HD68329: ASD : SECTION WITH VOLUME CUT IS NOT FILLED.

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• ASD : SECTION WITH VOLUME CUT IS NOT FILLED.
  Scenario.
  .
  1. Tools/Options/Mechanical Design/Assembly
  Design/tab DMU-Sectioning ->
  deactivate "Allow measures on a section created
  with a simple plane"
  2. Load the CATProduct.
  3. Double click on "Section.1" in the specification
  tree (under Applications and Sections).
  4. Activate 'Volume Cut' in Sectioning Definition
  window
  .
  Expected Result
  .
  Section should be shown filled.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ASD : SECTION WITH VOLUME CUT IS NOT FILLED.
  ASD : SECTION WITH VOLUME CUT IS NOT FILLED.
  Scenario.
  .
  1. Tools/Options/Mechanical Design/Assembly
  Design/tab DMU-Sectioning ->
  deactivate "Allow measures on a section created
  with a simple plane"
  2. Load the CATProduct.
  3. Double click on "Section.1" in the specification
  tree (under Applications and Sections).
  4. Activate 'Volume Cut' in Sectioning Definition
  window
  .
  Expected Result
  .
  Section should be shown filled.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT RESTRICTION IN
  CATIA
  .
  Incident Diagnosis.
  .
  A section with volume cut is not shown filled.
  .
  Restriction Explanation.
  .
  User selects the plane by choosing geometrical
  target - XY Plane( which is at X=0,Y=0,Z=0), at
  this selection, the section plane cuts exactly at the
  frontier of the Pad feature which represents a
  cylinder.
  To create a filled section, a closed contour is
  needed and then it is filled to show a volume cut.
  In this particular case, a section
  polyline result a mix between intersection of
  section plane and Pad1 feature , and sectionplane
  and Pad2 feature. Hence a single closed contour is
  NOT obtained which can be used to fill and show
  the result and hence user sees the section as NOT
  filled.
  Also it is NOT possible to identify a single contour
  from two contours , which can be closed . It is
  because of performance reason.
  .
  Bypass
  User can position the section plane by using Z-
  normal. When user selection is Z-normal then the
  section plane is not positioned at X=0,Y=0 and
  Z=0. Hence user will get a section which has closed
  contour and thus showing the filled section.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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