

We typically recommend creating new document templates every year to avoid potential issues with this over time. Corruptions due to this typically arise in the form of minor glitches when interacting with the drawings rather than the normal file corruption errors messages. While drawing templates can be updated to new versions, the architecture of the file cannot.

Often times, if an application is taking a long time to respond, users have a tendency to force kill the program.To prevent file corruption and hardware damage, consider an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Power fluctuations are also a common cause, which affects your computer equipment.When possible, transfer files locally to the machine to work on them in SOLIDWORKS and then transfer them back to the network upon completion rather than opening them directly from the network.

It is recommended to review network card drivers on the servers and the client computers frequently to ensure the latest manufacturer version.
