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Why Are My Increment Arrows Not Working?

You may find yourself unable to use the increment arrows in a field, or drag a section view plane in the GUI. There are a variety of ways this issue can present itself, but can usually be resolved by ensuring the increment values are set correctly.

This most often happens after a new install or upgrade. It is caused by the value for the default increment being cleared out as a result of registry changes. Luckily, this is easy to check and correct.

The setting for the default increment lives in the settings menu within SOLIDWORKS.

  1. Navigate to Tools  > Options > System Options tab > Spin Box Increments.
  2. Ensure none of the boxes show a blank or zero value. The default values are shown and listed below:
    1. English units: 0.10in
    2. Metric units: 10.0mm
    3. Angle increments: 1.00 degrees
    4. Time increments: 0.10s

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