HD76764: PART: "SPLIT" CANNOT BE PERFORMED ON GIVEN DATA. CONFRONTATION OF FACES ERROR IS SHOWN.

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• Part: "Split" cannot be performed on given data.
  Confrontation of faces error is shown.
  THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON V5R17SP03.
  THE PROBLEM IS REPRODUCIBLE ON CXR18
  (07/30/2008)
  THE PROBLEM IS REPRODUCIBLE ON CXR19
  (07/30/2008)
  .
  Scenario:
  1. Launch CATIA.
  2. Open the file: "Part2.CATPart". (Workbench:
  Part Design)
  3. Right Click "Body.2" in the tree, and
  select "Define In Work Object" from context menu.
  >> "Body.2" is active.
  4. Click "Split" icon. >> "Split Definition" dialog box
  is displayed.
  5. Select "Surface.1" in the tree as "Splitting
  Element".
  6. Select "OK" in the "Split Definition" dialog box.
  >> "Update Error: Confrontation between
  highlighted faces can not be solved" error message
  is displayed.
  >> "Solid.1" cannot be "sprit". >> This is the
  problem!!
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Part: "Split" cannot be performed on given data. Confrontation
  of faces error is shown.
  Part: "Split" cannot be performed on given data.
  Confrontation of faces error is shown.
  THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON V5R17SP03.
  THE PROBLEM IS REPRODUCIBLE ON CXR18
  (07/30/2008)
  THE PROBLEM IS REPRODUCIBLE ON CXR19
  (07/30/2008)
  .
  Scenario:
  1. Launch CATIA.
  2. Open the file: "Part2.CATPart". (Workbench:
  Part Design)
  3. Right Click "Body.2" in the tree, and
  select "Define In Work Object" from context menu.
  >> "Body.2" is active.
  4. Click "Split" icon. >> "Split Definition" dialog box
  is displayed.
  5. Select "Surface.1" in the tree as "Splitting
  Element".
  6. Select "OK" in the "Split Definition" dialog box.
  >> "Update Error: Confrontation between
  highlighted faces can not be solved" error message
  is displayed.
  >> "Solid.1" cannot be "sprit". >> This is the
  problem!!
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT RESTRICTION IN
  CATIA.
  .
  Explanation:
  During our analysis it is found that user is using
  Tangent Design surface for the Split operation.
  Surface.1 is found to be tangent to the Solid
  surface near to confrontation faces shown.
  It is recommended from DS that user should not
  use tangent surface for the split operation.
  Please refer to below Documentation reference for
  more details:
  Mechanical Design/ Part Design/ Surface based
  features: Creating Splits.
  'Avoid using input elements that are tangent to
  each other since this may result in geometric
  instabilities in the tangency zone'.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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