HD55068: GENERATED ELEMENT IS NOT ABLE TO SELECT INDIVIDUALLY BY "SELECTELEMENT2" METHOD

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• PROBLEM:
  Generated element is not able to select individually
  by "SelectElement2" method.
  SCENARIO:
  Pre confirmation.
  1. Open 13492.CATDrawing.
  2. Select menu "Edit -> Search" ,Search dialog box
  is displayed.
  3. Click Advance tab.
  4. Define following fields and click "Search" icon.
  - Workbench : as Drafting.
  - Type : as Generated Item.
  5. 4 object found as "GeneratedItem".
  Problem Scenario:
  1. Open 13492.CATDrawing.
  2. Select menu "Tools -> Macro -> Macros".
  3. Open "Selection.catvba" and Edit.
  4. In this macro, SelectElement2 method of
  Selection Object is used.
  Element filter is set to "Line2D".
  The following code is used in Macro: ( Line34) .
  Dim InputObjType(0)
  InputObjType(0) = "Line2D"
  strStatus = Selection1.SelectElement2
  (InputObjType,strStbMsg,False) .
  RESULT 1:
  ===> Selection can not be performed as cursor
  icon is changed to "Non-Selection".
  5. Edit "Selection.catvba" again.
  6. Element filter is change from ""Line2D"
  to"AnyObject".
  The following code is used in Macro: ( Line34) .
  Dim InputObjType(0)
  InputObjType(0) = "AnyObject"
  strStatus = Selection1.SelectElement2
  (InputObjType,strStbMsg,False) .
  RESULT 2:
  ===>If 2DLine is selected then View is getting
  selected instead of line.
  7. Edit "Selection.catvba" again.
  8. Element filter is change from "AnyObject"
  to "GeneratedItem".
  The following code is used in Macro: ( Line34) .
  Dim InputObjType(0)
  InputObjType(0) = "GeneratedItem"
  strStatus = Selection1.SelectElement2
  (InputObjType,strStbMsg,False).
  RESULT 3:
  Program Code Error.
  " The GeneratedItem automation object name is
  not supported".
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  Generated element is able to select individually by
  "SelectElement2" method.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Generated element is not able to select individually by
  "SelectElement2" method
  PROBLEM:
  Generated element is not able to select individually
  by "SelectElement2" method.
  SCENARIO:
  Pre confirmation.
  1. Open 13492.CATDrawing.
  2. Select menu "Edit -> Search" ,Search dialog box
  is displayed.
  3. Click Advance tab.
  4. Define following fields and click "Search" icon.
  - Workbench : as Drafting.
  - Type : as Generated Item.
  5. 4 object found as "GeneratedItem".
  Problem Scenario:
  1. Open 13492.CATDrawing.
  2. Select menu "Tools -> Macro -> Macros".
  3. Open "Selection.catvba" and Edit.
  4. In this macro, SelectElement2 method of
  Selection Object is used.
  Element filter is set to "Line2D".
  The following code is used in Macro: ( Line34) .
  Dim InputObjType(0)
  InputObjType(0) = "Line2D"
  strStatus = Selection1.SelectElement2
  (InputObjType,strStbMsg,False) .
  RESULT 1:
  ===> Selection can not be performed as cursor
  icon is changed to "Non-Selection".
  5. Edit "Selection.catvba" again.
  6. Element filter is change from ""Line2D"
  to"AnyObject".
  The following code is used in Macro: ( Line34) .
  Dim InputObjType(0)
  InputObjType(0) = "AnyObject"
  strStatus = Selection1.SelectElement2
  (InputObjType,strStbMsg,False) .
  RESULT 2:
  ===>If 2DLine is selected then View is getting
  selected instead of line.
  7. Edit "Selection.catvba" again.
  8. Element filter is change from "AnyObject"
  to "GeneratedItem".
  The following code is used in Macro: ( Line34) .
  Dim InputObjType(0)
  InputObjType(0) = "GeneratedItem"
  strStatus = Selection1.SelectElement2
  (InputObjType,strStbMsg,False).
  RESULT 3:
  Program Code Error.
  " The GeneratedItem automation object name is
  not supported".
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  Generated element is able to select individually by
  "SelectElement2" method.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT RESTRICTION IN
  CATIA.
  .
  .Incident Diagnosis
  Generative Geometry is not selected by VB macro
  .
  .Restriction Explanation
  Generative geometry object (genItem) is not
  exposed by automation API, that's why it is not
  possible to select it.
  .
  .By-Pass
  Generative Geometry is only accessible by CAA
  C++ interface
  .
  

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