HD92611: WHEN "CUT PART BY SKETCH PLANE" OPTION IS ACTIVATED, THE SELECTE D FACE ISN'T HIGHLIGHTED CORRECTLY

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• SCENARIO:
  1. Start CATIA
  2. Set the following options.
  - Tools>Options>General>Display>Navigation>Selection,
  Highlight faces
  and edges --> ON.
  - Tools>Options>Mechanical Design>Assembly Design> DMU
  Sectioning>
  Section Planes, Allow measures on a section created with a
  simple
  plane --> ON
  3. Create a CATPart and create a Pad.
  4. Select any face and start Sketcher.
  5. Activate "Cut Part by Sketch Plane" option and select any
  face.
  .
  Result: The selected face isn't highlighted correctly.
  two colors orange and green appear on the face if the Pad is
  rotated.
  .
  Expected Result:
  The selected face should be highlighted correctly.
  (Same behavior with R18)
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• SCENARIO:
  1. Start CATIA
  2. Set the following options.
  - Tools>Options>General>Display>Navigation>Selection,
  Highlight faces
  and edges --> ON.
  - Tools>Options>Mechanical Design>Assembly Design> DMU
  Sectioning>
  Section Planes, Allow measures on a section created with a
  simple
  plane --> ON
  3. Create a CATPart and create a Pad.
  4. Select any face and start Sketcher.
  5. Activate "Cut Part by Sketch Plane" option and select any
  face.
  .
  Result: The selected face isn't highlighted correctly.
  two colors orange and green appear on the face if the Pad is
  rotated.
  .
  Expected Result:
  The selected face should be highlighted correctly.
  (Same behavior with R18)
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION V5R21 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R20 SP2.
  Additional Closure Information:
  Incident Diagnosis:
  When "Cut Part by Sketch Plane" option is activated, the
  selected face isn't highlighted correctly
  .
  Correction Explanation:
  The behavior is corrected now and the display of the
  highlighted face is correct.
  

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

• R520 PSN SP52002

     UP10/05/12 I 1000