HD32880: GETSHOW FUNCTION NOT WORKING IN CATDRAWING

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• There is a regression between R12sp4 and R14sp3
  in GetShow method for CATDrawing
  Here is the Script used for the following scenario
  Sub CATMain()
  'getShow
  'Returns the state show mode for the current
  selection.
  Dim showstate As CatVisPropertyShow
  Set visProperties1 =
  CATIA.ActiveDocument.Selection.VisProperties
  visProperties1.GetShow showstate
  MsgBox "show = " & showstate
  End Sub
  Here is the scenario :
  1- Create a new drawing... (use can use ANSI
  standard)
  2- Create a new view...
  3- Create a text (or any other element)
  4- Put the text (or other element) in NoShow
  5- Go in NoShow workspace
  6- Select the text (or other element)
  7- Run the following script in a CATVBA:
  You will have the following message box: show = 0
  There is a problem: according to the
  documentation GetShow function
  should return value 1 when the element is in no
  show.
  Note that we also reproduced this problem using
  CATScripts and catvbs.
  Note also that the function is working properly for
  CATPart elements, the problem occurs only with
  drawings
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• GetShow function not working in CATDrawing
  There is a regression between R12sp4 and R14sp3
  in GetShow method for CATDrawing
  Here is the Script used for the following scenario
  Sub CATMain()
  'getShow
  'Returns the state show mode for the current
  selection.
  Dim showstate As CatVisPropertyShow
  Set visProperties1 =
  CATIA.ActiveDocument.Selection.VisProperties
  visProperties1.GetShow showstate
  MsgBox "show = " & showstate
  End Sub
  Here is the scenario :
  1- Create a new drawing... (use can use ANSI
  standard)
  2- Create a new view...
  3- Create a text (or any other element)
  4- Put the text (or other element) in NoShow
  5- Go in NoShow workspace
  6- Select the text (or other element)
  7- Run the following script in a CATVBA:
  You will have the following message box: show = 0
  There is a problem: according to the
  documentation GetShow function
  should return value 1 when the element is in no
  show.
  Note that we also reproduced this problem using
  CATScripts and catvbs.
  Note also that the function is working properly for
  CATPart elements, the problem occurs only with
  drawings
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION
  5 RELEASE 15 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED
  ON V5R14SP04.
  The problem is corrected :
  According to the documentation GetShow function
  returns value 1 when the element in the Drawing is
  in no show.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CATIA V5 NT>XP

• Fixed component ID

  569151000

Applicable component levels

• R514 PSN SP51404

     UP05/02/11 N 1000