HD88654: THE VALUE DISPLAYED FOR "FORMULA" RESULT OF AREA IS DIFFERENT A FTER FILTERING.

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• SCENARIO:
  SETTINGS:
  1) Tools / Options / General / Parameters
  and Measure / Units / Area = Square millimeter (mm2)
  2) Tools
  / Options / General / Parameters and Measure / Knowledge /
  Parameter Tree View / with value = ON
  3) Tools / Options /
  Infrastructure / Part Infrastructure / Display / Display in
  Specification Tree / Parameters = ON
  .
  1) Start CATIA V5
  2)
  Open the CATPart.
  Workbench: Product Data Filtering.
  3) Click
  "Formula" command.
  "Formula" window is displayed.
  4) Create
  "Area" as New Parameter of type.
  5) Select Area.1 parameter,
  and click "Add Formula" command.
  "Formula Editor" window is
  displayed.
  6) Input the formula: area (BODY\surface.1)
  7)
  Click "OK" button.
  "Formula Editor" window is
  closed.
  "Automatic update" window is displayed.
  8) Click "OK"
  button.
  "Automatic update" window is closed.
  9) Click "OK"
  button.
  "Formula" window is closed.
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  Value
  displayed:
  Area.1 = 559029.128mm2
  .
  10) Click "Part to Part"
  command.
  "Part to Part" window is displayed.
  11) Activate all
  options, and click "OK" button.
   Part to Part" window is
  closed.
  New Part (data1_AllCATPart) is created.
  12) Click
  "Formula" command.
  "Formula" window is displayed.
  13) Create
  "Area" as New Parameter of type.
  14) Select Area.1 parameter,
  and click "Add Formula" command.
  "Formula Editor" window is
  displayed.
  15) Input the formula: area (BODY\surface.1)
  16)
  Click "OK" button.
  "Formula Editor" window is
  closed.
  "Automatic update" window is displayed.
  17) Click "OK"
  button.
  "Automatic update" window is closed.
  18) Click "OK"
  button.
  "Formula" window is closed.
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  Value
  displayed:
  Area.1 = 559028.9mm2
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  The "Formula"
  result of area is different after filtering.
  The area is
  559029.128mm2 before filtering.
  The area is 559028.9mm2 after
  filtering.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• SCENARIO:
  SETTINGS:
  1) Tools / Options / General / Parameters and Measure / Units
  / Area = Square millimeter (mm2)
  2) Tools / Options / General / Parameters and Measure /
  Knowledge / Parameter Tree View / with value = ON
  3) Tools / Options / Infrastructure / Part Infrastructure /
  Display / Display in Specification Tree / Parameters = ON
  .
  1) Start CATIA V5
  2) Open the CATPart.
  Workbench: Product Data Filtering.
  3) Click "Formula" command.
  "Formula" window is displayed.
  4) Create "Area" as New Parameter of type.
  5) Select Area.1 parameter, and click "Add Formula" command.
  "Formula Editor" window is displayed.
  6) Input the formula: area (BODY\surface.1)
  7) Click "OK" button.
  "Formula Editor" window is closed.
  "Automatic update" window is displayed.
  8) Click "OK" button.
  "Automatic update" window is closed.
  9) Click "OK" button.
  "Formula" window is closed.
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  Value displayed:
  Area.1 = 559029.128mm2
  .
  10) Click "Part to Part" command.
  "Part to Part" window is displayed.
  11) Activate all options, and click "OK" button.
  ?Part to Part" window is closed.
  New Part (data1_AllCATPart) is created.
  12) Click "Formula" command.
  "Formula" window is displayed.
  13) Create "Area" as New Parameter of type.
  14) Select Area.1 parameter, and click "Add Formula" command.
  "Formula Editor" window is displayed.
  15) Input the formula: area (BODY\surface.1)
  16) Click "OK" button.
  "Formula Editor" window is closed.
  "Automatic update" window is displayed.
  17) Click "OK" button.
  "Automatic update" window is closed.
  18) Click "OK" button.
  "Formula" window is closed.
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  Value displayed:
  Area.1 = 559028.9mm2
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  The "Formula" result of area is different after filtering.
  The area is 559029.128mm2 before filtering.
  The area is 559028.9mm2 after filtering.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THE PROBLEM WAS SUBMITTED ON :
      Virtual Design VERSION V5R19.
  THIS PROBLEM IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE ON :
  Virtual Design VERSION V5R21 GA level
  Virtual Design VERSION V5R20 SP1.
  Additional Closure Information:
  .
  

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>XP

• Fixed component ID

  569151000

Applicable component levels

• R519 PSN

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