- Get the EMS file from V:\MDCAD\opt using a Start\Find\Files or Folders
- Rename EMS file from xx12345678.e0 to xx12345678.mds (MDS = 2D EMS)
- Start Solid Edge Draft and Open the EMS file using File\Open.
- Double check the Open Options for MDS files.
- Right click on the dashed border of the SLAC Format and "Drop Linestring".
- Move the graphics from the current location to the drawing sheet using end point of lower left corner.
- Solution: Install the V8 Solid Edge FlexLM License server on any machine OTHER than the one that you served V7 licenses from. This is only necessary if you plan to serve BOTH V7 and V8 licenses. FlexLM for Solid Edge should and does serve both V7 and V8 licenses from a single server instance. Don't forget to place the dongle on the parallel port as well.
- Problem: After V8 installation; When Solid Edge is started an error message appears stating...
- Solution: Copy the C:\winnt\system32\comcat.dll file from a workstation that does NOT exhibit this problem. Register the file by selecting Start/Run.. and keyin "regsvr32 comcat.dll" (Don't include the double quotes). You should get a successful Registration response.
- Problem: After installing Solid Edge V8 macros that run only as Administrator (From standard User accounts the macro will hang)
- Solution: Uninstall and re-install Solid Edge V8 as Administrator.
- Problem: After installing Solid Edge V8 macros will not run at all, some hang, others give the error msg "Method '~' of Object '~' Failed" regardless of login ID.
- Solution: The registry entries for the V8 Solid Edge Type Libraries are not registered properly.
- 1. You must first delete the registry entries listed below using regedt32.exe
- constant.tlb - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{C467A6F5-27ED-11d2-BE30-080036B4D502}
- framework.tlb - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{8A7EFA3A-F000-11d1-BDFC-080036B4D502}
- fwksupport.tlb - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{943AC5C6-F4DB-11D1-BE00-080036B4D502}
- geometry.tlb - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{3E2B3BE1-F0B9-11d1-BDFD-080036B4D502}
- part.tlb - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{8A7EFA42-F000-11d1-BDFC-080036B4D502}
- assemble.tlb - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{3E2B3BD4-F0B9-11d1-BDFD-080036B4D502}
- draft.tlb - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{3E2B3BDC-F0B9-11D1-BDFD-080036B4D502}
- revmgr.tlb - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DF778D1A-0AA4-11D1-BC6E-0800360E1E02}
- Note: If you are having trouble deleting the entries you may need to drill down and take ownership of subordinate keys FLAGS & HELPDIR using pulldown menu Security/Owner select Take Ownership (if you fail to take ownership exit regedt32.exe and restart and try again). After taking Ownership you now need to add the group EVERYONE with FULL PERMISSIONS using pulldown menu Security/Permissions select Add select group Everyone w/ Full Control select OK select OK. After these steps are taken the parent key should readily delete.
- 2. Reboot the NT workstation
- 3. To re-register the previously deleted Type Libs run ../Program Files/Solid Edge/Program/regtlbsr.exe in a DOS shell (Start/Programs/Command Prompt).
- 4. Done. Macros should now work.
- Note: We have created an executable that will delete these registry entries automatically. See N:/mdapps/sedelregkeys/sedelregkeys.exe.
- Problem: After V8 installation when running Solid Edge an undeletable grey window appears in the Solid Edge interface.
- Solution: Run regedt32.exe logged-in as the user who is displaying the grey window and delete registry keys....
- Problem: Solid Edge crashes on start. Every module, Assembly, Draft, and Part all crash with a Dr. Watson error immediately after starting.
- Solution: Run regedt32.exe logged-in as the user who is getting the crashes and delete registry keys....
- Problem: Flex-LM does not run properly from installed workstation. It does not sever Solid Edge licenses.
- Solution: Open Control Panel and select the Multimedia Control. This control will display the information regarding the Sentinel driver (dongle driver). See below...
