You have installed Inventor 2010. It is constantly crashing on your system. This tip lists the top reasons for a crash in Inventor to occur.
How To
Reason #1: Graphics Driver Most constant crashing in Inventor 2010 is caused by out-of-date Graphics driver. Even if you have the top-of-the-line card (or, the person you bought your computer from told you that), it's driver may be months or years old. Since Graphics drivers are the most common cause of crashes, they are discussed in their own tip, here: Installed Inventor? Update Your Graphics Driver. Please ensure that you have completed the entire contents of this tip, before evaluating the rest of the options below, as it is usually the cause.
Reason #2: .net Framework Corruption Inventor 2010's Ribbon uses .NET framework extensively. If there is a corruption in .net framework, Inventor will constantly crash as it can't load the user interface properly. To test if .net framework is causing your crashes, switch to the "Classic UI" mode, and see if the crashes continue. There is a tip here on how to switch to Classic UI: How To Turn Off the Ribbon in 2010. If crashing continues, there is something else at fault; if the crashing stops, then you need to fix .net framework to use Inventor 2010 properly.
Uninstall all versions of .net framework from your system. Download and run the .NET Framework cleanup utility from the following link. Select all versions and click Cleanup Now. dotnetfx_cleanup_tool.zip
Reinstall .net framework in the following order: - .net framework 2.0 - for x86 systems - for x64 systems. - .net framework 2.0 SP1 - for x86 systems - for x64 systems - .net framework 3.5 SP1 - install this from your Inventor 2010 discs. Insert Disc 1, browse the DVD, and navigate to: for x86 systems: \x86\support\dotnetfx for x64 systems: \x64\support\dotnetfx. There is a single executable file in this directory - dotnetfx35.exe - install this.
Once .net framework has been reinstalled, switch Inventor back to the Ribbon user interface, and the crashing should no longer continue. Note: DO NOT try to run any Autodesk products until .net framework is fully reinstalled on your system.
Reason #3: 3DConnexion space mouse Inventor may crash when you use a 3DConnexion controller in conjunction with the Ribbon User Interface. After you’ve actively used the 3D mouse for a period of 10 to 20 minutes, moving the 2D mouse over the Ribbon can cause Inventor to terminate. Click here for more information and instructions on how to fix.
Reason #4: User Permissions Inventor requires access to various Windows registry hives, including:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Because Windows users with limited access rights cannot write to or modify the first two registry hives, certain operations will fail if performed by a user with limited rights. There's a tip that explains which registry keys need to be allowed for limited users, and a process on how to achieve this, here: User Permission Settings for Restricted Profiles. A quick way to test if it is a lack of permissions causing your crash is to, if available, log in as the default, local administrator of your computer. If crashing doesn't occur, then you don't have the required user permissions to run Inventor. See the tip linked above - or send it to your IT administrator to implement.
Reason #5: Something Else Crashing can occur for such a huge variety of reasons, that it is important to look at crashes on each computer on a computer-by-computer basis. What works for one will not always work for another. The first step is to submit any crash error reports, when Inventor crashes. Ensure that you include your contact email address in any Autodesk-based crash reports, as Autodesk can contact you directly with reasons for crashes. They can advise you further on whether it's a hardware component causing the crash, or a genuine bug in the Autodesk software.
If the above haven't stopped your Inventor 2010 from crashing, then you and your IT personelle need to look further into your system to see why the crash is occurring.
Your Application and System event logs may indicate the problem. To access these, go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer. Select Application on the left (XP) or expand Windows Logs and select Application (Vista) Scroll through the list, and look for Errors that have been logged on your system. Check the date that any errors occured. Double-click to view details of the logged error. Once you have checked the Application event log for errors, check the System event log for errors by selecting System on the left. To Troubleshoot Application and System Event Log Errors: The best thing to do is;
Google the description of the error, or part of it, or the Event ID.
Save the Application and System event logs and forward them to your IT department. To complete this, from the Event Viewer, ensure either Application or System are selected on the left (the one with the errors), and select Action > Save Log File As... save it as Application or System .evt (XP) or .evtx (Vista).
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Notes
x86 systems = 32-bit operating systems. x64 systems = 64-bit operating systems.
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