspect that when an auto save occurs coinciding with certain kinds of mouse activity, somehow the OS can't cope with those simultaneous commands. After one of the mouse-induced spaz sessions occurs, the assembly cannot be saved anymore while the parts still can.

I am running Windows XP Professional X64 Edition and the X64 version of SolidWorks.

I don't have a solution but I am curious to learn if anyone else has noticed the mouse and auto save connection. In earlier versions of SolidWorks with Windows XP 32 bit OS on a different computer and mouse I encountered total freeze-ups of the computer when moving the mouse and selecting on the fly without holding the mouse completely stationary. Both of these mouse induced problems only happen once in a while; anywhere from once a week to a couple times a day.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

AZwief — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:44:23 -0000

I discovered a work around, in my case the HUGE file wasn't saving, in the top assembly model I selected on the parent object in the tree, righ clicked on the mouse and selected "set to lightweight", once completed regenerating, again select on the same object this time selecting "set lightweight to resolved" this preformed a complete regen and the file saved.

Good luck

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Martin Hook — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:57:02 -0000

I have had this happen when working on assemblys only, so far I have always had to shut down the file and start again. This has now happened about 18 times (as we keep a log of all SW 2008 errors). SW has examined the files and so far found nothing wrong. The network was blamed initially, but over xmas it happed a few times when working from C drive only so Im not sure. I am down to saving every 5 changes so that I minimise the lost time. I wil give the tips a go and see what happens.

Thanks Martin

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

LennyWorks — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:10:59 -0000

I (and a few other co-workers) have run into this problem a few too many times. I have found that using SaveAs and saving the file another drive may resolve the problem.

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Josh — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:46:30 -0000

Neil, Hi, you're right, that sometimes works too. But like you say, with references, If you have a lot of top-down assemblies, your features will go out of context, so best to try the Find References (or Pack and Go to rename) first. Thanks!

Re: 5 Tricks To Tackle SolidWorks “Failed To Save Document”

Neil — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:18:50 -0000

Something that has worked for me is "save as", then reboot Solidworks and resave back to the original file. This method could get complicated if you have lots of references, but it can work as a last resort.