Robot 2023/2024 freezes when switching GUI language

[netsonicyxf]

It jusr freezes, and it's CPU usage is 11% (Intel 8700k) as if it's under heavy analysis task.

[okapawal]

Hi @netsonicyxf 

When does the program  freeze?

You should see the message that steel design code parameters will be changed and then that the program will be restarted.

Can you see these warnings?

[netsonicyxf]

@okapawal 

Yes, I saw this message, I pressed "OK" butten, then Robot freezed and never restart.

I tried unintsalling and reinstalling, but it doesn't sovle the issue.

[netsonicyxf]

What should I do to fix it?

[okapawal]

Frankly speaking this is the first time I've ever seen such an issue.

Does it change the language when you kill the process and start the program again?

Does your user name include some special non-latin characters?

You may try to delete your local user data folder
C:\Users\your_login\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2023\CfgUsr

[netsonicyxf]

1. It doesn't change the language when I kill the process and start the program again

2. My windows user name composes of tree English letters.

3. Deleteing the local user data folder
C:\Users\your_login\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2023\CfgUsr

doesn't help.

BTW, it never recreate itself when I kill the process and start the program again.

[Romanich]

Hi @netsonicyxf,

What language do you need to switch to?

[netsonicyxf]

to English (United States)

[Romanich]

Try the attached file.

[netsonicyxf]

When I clicked "Switcth to English", it shows "Open robot and load the model".

Then I opened Robot and creat a new model, it's the same language as before.

Any way, Thank you

[Romanich · Accepted solution]

Hi @netsonicyxf ,

You should run the robot with some model (or empty model) and run the macro. Then close Robot and open it again.

[netsonicyxf]

It works! Thank you.😄

[yidan_cao]

Hi, I'm having the same problem I can't get it resolved

[netsonicyxf]

@Romanich 

The Robot 2025 has the same issue and it can be resolved by the same solution. Thank you.

When trying to switch either regional setting or printout language in Robot 2023~2025, they still freeze.

I want to

1. switching to "eurocode" and "united states" in regional setting

2. switching to "English" in printout language

Do you have the (VBA) solutions to these two issues as well? Thank you.

[tangld500]

same problem with both version of 2023 and 2025. 😂😂

[tangld500 · Accepted solution]

Finally, I get this walkaround solution:

Adding these two lines of codes to the original script will set your Printout language to English and Reginal setting to US

RobApp.Kernel.Preferences.SetLanguage IRobotLanguage.I_L_PRINTOUT, 1
RobApp.Kernel.Preferences.SetLanguage IRobotLanguage.I_L_REGIONAL, 1

Launch the macro as mentioned above, ie launch a random calculation then the macro.

Now, if you want to change Reginal settings so that the section database, code etc can follow accordingly. 

I cancel the "update Preferences on exit" option and leave both language settings untouched (change language only with the macro, otherwise it will freeze again).

Sometimes it will bug again after switching region and relaunch robot.

(I can't figure out why. Error msg shows sth like "on going process, blabla". Maybe should kill the excel file before relaunching robot.) 

Simply sign out and login again (No need for reboot).