SOLIDWORKS PDM Failed to create temporary file for SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Article by Joe Medeiros, CSWE updated August 9, 2016
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If your SOLIDWORKS Simulation results folder is associated with PDM, you may receive the error message ‘Failed to create temporary file‘. This can happen when PDM attempts to create a preview of the Simulation results. This will typically occur when you try to create a new mesh, or show a result plot.
To avoid this error, you can add Simulation .cwr file to the Exclusion list located from the Display pull-down, of the PDM local vault view.

Exclude File Types in SOLIDWORKS PDM
Alternatively, you can check-out the relevant .cwr file.
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