Article - CS49550

Recommendation for handling Creo Parametric exits with 'Auto Traceback Info' dialog having warning, "Fatal error encountered. A traceback has been written to C:\Users\Public\Documents\traceback.log."

Modified: 04-Feb-2025   


Applies To

  • Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Elements/Pro Wildfire to Wildfire 5.0
  • Creo Parametric 1.0 to 11.0

Description

  • Recommendation of handling exit with Auto Traceback Info dialog having warning, Fatal error encountered. A traceback has been written to C:\Users\Public\Documents\traceback.log. Please send it to Technical Support.
    • Pro/ENGINEER has encountered a problem and will exit. Select OK to generate a traceback file for Technical Support. Warning: Fatal error encountered -- a traceback.log file is created in the current working directory
    • Creo Parametric has encountered a problem and will exit. Select OK to generate a traceback file for Technical Support. Warning: Fatal error encountered -- a traceback.log file is created in the current working directory
  • The traceback contains an error description like:
    • Exception EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION has occurred in the thread ####
    • Exception EXCEPTION_NONCONTINUABLE_EXCEPTION has occurred in the thread ####
    • The number in the description refers to the number of one of the following threads in the traceback
  • What to do when an Auto Traceback Info dialog appears on the screen for Creo Parametric
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