.. _section failToCreateThePartsControlsError:

Fail to create the parts controls Error
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During your **Sunflower** installation, if you come across an error which says "Failed to create the parts controls", as in :numref:`figure_failed-to-create-the-parts-controls.png`, you may want to try closing all opened text editor tabs, as highlighted in :numref:`figure_close-opened-text-editor-tabs.png`.


.. _figure_failed-to-create-the-parts-controls.png:

.. figure:: ../figs/failed-to-create-the-parts-controls.png
   :alt: Failed to create parts controls error

   Failed to create parts controls error during **Sunflower** installation


.. _figure_close-opened-text-editor-tabs.png:

.. figure:: ../figs/close-opened-text-editor-tabs.png
   :alt: Close all opened text editor tabs in **Sunflower**

   Close all opened text editor tabs in **Sunflower**


When the opened text editor tabs are closed, the error will also disappear, as shown in :numref:`figure_sunflower-GUI-after-closing-opened-text-editor-tabs.png`, and the **Sunflower** GUI can now be used as normal to create and edit projects.


.. _figure_sunflower-GUI-after-closing-opened-text-editor-tabs.png:

.. figure:: ../figs/sunflower-GUI-after-closing-opened-text-editor-tabs.png
   :alt: Error disappears from **Sunflower** GUI after closing opened text editor tabs

   Error disappears from **Sunflower** GUI after closing opened text editor tabs


Another way to fix this error is to switch to a new workspace.  You can do this by using the switch workspace option from the main navigation menu, as in :numref:`figure_switch-workspace.png`.

.. _figure_switch-workspace.png:

.. figure:: ../figs/switch-workspace.png
   :alt: Option to switch to a new workspace

   Option to switch to a new workspace


After choosing the switch workspace option, the select workspace dialog lets you specify the path to your new workspace. This can be seen in :numref:`figure_specify-workspace.png`.


.. _figure_specify-workspace.png:

.. figure:: ../figs/specify-workspace.png
   :alt: Specify path to new workspace dialog
   

After clicking OK to switch to a new workspace, **Sunflower** will restart, and you will be guided back to the accept end user agreement step.