HD92772: FSS: MISMATCH BETWEEN THE DIRECTION OF ACTIVATED ICON AND DIRECT ION OF COMPASS.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• SCENARIO:
  1. Create a new part.
  2. Go to Freestyle workbench.
  3. Activate or Display Generic Tools and Tools Dashboard
  toolbars.
  4. Click Compass Toolbar icon in Tools Dashboard toolbar.
  Quick Compass orientation Toolbar is displayed.
  5. Flip to VW or YZ icon is activated. Compass is changed to
  YZ.
  6. Close Quick Compass orientation Toolbar.
  7. Click Quick Compass Orientation icon in Generic Tools
  toolbar
  8. Quick Compass orientation Toolbar is displayed again.
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  Although Flip to VW or XY icon is activated, compass is still
  YZ. The direction of activated icon and direction of compass
  is inconsistent.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  The direction displayed in Quick Compass orientation toolbar
  and the direction of compass in geometrical area should be
  same.
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• SCENARIO:
  1. Create a new part.
  2. Go to Freestyle workbench.
  3. Activate or Display Generic Tools and Tools Dashboard
  toolbars.
  4. Click Compass Toolbar icon in Tools Dashboard toolbar.
  Quick Compass orientation Toolbar is displayed.
  5. Flip to VW or YZ icon is activated. Compass is changed to
  YZ.
  6. Close Quick Compass orientation Toolbar.
  7. Click Quick Compass Orientation icon in Generic Tools
  toolbar
  8. Quick Compass orientation Toolbar is displayed again.
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  Although Flip to VW or XY icon is activated, compass is still
  YZ. The direction of activated icon and direction of compass
  is inconsistent.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  The direction displayed in Quick Compass orientation toolbar
  and the direction of compass in geometrical area should be
  same.
  

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:
  Mismatch between the direction of activated icon and
  direction of Compass
  .
  CORRECTION EXPLANATION:
  The initialization of radio buttons (corresponding to the
  Plane orientation) in Quick Compass Toolbar had not been done
  correctly. Now the issue is resolved after modification of
  the algorithm.
  .
  BYPASS:
  None
  

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 SP52002

     UP10/05/12 I 1000