HD39757: CATIA PLOT TO TIFF FILE TOO WIDE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Catia plot to tiff file too wide
  
  Catia plot to tiff file too wide
  
  Step-by-step scenario:
  
  1. Open CATIA V4
  2. Open the supplied model
  3. From LPFK select "PLOT"
  4. Under "PLOT" select "QUICK" and "CREATE"
  5. From the "WINDOW INFORMATION" window
  select "Format Setup"
  6. From the "PLOT FORMAT" window select "AANSI
  279.400 215.900 A FORMAT"
  7. Scale should be equal to "1.000" for "SCALE
  SETUP"
  8. Select "YES"
  9. The following selections will be made from
  the "PRINT ENVIRONMENT"
  screen:
  - Leave the "PARAMETERS" at the CATIA V4
  defaults.
  - Select "LIST". This will activate the "DEVICE"
  screen.
  From this "DEVICE" screen select "TIFF -> FILE
  TIFF to file catout.tif"
  - Leave the "CONFIGURATION" choices at the
  CATIA V4 defaults.
  10. Select "EXECUTE"
  11. This will bring up the "EXECUTION
  PARAMETERS" window. From this
  screen select "90 Deg." for "SHEET ROTATION".
  12. Select "YES"
  13. The plot utility will now run and create
  a "catout.tif" file.
  14. Review the "CATPLOT.out" file. it is found that
  the plot has a length
  of 279.400 mm (11.00 inches) and a width of
  215.900 mm (8.50 inches).
  15. Now display the "catout.tif" file with any
  Imaging software.
  following results:
  
  Image Length 2200 pixels, divided by 200 pixels
  per inch = 11.00 inches
  Image Width 1728 pixels, divided by 200 pixels per
  inch = 8.64 inches
  Resolution (X) 200 pixels per inch
  Resolution (Y) 200 pixels per inch
  Resolution Unit: inches
  Sample per pixel 1
  
  The "catout.tif" file contains an image that is 8.64
  inches wide.
  This is 0.14 inches wider than the expected width of
  8.50 inches.
  
  This width problem is only with "portrait"
  orientation tiff files.
  Problem not seen in "landscape" orientation tiff
  files.
  
  
  
  
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Catia plot to tiff file too wide
  Catia plot to tiff file too wide
  
  Catia plot to tiff file too wide
  
  Step-by-step scenario:
  
  1. Open CATIA V4
  2. Open the supplied model
  3. From LPFK select "PLOT"
  4. Under "PLOT" select "QUICK" and "CREATE"
  5. From the "WINDOW INFORMATION" window
  select "Format Setup"
  6. From the "PLOT FORMAT" window select "AANSI
  279.400 215.900 A FORMAT"
  7. Scale should be equal to "1.000" for "SCALE
  SETUP"
  8. Select "YES"
  9. The following selections will be made from
  the "PRINT ENVIRONMENT"
  screen:
  - Leave the "PARAMETERS" at the CATIA V4
  defaults.
  - Select "LIST". This will activate the "DEVICE"
  screen.
  From this "DEVICE" screen select "TIFF -> FILE
  TIFF to file catout.tif"
  - Leave the "CONFIGURATION" choices at the
  CATIA V4 defaults.
  10. Select "EXECUTE"
  11. This will bring up the "EXECUTION
  PARAMETERS" window. From this
  screen select "90 Deg." for "SHEET ROTATION".
  12. Select "YES"
  13. The plot utility will now run and create
  a "catout.tif" file.
  14. Review the "CATPLOT.out" file. it is found that
  the plot has a length
  of 279.400 mm (11.00 inches) and a width of
  215.900 mm (8.50 inches).
  15. Now display the "catout.tif" file with any
  Imaging software.
  following results:
  
  Image Length 2200 pixels, divided by 200 pixels
  per inch = 11.00 inches
  Image Width 1728 pixels, divided by 200 pixels per
  inch = 8.64 inches
  Resolution (X) 200 pixels per inch
  Resolution (Y) 200 pixels per inch
  Resolution Unit: inches
  Sample per pixel 1
  
  The "catout.tif" file contains an image that is 8.64
  inches wide.
  This is 0.14 inches wider than the expected width of
  8.50 inches.
  
  This width problem is only with "portrait"
  orientation tiff files.
  Problem not seen in "landscape" orientation tiff
  files.
  
  
  
  
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED AT
  CATIA V424-4 (REFRESH 4) GA LEVEL.
  
  Incident Diagnosis
  Catia plot to tiff file too wide
  
  Correction Explanation
  Adjustment of pixel image size computation to be
  more precise based on BYTE alignment and not
  INTEGER4.
  To avoid any regression in other application or for
  other customer environment, this dev is in a
  Limited avaibility by declaraction variable
  mechanism activation.
  For activate the new behavior you must set your
  V4 declarative environment with this new variable
  as following:
  
  i.e. in USRENV.dcls adds these lines:
  /* New Variable for Image Size Computation */
  CATIA.PRINTING_IMAGESIZEADJUST : INTEGER;
  CATIA.PRINTING_IMAGESIZEADJUST = 1;
  /* without variable or if <> 1 the behavior is as
  before (no change) */
  
  Answer and By-Pass
  bypass: Rotate the model for a landscape output
  
  .
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  HD39753

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

  UH05891

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CATIA V4 IRIX

• Fixed component ID

  562630000

Applicable component levels

• RI24 PSY UH05891

     UP05/06/08 I 1000