HD49571: COMPOSITE DESIGN / GENERATING EXPLODED PLIES WITH CUT-PIECE DUP LICATES THE EXPLODED PLIES.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• COMPOSITE DESIGN / GENERATING EXPLODED
  PLIES WITH CUT-PIECE DUPLICATES THE
  EXPLODED PLIES.
  .
  SCENARIO:
  1.) Open CATPart in Composite Design workbench
  2.) Activate the composite design workbench
  3.) Create exploded plies for plies group.1
  3a.) Insert => Plies => ply exploder
  3b.) Select shell constant offset option
  3c.) Set scale to 10
  4.) Regenerate exploded plies for plies group.1
  with new options
  4a.) Insert => Plies => ply exploder
  4b.) Select draped tessellated surface option
  4c.) Set scale to 20
  NOTE: old exploded surfaces are replaced with the
  new ones.
  5.) Generate exploded plies for Cut-Pieces
  5a.) Insert => Plies => ply exploder
  5b.) Select 'take cut pieces into account'
  5c.) Select shell constant offset option
  5d.) Set scale to 10
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  Additional exploded surface geometry is created.
  This can cause problems in viewing the cross-
  sections generated in DMU. The exploded plies for
  the plies and cut-pieces cannot be managed
  independently with the contextual menus.
  Therefore, the contextual 'hide/show' and 'delete'
  exploded surface options are all or nothing. The
  user must delete all the exploded plies and
  recreate. Alternatively, manually delete the
  unwanted exploded surfaces.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  Previously generated exploded plies are replaced
  with the new exploded surfaces representing the
  cut-piece geometry. Ideally, user would be warned
  that exploded geometry exists for the plies and
  given the option to delete and continue, keep and
  continue, or cancel the operation.
  This is also true if the cut-piece exploded plies are
  generated first and then the exploded plies are
  generated for the plies.
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• COMPOSITE DESIGN / GENERATING EXPLODED PLIES WITH CUT-PIECE DUP
  LICATES THE EXPLODED PLIES.
  COMPOSITE DESIGN / GENERATING EXPLODED
  PLIES WITH CUT-PIECE DUPLICATES THE
  EXPLODED PLIES.
  .
  SCENARIO:
  1.) Open CATPart in Composite Design workbench
  2.) Activate the composite design workbench
  3.) Create exploded plies for plies group.1
  3a.) Insert => Plies => ply exploder
  3b.) Select shell constant offset option
  3c.) Set scale to 10
  4.) Regenerate exploded plies for plies group.1
  with new options
  4a.) Insert => Plies => ply exploder
  4b.) Select draped tessellated surface option
  4c.) Set scale to 20
  NOTE: old exploded surfaces are replaced with the
  new ones.
  5.) Generate exploded plies for Cut-Pieces
  5a.) Insert => Plies => ply exploder
  5b.) Select 'take cut pieces into account'
  5c.) Select shell constant offset option
  5d.) Set scale to 10
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  Additional exploded surface geometry is created.
  This can cause problems in viewing the cross-
  sections generated in DMU. The exploded plies for
  the plies and cut-pieces cannot be managed
  independently with the contextual menus.
  Therefore, the contextual 'hide/show' and 'delete'
  exploded surface options are all or nothing. The
  user must delete all the exploded plies and
  recreate. Alternatively, manually delete the
  unwanted exploded surfaces.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  Previously generated exploded plies are replaced
  with the new exploded surfaces representing the
  cut-piece geometry. Ideally, user would be warned
  that exploded geometry exists for the plies and
  given the option to delete and continue, keep and
  continue, or cancel the operation.
  This is also true if the cut-piece exploded plies are
  generated first and then the exploded plies are
  generated for the plies.
  .
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION
  5 RELEASE 17 GA level.
  .
  Incident Diagnosis
  GENERATING EXPLODED PLIES WITH CUT-PIECE
  DUPLICATES THE EXPLODED PLIES.
  .
  Correction Explanation
  The code changes have been made to check for
  exploded plies under both ply and cut-piece before
  creating a new exploded plies.
  .
  Answer and By-Pass
  NONE
  .
  .
  

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

• R517 PSN

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