HD75570: MACHINING (NCINFRA) : V4-V5 INTOL-OUTTOL COUPLET REVERTS TO

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Machining (NCInfra) : V4-V5 INTOL-OUTTOL
  Machining (NCInfra) : V4-V5 INTOL-OUTTOL
  Couplet reverts to Default values with Circular
  Interpolation
  .
  Scenario
  1. Open the provided V4 APTSource file
  2. Use FIND (Ctrl F) and search using INTOL
  Result: There is one INTOL-OUTTOL couplet at
  OPERATION NUMBER : 22  It is INTOL / .00100
  OUTTOL/ .00000.  There are no other couplets in
  the APTSource file.
  3. Start CATIA and go to NC Manufacturing Review
  WB
  4. Select "Read manufacturing model from V4
  data."
  5. Select the provided CATProduct.
  6. Select "SEQ 701 ROUGH PROFILE  TOP AREA
  WITH 2.5 HERTEL BACK AND FORTH WEB" and
  process it.
  7. Open the part operation definition panel for the
  imported model.
  8. Select the machine icon.
  9. Select 5 axis machine and OK & OK to exit and
  save the change.
  10. Expand the process tree.
  11. Highlight V4 Program.1
  12. Select associate output NC file to a program.
  13. Select the provided V4 aptsource file
  14. Open operation 22 definition panel and select
  the first tab. Note: the machining tolerance is still
  0.001. This is correct
  (same for operation 23)
  15. Select generate NC code interactivly.
  16. Select V4 Program.1 and APT for the data type.
  Select a folder to save to.
  17. Execute  the APT file.
  18. open the newly created APT source file.
  19. Use FIND (Ctrl F) and search using "INTOL"
  RESULT: under operation 22 the tolerance is
  correct INTOL / .00100   OUTTOL/ .00000
  20. Use FIND NEXT to continue to the next
  tolerance couplet.
  RESULT: The subsequent machine operation has
  reverted back to the default tolerance
  INTOL/.00394 OUTTOL/ .0000 This is the problem.
  EXPECTED RESULT: This tolerance change should
  not exist. The tolerance for this operation is also
  INTOL / .00100   OUTTOL/ .00000
  .
  The same problem occurs if a new manufacturing
  program is added and if we select import APT,
  Clfile or NC code icon and browse to the V4 apt
  file. Then, the generated NCcode has the same
  problem
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Machining (NCInfra) : V4-V5 INTOL-OUTTOL Couplet reverts to
  Default values with Circular Interpolation.
  Machining (NCInfra) : V4-V5 INTOL-OUTTOL
  Machining (NCInfra) : V4-V5 INTOL-OUTTOL
  Couplet reverts to Default values with Circular
  Interpolation
  .
  Scenario
  1. Open the provided V4 APTSource file
  2. Use FIND (Ctrl F) and search using INTOL
  Result: There is one INTOL-OUTTOL couplet at
  OPERATION NUMBER : 22  It is INTOL / .00100
  OUTTOL/ .00000.  There are no other couplets in
  the APTSource file.
  3. Start CATIA and go to NC Manufacturing Review
  WB
  4. Select "Read manufacturing model from V4
  data."
  5. Select the provided CATProduct.
  6. Select "SEQ 701 ROUGH PROFILE  TOP AREA
  WITH 2.5 HERTEL BACK AND FORTH WEB" and
  process it.
  7. Open the part operation definition panel for the
  imported model.
  8. Select the machine icon.
  9. Select 5 axis machine and OK & OK to exit and
  save the change.
  10. Expand the process tree.
  11. Highlight V4 Program.1
  12. Select associate output NC file to a program.
  13. Select the provided V4 aptsource file
  14. Open operation 22 definition panel and select
  the first tab. Note: the machining tolerance is still
  0.001. This is correct
  (same for operation 23)
  15. Select generate NC code interactivly.
  16. Select V4 Program.1 and APT for the data type.
  Select a folder to save to.
  17. Execute  the APT file.
  18. open the newly created APT source file.
  19. Use FIND (Ctrl F) and search using "INTOL"
  RESULT: under operation 22 the tolerance is
  correct INTOL / .00100   OUTTOL/ .00000
  20. Use FIND NEXT to continue to the next
  tolerance couplet.
  RESULT: The subsequent machine operation has
  reverted back to the default tolerance
  INTOL/.00394 OUTTOL/ .0000 This is the problem.
  EXPECTED RESULT: This tolerance change should
  not exist. The tolerance for this operation is also
  INTOL / .00100   OUTTOL/ .00000
  .
  The same problem occurs if a new manufacturing
  program is added and if we select import APT,
  Clfile or NC code icon and browse to the V4 apt
  file. Then, the generated NCcode has the same
  problem
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION 5 RELEASE
  20 GA LEVEL.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R18SP06
  AND ON V5R19SP01
  Incident Diagnosis :
  INTOL/OUTTOL is not coming correct for machining operation
  when you associate or Import APT file.
  Correction Explanation :
  No method is implemented on setting previous Machining
  tolerance on machining operation if new tolerance is not
  declared.
  .
  

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

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