Alright, I figured it out. The reason the smartdashboard crashes is because you are using an old dashboard save from last year. To fix this just navigate to:
Code:
C:\Users\"user"\SmartDashboard
and delete save.xml.
Then it should work,. However, I ran into another issue when formatting different values on the smartdashboard. Whenever I try to change a simple text box to a line plot or simple dial, the value disappears and does not show up again until you reboot the dashboard. When it does reappear, it is just in a text box again.
If anyone can reproduce this issue or has suggestions, please respond.