Frequent question: What is Solidworks system diagnostics?

How do I run a diagnostic in SOLIDWORKS?

Simply right click on the SOLIDWORKS Resource Monitor icon and pick Run System Diagnostics. For a detailed blog on the low memory message, click here. For information about your graphics card and drivers, click the Windows Start button and type in SOLIDWORKS Rx.

How do you stop a diagnostic in SOLIDWORKS?

Every tenth time you start SOLIDWORKS, a Check Your System message appears and recommends that you run system diagnostics again. To suppress these notifications, right-click SOLIDWORKS Resource Monitor in the Windows notification area and click Turn Off Notifications.

How do I get rid of SOLIDWORKS Resource Monitor?

How do I stop resource monitor? Try to open Task Manager by pressing ctrl+shift+esc or right click on your taskbar and click Task Manager then go to the STARTUP TAB and check for resource monitor and make sure to disable it if its visible in the Startup tab.

What does SOLIDWORKS Resource Monitor do?

When you are running low on resources, the SOLIDWORKS Resource Monitor provides messages in the notification area of the Windows taskbar that help you take action to avoid a system failure or a loss of data.

Will my laptop run solidworks?

SOLIDWORKS recommends using the latest Microsoft update of Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. SOLIDWORKS supports each Windows 10 release for applicable SOLIDWORKS releases as long as it is still covered by both the SOLIDWORKS Product Support Lifecycle and Microsoft Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet.

How do you stop a resource in SOLIDWORKS?

Controlling the Appearance of the Task Pane

1. Click View > User Interface > Task Pane.
2. Right-click above or below the graphics area and select or clear Task Pane.

Why does SOLIDWORKS keep running out of memory?

There are a few reasons that this error could occur. Most likely, it is that the virtual memory on the system or the page file has run out of space to store the files. To understand this better, we need to understand what physical memory and virtual memory are and how they relate to Solidworks.

How do I free up space in SOLIDWORKS?

Clearing Local Cache in the Working Folder

1. Select any folder other than the vault root and click Tools > Clear Local Cache .
2. Right-click the vault root folder and click Clear Local Cache: If SOLIDWORKS Toolbox is not managed in this vault, click Yes to confirm the removal of the local cache.

How do I reduce memory usage in SOLIDWORKS?

Method 1: The Virtual Memory Settings

1. Go to Control Panel> System > Advanced System Settings.
2. Advanced (Tab) > Settings.
3. Advanced > Change.
4. Uncheck “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives”. …
5. Under Custom size, enter the value double the size of the amount of physical RAM installed in your PC. (

How do I open SOLIDWORKS Resource Monitor?

Monitor these resources by navigating to:

1. Physical Memory – Resource Monitor > Memory tab or Windows Task Manager > Performance tab. …
2. Virtual Memory / Page File – Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Performance Monitor. …
3. USER Objects –Windows Task Manager > Details tab.
4. GDI Objects – Windows Task Manager > Details tab.

What is a GDI object?

GDI Objects (Graphics Device Interface) is a core windows component responsible for representing graphical objects and outputting them to devices such as printers or monitors. For every window or application that is open, it uses up GDI Objects.

What is resource manager in SOLIDWORKS?

The SOLIDWORKS Resource Manager, originally introduced in SOLIDWORKS 2010, tracks the usage of Physical Memory, Virtual Memory, User Objects and GDI Objects.