HD68476: GSD: PLANE - PLANE IS CREATED ALTHOUGH POINTS ARE IN COLLINEAR DIRECTIONS.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• GSD: PLANE - PLANE IS CREATED ALTHOUGH
  POINTS ARE IN COLLINEAR DIRECTIONS.
  .
  SCENARIO:
  0.) Start CATIA.
  1.) Open the file: "Part1.CATPart".
  Workbench: Generative Shape Design.
  2.) Click "Line" icon on the toolbar. "Line Definition"
  dialog box is displayed.
  3.) Select an element as follows.
  Line type: "Point-Point"
  Point 1: "Surface.1\Vertex".
  Point 2: "Surface.1\Vertex".
  4.) Click "OK" of "Line Definition". "Line.5" is
  created.
  5.) Click "Point" icon on the toolbar. "Point
  Definition" dialog box is displayed.
  6.) Select an element as follows.
  Point type: On curve
  Curve: Line.5
  Distance to reference: Ratio of curve length
  Ratio: 0.5( any value)
  7.) Click "OK" of "Point of Definition". "Point.21" is
  created.
  8.) Click "Plane" icon on the toolbar. "Plane
  Definition" dialog box is displayed.
  9.) Select an element as follows.
  Plane type: Through three points
  Point 1: Line.5\Vertex
  Point 2: Point.21
  Point 3: Line.5\Vertex.
  10.) Click "OK" of "Plane Definition". "Plane.1" is
  created. "Plane.1" cannot be created if true.
  This is problem.
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• GSD: PLANE - PLANE IS CREATED ALTHOUGH POINTS ARE IN COLLINEAR
  DIRECTIONS.
  GSD: PLANE - PLANE IS CREATED ALTHOUGH
  POINTS ARE IN COLLINEAR DIRECTIONS.
  .
  SCENARIO:
  0.) Start CATIA.
  1.) Open the file: "Part1.CATPart".
  Workbench: Generative Shape Design.
  2.) Click "Line" icon on the toolbar. "Line Definition"
  dialog box is displayed.
  3.) Select an element as follows.
  Line type: "Point-Point"
  Point 1: "Surface.1\Vertex".
  Point 2: "Surface.1\Vertex".
  4.) Click "OK" of "Line Definition". "Line.5" is
  created.
  5.) Click "Point" icon on the toolbar. "Point
  Definition" dialog box is displayed.
  6.) Select an element as follows.
  Point type: On curve
  Curve: Line.5
  Distance to reference: Ratio of curve length
  Ratio: 0.5( any value)
  7.) Click "OK" of "Point of Definition". "Point.21" is
  created.
  8.) Click "Plane" icon on the toolbar. "Plane
  Definition" dialog box is displayed.
  9.) Select an element as follows.
  Plane type: Through three points
  Point 1: Line.5\Vertex
  Point 2: Point.21
  Point 3: Line.5\Vertex.
  10.) Click "OK" of "Plane Definition". "Plane.1" is
  created. "Plane.1" cannot be created if true.
  This is problem.
  .
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION
  5 RELEASE 19 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED
  ON V5R18SP03.
  .
  Incident Diagnosis:
  PLANE IS CREATED ALTHOUGH POINTS ARE IN
  COLLINEAR DIRECTIONS.
  .
  Correction Explanation:
  The problem is now corrected and following error is
  flashed on Plane creation.
  Update Error
  Plane.1
  Plane Creation from three points:
  The three points are aligned.
  Select three differents which are not aligned.
  .
  .
  

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

• R518 PSN SP51803

     UP08/01/25 I 1000

• R517 PSN

     UP