Welcome to this new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News, coauthored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide.
SOLIDWORKS 2015 Beta
This year’s Beta program is still in progress. It is your opportunity to impact the quality, performance, and reliability of DS SOLIDWORKS products.
There are nothing but benefits to joining the program. You participation will:
- Give you confidence in your migration to SOLIDWORKS 2015.
- Help avoid migration problems that are specific to your environment, data and workflows.
- Influence the final tweaking of the new functions so they better suit your needs
- Help detect problems early in the life of version 2015 so they can be fixed sooner, possibly before SP0.0
- Give your productivity a jump start when your company upgrades to version 2015
- Make you a better, more proficient SOLIDWORKS user
You can check the Beta FAQs if you are unfamiliar with the process. As a way of thanking you for your efforts, there are several exciting contests where you can win valuable prizes. 
How to avoid the “Invalid characters in study name error” message when renaming studies
When renaming studies, I often want to choose names that correspond to the study settings. For instance “0.3 friction – Virtual wall“, or “1.5mm displacement in Z dir.” If you are like me, then you probably encounter this error message which appears when you rename your Simulation studies directly from the study tab as shown below.
The error will appear when you use a dot (.) or a comma (,) or a number of other symbols.
To go around this limitation, opt to rename your studies from the study name at the top of the SimulationManager tree (click, pause, click to make the name editable, or right click and select Rename).
This will let you use a dot (.) or a comma (,) and it therefore opens the door to more explicit study names.
Still some symbols will not be allowed like !, ? and *. Maybe this limitation will get lifted in a future version and you’ll finally be allowed to call your study “The BEST $*#!?ing study ever!!!“
Spotlight on features: Have you ever used sheet metal bend tables? Why not?
Did you know that sheet metal bend tables can help you with:
- Controling a standard
- Flexibility
- Using different materials
Noteworthy Solutions from the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base
When starting SolidWorks there is a licensing failure stating “failed to obtain computer identifier.” How is this fixed?
This issue has been seen when the FlexNet services have been stopped or disabled on a computer. The FlexNet services are part of the licensing system used by SOLIDWORKS. Starting these services addresses the problem with starting SOLIDWORKS.
From solution Id: S-066259
Why are some edges or lines missing from a drawing view set to Hidden Lines Removed (HLR) but show correctly when views are set to Shaded With Edges and how can this be fixed?
One possible cause for these edges not being displayed is if the drawing view has the option “Tangent lines removed” selected. To check this, right mouse button click on the drawing view and verify what the tangent edge settings are.
If the faulty lines are not tangent edges, then the most likely explanation is these HLR views are set to high quality.
Please see the list of steps in Solution Id: S-066541 to take to address this issue.
What could cause the error”HTTP Error 404.0 – Not Found” when attempting to open Enterprise PDM Web2?
One possible reason is that the incorrect Microft .NET Framework is installed on the machine.
Navigate to Microsoft’s .NET Framework 4.0 download page (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718) and follow the installation instructions.
If the correct version of Microsoft’s .NET Framework is installed and you still encounter an error, go to Programs > Control Panel > Programs and Features. Double click on Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (on newer) and select Repair.
From solution Id: S-066269
Is detailed documentation available regarding the different colors (black, gray, pink, green, yellow, orange, blue, red) of keys and bars in the MotionManager Timeline?
Yes, please refer to:
SOLIDWORKS Help > Motion Studies > MotionManager Interface > Changebars
The other Help topics within the MotionManager Interface category are also useful in better understanding this interface.
From solution Id: S-066604
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