HD77265: DRAFTING (INTDRAFT) / ROTATION COMMAND CAN MOVE THE ELEMENT ONL Y BY 5 DEGREES STEP AT SNAP MODE

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Drafting (IntDraft) / ROTATION COMMAND CAN
  MOVE THE ELEMENT ONLY BY 5 DEGREES STEP AT
  SNAP MODE
  SCENARIO:
  1. Start CATIA V5.
  2. Create a new Drawing.
  3. Set Snap to Point off.
  4. Click on New View command.
  5. Create a Circle in the new view.
  6. Click on Rotation command, select the Circle,
  the origin point
  and the Circle centre, and confirm that Snap Mode
  in the Rotation command dialog is set ON.
  7. Rotation command can move the circle element
  by 5 degrees step at Snap Mode. To change the
  default step value, right-click the Value combo and
  choose a predefined step value or define a new
  one.
  .
  PROBLEM:
  .
  There is no description in Documentation
  about ?How to set step value of Rotating angle
  (degrees)?.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  .
  Documentation should describe about ?How to set
  the default step value of Rotating angle?.
  .
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  .
  There is a description in Documentations how to set
  the default step value of Translate command.
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Drafting (IntDraft) / ROTATION COMMAND CAN MOVE THE ELEMENT ONL
  Y BY 5 DEGREES STEP AT SNAP MODE
  Drafting (IntDraft) / ROTATION COMMAND CAN
  MOVE THE ELEMENT ONLY BY 5 DEGREES STEP AT
  SNAP MODE
  SCENARIO:
  1. Start CATIA V5.
  2. Create a new Drawing.
  3. Set Snap to Point off.
  4. Click on New View command.
  5. Create a Circle in the new view.
  6. Click on Rotation command, select the Circle,
  the origin point
  and the Circle centre, and confirm that Snap Mode
  in the Rotation command dialog is set ON.
  7. Rotation command can move the circle element
  by 5 degrees step at Snap Mode. To change the
  default step value, right-click the Value combo and
  choose a predefined step value or define a new
  one.
  .
  PROBLEM:
  .
  There is no description in Documentation
  about ?How to set step value of Rotating angle
  (degrees)?.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  .
  Documentation should describe about ?How to set
  the default step value of Rotating angle?.
  .
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  .
  There is a description in Documentations how to set
  the default step value of Translate command.
  .
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS MODIFICATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
  DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED WITH CATIA
  VERSION 5 RELEASE 20GA AND R19SP04 LEVEL.
  .
  INCIDENT DIAGNOSIS:
  .
  Drafting (IntDraft) / ROTATION COMMAND CAN
  MOVE THE ELEMENT ONLY BY 5 DEGREES STEP AT
  SNAP MODE
  .
  DOCUMENTATION REFERENCE:
  .
  The following information has been added in
  drafting >> User Tasks >>
  Rotating Elements.
  .
  You can enable the Snap mode option in the dialog
  box to increment rotation angle value by steps.
  Note: To change the step value, right-click the
  value field and select Change step > xxx mm. For
  more information about parameter management
  which is common to all parameters used in CATIA
  products, see CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide:
  Using Knowledgeware Capabilities: Parameters.
  .
  The same text has been added for Translating
  Elements and Scaling Elements also.
  .
  .
  

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