HE00937: CAT_VBO_ALLOWED VARIABLE CAUSES CRASH

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Scenario:
  1. Make sure you have set the variable CAT_VBO_ALLOWED=1
  before to launch CATIA V5
  2. Start CATIA
  3. Open the provided CATProduct
  4. Select the Fit all in icon and do it two or three times
  ===> CATIA crashes
  .
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• Scenario:
  1. Make sure you have set the variable CAT_VBO_ALLOWED=1
  before to launch CATIA V5
  2. Start CATIA
  3. Open the provided CATProduct
  4. Select the Fit all in icon and do it two or three times
  ===> CATIA crashes
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON Virtual Design  VERSION V5R21
  GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R20 SP5.
  .
  Additional Closure Information:
  .
  Technical explanation of the defect:
  CATIA crash with VBO and leak of GPU memory's space
  .
  Technical explanation of the correction:
  Bad VBO management on LOD in case of leak of GPU memory's
  space.
  WARNING : Now with this correction you can see some wrong
  triangles on ATI/AMD graphic cards.
  It's an AMD/ATI bug. AMD/ATI are investigating on this
  problem.
  .
  Possible by-pass and/or correction limitation:
  No possible by-pass but the problem is fixed now.
  .
  

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 WIN 64

• Fixed component ID

  569165000

Applicable component levels

• R520 PSN

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