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I have an occasional issue where my normal Solidworks pointers don't show, just the hourglass pointer. I can still operate Solidworks with that pointer, but it is hard to pick things, and it seems to indicate that Solidworks is more likely to crash than is usual. The problem seems to come up when I have large assemblies or many items open.

Anyone else seen this?

Thanks

Dwight

What version are you running? Is it on specific files that this occurs? I've had similar issues arise every now and then but they are generally caused by Windows. You could try force-closing explorer.exe and then running it again. If it doesn't fix the issue I'd suggest resetting your SolidWorks registry. If it still persists, it could be a bug or a corruption in the installation.

Maybe running low on User or GDI.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windo ... er-objects
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windo ... di-objects
Try increase the limit.

How much RAM do you have? How much was used when it happen?