HD51301: 3DXML COMPRESSED TESSELLATION OPTION GENERATES LARGER 3DXML FILE THAN TESSELLATION OPTION

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Scenario:
  1) Open assembly 97P3055,Top_asm.CATProduct
  2) Tools / Options / Compatibilty / 3D XML
  3) Select option Tessellation
  4) Save the assembly as a 3DXML file
  -> The file size is 1327KB
  5) Select Tools / Options / Compatibilty / 3DXML
  6) Select option Compressed tessellation
  7) Save the assembly as a 3DXML file
  -> The file size is 1825KB
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• 3DXML COMPRESSED TESSELLATION OPTION GENERATES LARGER  3DXML FI
  LE THAN TESSELLATION OPTION
  Scenario:
  1) Open assembly 97P3055,Top_asm.CATProduct
  2) Tools / Options / Compatibilty / 3D XML
  3) Select option Tessellation
  4) Save the assembly as a 3DXML file
  -> The file size is 1327KB
  5) Select Tools / Options / Compatibilty / 3DXML
  6) Select option Compressed tessellation
  7) Save the assembly as a 3DXML file
  -> The file size is 1825KB
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• The Customizing - 3D XML documentatio has been
  modified as follows:
  Note: The Compressed Tessellation format is a
  binary format that contains more information and
  offers more functionality than the Tessellation
  format. For this reason, it will sometimes require
  more disk space.
  .
  THIS MODIFICATION WILL BE INCLUDED
  IN THE  DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED WITH
  CATIA VERSION 5 RELEASE 17 GA LEVEL.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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