Component Category Manager is not registered or otherwise available. Any available add-ins cannot be loaded
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UnigraphicsSolutions\Solid_Edge] -and-
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UnigraphicsSolutions\Solid_Edge.Application].
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UnigraphicsSolutions\Solid_Edge] -and-
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UnigraphicsSolutions\Solid_Edge.Application].
If there is no information in the Mulitmedia Control regarding
the Sentinel driver as shown above then the Sentinel driver was not installed
properly probably due to a parallel port mis-configuration. Reboot
the computer and enter BIOS to set the parallel port chracteristics, using
settings shown above if possible. Reload the Sentinel drivers from
the Solid Edge CD-ROM ..\ResKit\Hardware Keys\Win_nt\setupx86.exe.
Then reboot, check the status of the Flex-LM product, and review the Flex-LM
Debug.log file. Done.
- Problem: When installing Solid Edge V9 an error msg appears stating that a Dell process is currently running and the Installer cannot continue until the process is terminated.
- Solution: Start Task Manager, select the process "delldmi.exe" and end process. End other processes as necessary
- Problem: After installing Solid Edge V9 user is returned with a "Cannot Open File" error message, as shown below.
- Solution: Uninstall V9 run, V9 syscheck, reinstall V9 and necessary service packs.
- Problem: After installing Solid Edge V9 macros will not run at all, some hang, others give the error msg "Method '~' of Object '~' Failed" regardless of login ID.
- Solution: See "Solution:" in Solid Edge Version 8 Installation Issues/Problems above.
- Problem: During Service Pack install, the installation exits with an error stating, that there is not enough disk space available to use the UNDO/BACKUP feature.
- Solution: !!!Warning!!! This process is not sanctioned by UGS, but as far as I can tell, it works. Use this info at your own discretion.
- 1. First get the data unpacked from the InstallShield application. Do this by running the servicepack installation and wait until you get the error msg listed above. When you get this error msg go to your TEMP location specified by the TEMP environment variable (usually C:\Temp). There you will find a folder named something like "pft1B5~tmp". Copy this folder to a different location -or- copy it and rename it in the same location. Dismiss the Patch Error dialog to exit Patch Installation.
- 2. Create a folder name Temp on your D: drive. (i.e; D:\Temp)
- 3. Navigate to folder ../Temp/pft1B5~tmp/program and create a batch file named patch.bat using Notepad which contains these 4 lines of data... ("pause" is on the third line)
- 4. Run the batch file by double clicking the batch file name patch.bat
- 5. Review the statistics after running the batch file, as shown below. (This example has been run several times, otherwise the "Files Modified" would equal "151")
- 6. Find C:\Program Files\Solid Edge\Program\srvpack.reg and double click on it.
- 7. Run regedt32.exe and change HKLM\Software\Unigraphics Solutions\Solid Edge\Version 9\Current Version\Build to "09.00.03.03"
- 8. Run regedt32.exe and change HKLM\Software\Unigraphics Solutions\Solid Edge\Version 9\Current Version\ServicePack to "Service Pack 3"
- Problem: After installing Solid Edge V9 user gets error msg shown below....
- Solution: Run regedt32.exe and add permissions for group Everyone at Full Control to..
REM This is a batch file
that processes the RTPatch data for a Solid Edge service pack installation
patch.exe -IGNOREMISSING
-MESSAGE -SUBDIRSEARCH -NOUNDO -PATHSEARCH -VERBOSE -BACKUP:D:\temp "c:\program
files\solid edge\program" patch.rtp
pause
REM End Batch file
Note: If you use a drive letter other than D: in step 2
make sure the "-BACKUP:D:\Temp" line in your batch file references
the same drive. This is actually what makes it all work.
.HKCR\CLSID\{E03935A5-FBAD-11D0-8AC7-0800362FB302}\InprocServer32 . -and-
HKCR\CLSID\{E03935A6-FBAD-11D0-8AC7-0800362FB302}\InprocServer32