SOLIDWORKS 2023 confirmed bugs

[mp3-250]

Check your graphics drivers on the various machines. Not talking about the typical “certified driver” cop-out. It might be worth while to try various driver versions, depending on which version of SW you’re running.

We have mostly identical CAD work stations throughout the department. Thanks to windows updates and other unknown randomness the installed driver version does vary. I had kept mind at 443.66 for a long time, but now trying 474.82. Hoping when we get to 2023 we can just use latest driver, but we’ve had various issues with the 500 series nVidia drivers on SW 2019SP4. Unfortunately, Windows update seems to keep installing the 500 drivers.

We recently had very inconsistent behavior with how Decals were showing in models. Turns up we had four different machines behaving differently due to four different drivers installed.

bnemec after months of 2023 I am tempted to suggest you to wait for 2024 SP5. 2023 has too many strange things happening to us and looking at cad dashboard crashes and hangs way more than 2022.

[mp3-250]

This is a graphic glitch, a strange one. It seems related to the BR below.
Tried with graphic acceleration OFF and with the SW empty templates.

• Step to reproduce:

1. Create an empty assy1
2. Save it on disk
3. Create an empty assy2
4. Save it on disk
5. Insert a couple of assy2 into assy1
6. Select one of the planes (or origin) of assy1

Graphic area highlights the selected entity for each assy2 inserted into assy1 even if the selected entity is in assy 1.

image_l1.jpg
Now try to draw a 3D Sketch and a sketch in assy1 and drag in another assy2.
Actually I saw this bug as I inserted a component with a piping route sketch inside an assy and the scree was completely messed up, with the sketch misaligned and out of origin so I paniked for a second wondering what the heck was going on. LOL

Selection in assemblies will always select assembly planes instead of medel (<-SIC!) if they are visible/shown.
Portfolio / Domain: SOLIDWORKS Desktop / E-Apps
Product: User Experience (UX)
OS: Windows 10 64 bits
Detected level(s): SOLIDWORKS 2023 SP3
Platform: n/a
Description

1. Open any assembly file. 2. Go to Hide/Show Items > Make planes visible 3. Try to select model edge/face. 4. Notice >> if there is plane in front/background of the model, the plane is highlighted and selected instead of model.
   Closure Information

Issue is not reproducible in future versions (SW2024)

Level Closure Type
SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP0 Unreproducible

[SPerman]

I am doing some simple FE on this part. I’ve hidden this sketch dozens of times. Every time I solve, it unhides itself.
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[DanPihlaja]

I am doing some simple FE on this part. I’ve hidden this sketch dozens of times. Every time I solve, it unhides itself.

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It is possible that it changes display states when it solves? If so, make sure it is hidden in the other display state.

[SPerman]

It is possible that it changes display states when it solves? If so, make sure it is hidden in the other display state.

There is only one display state.

[SPerman]

Here is a GIF.
FE Sketch.gif

[HercalloY]

There is only one display state.

Just an idea for a check… check that DisplayStates are NOT linked to configurations (and delete any extra ones if it was and they display after unlinking). If already unlinked… i out of ideas.