HSMWorks toolbars not functioning in solidworks 2016

[rimele]

Good morning!

We use both Solidworks and HSMWorks here at the University I work at.  Our labs function just fine using network licensing.  I, however have standalone versions for Solidworks 2016 and HSMWorks. 

I have standalone software so that I can access the software outside of the University network.  I live 50 miles from here.  I work ALOT from home on evenings and weekends. 

My installation 'works' but I cannot access much of the operations from the CAM toolbar in HSMWorks.  There are SOME operations that appear when you select, say, "Drilling", but not all availalbe operations are in the drop down.  I can't see anything in 2D or 3D.  I am using Solidworks 2016.  this particular issue was identical with the older version of HSMWorks that was installed on my system.  I upgraded to the current version last week and installed that hoping that would resolve the issue, it didn't.

I have to right click 'Job', select New Operation and then go through the menus that way.  However, only those operations that I can't access from the toolbars are available there.  So, in the Drilling menu from the toolbar 'Drill' and 'Drill Wizard' are there, so they don't appear when I try to access them from the menu available by right clicking Job.

I'm trying to create screen capture tutorials for some of my classes.  I currently can't.

I did some searching and didn't find this particular issue in my searches.  I was hoping this was something that just requires a setting adjustment somewhere......but I can't find it. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

[Steinwerks]

Have you tried resetting the Toolbars to Default? I know this came up for someone else recently, I'll see if I can find the thread.

http://help.solidworks.com/2016/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/HIDD_CUSTOMIZE_TOOLBARS.htm

[rimele]

I will take a look at that as soon as I am able to get into my office this afternoon.

I don't customize any of my settings or toolbars in Solidworks so that my settings match those within our labs.  I have to use a bone stock install so everyone can follow what I do. 

Thanks for your reply.  Hope this will take care of it and I can get some videos made for the class.

Eric

[rimele]

Had a few minutes between classes and tried resetting to defaults, even though, technically, I only use the default.

Sadly, that had no effect on the issue.

Eric

[Steinwerks]

I'm having trouble finding that thread I talked about.

@jeff.pek was there a fix for this? I feel like there was but I don't remember what.

[jeff.pek]

This doesn't ring a bell with me, but I've sent it out to a couple other folks, to see if they have any ideas.

  Jeff

[jeff.pek · Accepted solution]

I wonder if this article would be helpful:

  http://blogs.solidworks.com/tech/2014/09/resetting-the-solidworks-registry.html

Jeff

[scottmoyse · Accepted solution]

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@jeff.pek wrote:

I wonder if this article would be helpful:

  http://blogs.solidworks.com/tech/2014/09/resetting-the-solidworks-registry.html

Jeff

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From memory this is the way to do it.

[rimele]

 I started down this path and I thought:  at the point I'm messing around with my Registry, perhaps I should just hand this to our IT department. 

Thanks for everyone's efforts here.  I'll give this a shot, or ask our IT department to do it and track it as a solution if the issue comes up again.  If it resolves the issue, I'll post another reply.

Eric

[rimele]

The above Registry fix did the trick.

Thanks for the assistance!

Eric