HE01546: CAT_VBO_ALLOWED Variable causes crash when running catvba script

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Summary:
  CAT_VBO_ALLOWED Variable causes crash when running catvba script
  User problem:
  User cannot take advantage of the variable that speeds up graphi
  cs
  If they do, then this causes a crash when using certain vba scri
  pts
  Scenario:
  1. Make sure you have the environment variable CAT_VBO_ALLOWED=1
   set and Example_DT.xls held in the same directory as EXAMPLE.CA
  TAnalysis and EXAMPLE PART.CATPart
  2. Open EXAMPLE.CATAnalysis
  3. Run the script (CFD.catvba > RunFormDOE)
  4. Select the icon ???Run through DEO??? - May need to do this 3
  -4 times
  5. CATIA crashes
  Problem occurs on Windows 64bits machine with ATI FirePro V5800
  (Driver 8.702.0.0) Graphics card.
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• Summary:
  CAT_VBO_ALLOWED Variable causes crash when running catvba
  script
  User problem:
  User cannot take advantage of the variable that speeds up
  graphics
  If they do, then this causes a crash when using certain vba
  scripts
  Scenario:
  1. Make sure you have the environment variable
  CAT_VBO_ALLOWED=1 set and Example_DT.xls held in the same
  directory as EXAMPLE.CATAnalysis and EXAMPLE PART.CATPart
  2. Open EXAMPLE.CATAnalysis
  3. Run the script (CFD.catvba > RunFormDOE)
  4. Select the icon ?Run through DEO? - May need to do this
  3-4 times
  5. CATIA crashes
  Problem occurs on Windows 64bits machine with ATI FirePro
  V5800 (Driver 8.702.0.0) Graphics card.
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON VERSION V5R21 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R20 SP6.
  Additional Closure Information:
  Description:
  CAT_VBO_ALLOWED Variable causes crash when running catvba
  script
  .
   Diagnosis:
  Conflict between VBO and Hyperthreading leading to a crash or
  a freeze.
  .
   By-pass:
  Do not activated VBO
  

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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