HD03303: CAA CAN'T CREATE 3D ANNOTATION IN BATCH MODE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The CreateTextOnGeometry method in CATITPSFactoryAdvanced needs
  
  CATSO.
  But this CATSO must contain a valid PathElement which is identi
  cal to
  what is obtained by interactive selection.
  I try to get PathElement as follows (omitting error check).
  
    CATSession* pSession = NULL;
    hrc = ::Create_Session(sSessionName, pSession);
    CATIIniInteractiveSession *isession;
    hrc = pSession->QueryInterface(IID_CATIIniInteractiveSession,
  
  (void**)&isession);
    CATIEditor *editor;
    hrc = isession->Open(m_sCATPartFilename1, FALSE, &editor);
    CATFrmEditor* pFrmEditor = editor->GetEditor();
    CATDocument* pDoc = pFrmEditor->GetDocument();
    CATIDocRoots* piDocRootsOnDoc = NULL;
    hrc = pDoc->QueryInterface(IID_CATIDocRoots, (void**)
  &piDocRootsOnDoc);
    CATListValCATBaseUnknown_var* pRootProducts = piDocRootsOnDoc
  -
  >GiveDocRoots();
    CATIProduct_var spRootProduct = (*pRootProducts)￭1;
    CATPathElement zUIPathElem(spRootProduct);   // substitute fo
  r
  pFrmEditor->GetUIActiveObject();
  
  And try to create annotations.
  
    CATIGeometricalElement_var spGElement( m_spPart->GetFeatureSo
  lid
  () );
    CATIBRepAccess_var spBRepAccess( CATBRepDecode(spCell,
  spGElement ) );  // spCell is target CATCell to attach annotati
  on
    CATIBRepAccess *pBrepAcess = spBRepAccess;
    CATIBuildPath *pBuildPath = NULL;
    hrc = pBrepAcess->QueryInterface(IID_CATIBuildPath, (void**)
  &pBuildPath);
    CATPathElement *testPathElement = NULL;
    pBuildPath->ExtractPathElement(&zUIPathElem, &testPathElement
  );
    CATSO* pSelection = new CATSO();
    hrc = pSelection->AddElement( testPathElement );
    CATITPSFactoryAdvanced * piFactAdv = NULL;
    hrc = CATTPSInstantiateComponent (DfTPS_ItfTPSFactoryAdvanced
  ,
  (void**) & piFactAdv);
    CATUnicodeString zText("Sample");
    CATITPSText* piText = NULL;
    hrc = piFactAdv->CreateTextOnGeometry( pSelection, NULL, &zTe
  xt,
  &piText );
  
  But CreateTextOnGeometry returns error.
  
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• CAA can't create 3D annotation in BATCH mode.
  The CreateTextOnGeometry method in CATITPSFactoryAdvanced needs
  
  CATSO.
  But this CATSO must contain a valid PathElement which is identi
  cal to
  what is obtained by interactive selection.
  I try to get PathElement as follows (omitting error check).
  
    CATSession* pSession = NULL;
    hrc = ::Create_Session(sSessionName, pSession);
    CATIIniInteractiveSession *isession;
    hrc = pSession->QueryInterface(IID_CATIIniInteractiveSession,
  
  (void**)&isession);
    CATIEditor *editor;
    hrc = isession->Open(m_sCATPartFilename1, FALSE, &editor);
    CATFrmEditor* pFrmEditor = editor->GetEditor();
    CATDocument* pDoc = pFrmEditor->GetDocument();
    CATIDocRoots* piDocRootsOnDoc = NULL;
    hrc = pDoc->QueryInterface(IID_CATIDocRoots, (void**)
  &piDocRootsOnDoc);
    CATListValCATBaseUnknown_var* pRootProducts = piDocRootsOnDoc
  -
  >GiveDocRoots();
    CATIProduct_var spRootProduct = (*pRootProducts) 1 ;
    CATPathElement zUIPathElem(spRootProduct);   // substitute fo
  r
  pFrmEditor->GetUIActiveObject();
  
  And try to create annotations.
  
    CATIGeometricalElement_var spGElement( m_spPart->GetFeatureSo
  lid
  () );
    CATIBRepAccess_var spBRepAccess( CATBRepDecode(spCell,
  spGElement ) );  // spCell is target CATCell to attach annotati
  on
    CATIBRepAccess *pBrepAcess = spBRepAccess;
    CATIBuildPath *pBuildPath = NULL;
    hrc = pBrepAcess->QueryInterface(IID_CATIBuildPath, (void**)
  &pBuildPath);
    CATPathElement *testPathElement = NULL;
    pBuildPath->ExtractPathElement(&zUIPathElem, &testPathElement
  );
    CATSO* pSelection = new CATSO();
    hrc = pSelection->AddElement( testPathElement );
    CATITPSFactoryAdvanced * piFactAdv = NULL;
    hrc = CATTPSInstantiateComponent (DfTPS_ItfTPSFactoryAdvanced
  ,
  (void**) & piFactAdv);
    CATUnicodeString zText("Sample");
    CATITPSText* piText = NULL;
    hrc = piFactAdv->CreateTextOnGeometry( pSelection, NULL, &zTe
  xt,
  &piText );
  
  But CreateTextOnGeometry returns error.
  
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION 5 RELEASE 12 GA lev
  el.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R9SP09 AND V5R10
  SP07 AND V5R11SP04.
  
  .
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CATIA V5/NT/200

• Fixed component ID

  569151000

Applicable component levels

• R509 PSN

     UP

• R510 PSN

     UP

• R511 PSN SP51104

     UP03/08/04 N 1000