2015- Items do not select in the Model browser

[karthur1]

In the model browser, when I left click on a part, it does not select it in the browser.  I can change to the Vault browser and it works... but not in the model browser.  

Its not "normally" like this, just on occassion.  I can close my Inventor and restart it, and all is well again.  I can't reproduce it either, but, this happens at least once per day in 2015.  NEVER seen this in 2013.

Here is a video. It might be hard to tell, but I am left clicking in the model browser trying to select the item.

I do have the latest 2015, update 1 installed.

Thanks,

Kirk

[mcgyvr]

Think I've seen that before..

trying to remember why...but can't.. too old 😉

What do you have for tools..application options..colors tab.. highlight selection.

I have both checked.. prehighlight and enhanced. 

[karthur1]

Dont think it has anything to do with my settings, cause I can close Inventor and restart it, then all it then works like its supposed to.

In my App Options> Colors tab, I have Enabled Prehighlight selected.  Enable Enhanced Highlight is unchecked.  I think this is the default settings.

Kirk

[cbenner]

I see similar thing s in 2013 after I've ben working in it a while.  All of a sudden the context menu options that should be there for a component are not UNTIL you right click on the object in the browser. A restart clears it up and it's back to normal.  I think it's a memory leak issue, but.. what do I know?  😉

[karthur1]

I see this on a daily basis.  Sometimes it happens with a small assembly open.  I can close Inventor and reopen.... but it interupts my workflow.  Other times when I have several idws and an assembly open its a real PITA to have to close everything, shut down Inventor and reopen my assembly, just because the browser is hosed.

I never ran into this with INV 2013.  Must be one of those undocumented new features of 2015.

[DewayneH]

I'm seeing the same thing on 2014. Really annoying.

[jeanchile]

For the record, I'm on 2013 and I get this from time to time as well.

[karthur1]

Just ran into this again and noticed something else.  When the items do not highlight in the browser.... also the view reps do not either.  When I activate a view rep, the check mark on the left (that signifies that its active) does not move to that VR and the VR is not highlighted in the browser.

Here is a video

So I have to stop what I am doing, save and close all my files, then open my assembly again, figure out what I was trying to do and then continue to work. After a Inventor restart, it works like its supposed to work.

I used 2013 for over a year and 2014 on a limited basis, but never ran across this with either of those releases.  All were used on this same machine I am using now.

Can something be done to correct this?

Thanks,

Kirk

Windows 7 x64 -12 GB Ram
Intel i7-930 @ 3.60ghz
nVidia GTS 250 -1GB (Driver 301.42)
INV Pro R2015, (update 1)
Vault Pro 2015

[mercerc]

Looking at your video card call out I look up the manufactures specification and seems that it don’t support Direct X but OpenGL. This could be some of the issue. But you can see if the manufacture has some newer driver and if there is one that supports Direct X that would be the one to use.

Otherwise you could try changing the Hardware setting in your Application Options and see if a different setting gives you better results.

[karthur1]

I will check to see if there is a newer driver available.

 I bought this card because it supports both DirectX and OpenGL.