Crashing on any Constraint

[Anonymous]

Suddenly, it wont let me do any more assembly constraint
within any constraint.
As soon the constraint are identified, mate or flush, the computer
hesitate for a second or two, then quit without any warning.
Am able to make parts, importing parts to an assembly
but unable to perform any assembly constraint.
I do have service pack 1 & 2 installed.
Any one have any idea what the problem is?

Thanks in advance

Wolfe

[Anonymous]

We have found problems with constraints stemming from several other issues
from inside the sub assemblies.

These are usually:
projected sketches that have seperated from the geometry.
Adaptive sketches that have unreferenced geometry.
Orphaned constraints( where are part has been deleted and an effected
constraint has not been automatically deleted).

Try using Rebuild all from the Tools menu. This should find the above
problems. Hunt them down and fix (delete) any problems or sketches. It
pays to find out where the sub assemblies are and open them individually as
Inventor can sometimes report a problem when none exists if the base
assembly is to large.

Once you can do a rebuild all without any errors you can try working on the
top level constraints.

Rowan



"Wolfe" wrote in message
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> Suddenly, it wont let me do any more assembly constraint
> within any constraint.
> As soon the constraint are identified, mate or flush, the computer
> hesitate for a second or two, then quit without any warning.
> Am able to make parts, importing parts to an assembly
> but unable to perform any assembly constraint.
> I do have service pack 1 & 2 installed.
> Any one have any idea what the problem is?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Wolfe
>
>

[MechMan_]

What are your computer specs? Especially OS & video card.



MechMan

[Anonymous]

Have had this happen a number of times. Try constraining something else and
then coming back to it. Or try to use different constraints to constrain
the same same objects. Save after each succesful constraint on that object.
All seems fine once you get through that object.

[Anonymous]

What about the template being to big for the screen space or the zoom all
icon not zooming and placing all of the template or the model in the middle
of the screen?


"David Estabrooks" wrote in message
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> Have had this happen a number of times. Try constraining something else
and
> then coming back to it. Or try to use different constraints to constrain
> the same same objects. Save after each succesful constraint on that
object.
> All seems fine once you get through that object.
>
>

[Anonymous]

Hi David,
Have tried with difference object, just no luck with any constraints.

Wolfe

"David Estabrooks" wrote in message
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> Have had this happen a number of times. Try constraining something else
and
> then coming back to it. Or try to use different constraints to constrain
> the same same objects. Save after each succesful constraint on that
object.
> All seems fine once you get through that object.
>
>

[Anonymous]

Looks like was answering the wrong thread.

Here are my details:

OS: Micro Soft Window 2000 Professional, SP 3

Video: VID 64 MEG Radeon

Wolfe

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"MechMan" <mechman> wrote in message
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What
are your computer specs? Especially OS & video card.

MechMan

[Anonymous]

...i had that problem too a while back. your software has gotten corrupted.
repairing the installation will do nothing. this is what i did to fix
mine....are you sitting down? you have to completely uninstall inventor,
delete all the inventor registry entries, delete any folders that might have
been left behind during the uninstall, reboot, defrag, re-boot, re-install
inventor with all the service packs, re-boot. it's a pain in the butt but it
will work...

--
Mark A. Bystry
Engineer
Ziggity Systems, Inc.
mbystry@ziggity.com

[Anonymous]

So....aaaaa.....what's the bad news?
"Mark A. Bystry" wrote in message
news:4733084170D8BAED6F40DC21142C4799@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> ...i had that problem too a while back. your software has gotten
corrupted.
> repairing the installation will do nothing. this is what i did to fix
> mine....are you sitting down? you have to completely uninstall inventor,
> delete all the inventor registry entries, delete any folders that might
have
> been left behind during the uninstall, reboot, defrag, re-boot, re-install
> inventor with all the service packs, re-boot. it's a pain in the butt but
it
> will work...
>
> --
> Mark A. Bystry
> Engineer
> Ziggity Systems, Inc.
> mbystry@ziggity.com
>
>

[MechMan_]

I still say trashing that ATI card will do you a world of good.

MechMan

[Anonymous]

This summary comes from another unhappy customer,
uninstall, register clean up, defrag etc.
Looks like I have to do that.
Question: Have you also uninstalled MDT and AutoCAD?

Hoping someone out there have a simpler solution?

Thanks again.

Wolfe


"Mark A. Bystry" wrote in message
news:4733084170D8BAED6F40DC21142C4799@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> ...i had that problem too a while back. your software has gotten
corrupted.
> repairing the installation will do nothing. this is what i did to fix
> mine....are you sitting down? you have to completely uninstall inventor,
> delete all the inventor registry entries, delete any folders that might
have
> been left behind during the uninstall, reboot, defrag, re-boot, re-install
> inventor with all the service packs, re-boot. it's a pain in the butt but
it
> will work...
>
> --
> Mark A. Bystry
> Engineer
> Ziggity Systems, Inc.
> mbystry@ziggity.com
>
>

[Anonymous]

Thanks to you all for the input.
Got it working again.
First tried to re-install the latest graphic driver, that did not work.
There after un-installed IV, deleted any directory pertaining to IV6
defrag the HD. Installed IV, SP1 & SP 2. Of course between SP
installation performed opening of IV and reboots.
That is, but still wondering what caused the corruption of IV.

Till next time.

Wolfe

"Mark A. Bystry" wrote in message
news:4733084170D8BAED6F40DC21142C4799@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> ...i had that problem too a while back. your software has gotten
corrupted.
> repairing the installation will do nothing. this is what i did to fix
> mine....are you sitting down? you have to completely uninstall inventor,
> delete all the inventor registry entries, delete any folders that might
have
> been left behind during the uninstall, reboot, defrag, re-boot, re-install
> inventor with all the service packs, re-boot. it's a pain in the butt but
it
> will work...
>
> --
> Mark A. Bystry
> Engineer
> Ziggity Systems, Inc.
> mbystry@ziggity.com
>
>