HD54838: PS / DESIGN MODE OPTION IN CONTEXT MENU GRAYED OUT WHEN SAVE DE NSITY IN CGR OPTION CHECKED

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• PS / DESIGN MODE OPTION IN CONTEXT MENU
  GRAYED OUT WHEN SAVE DENSITY IN CGR
  OPTION CHECKED
  Scenario.
  .
  1. In CATIA create and then Save a New
  CATProduct, Product1
  2. In CATIA create and then Save a New CATPart,
  Part1
  3. Close the CATPart and CATProduct.
  4. Open the CATProduct, Product1
  5. Using Insert Existing Component, Insert the
  CATPart Part1 into the CATproduct.
  6. Right click on the inserted Part1 and choose
  Representations | Manage representations
  a. Associate a Representation and choose a
  V4 .model file.
  b. Activate the V4 representation and then close
  the representations dialog.
  c. The .model will now be visible and in
  visualization format.
  Case A: CGRFormat.CATSettings does NOT exist
  ( Tools->Options->Infrastructure->Product
  Structure ->Cgr
  Management -> Applicative Data -> Save Desity in
  CGR OFF)
  7. Right click the Part1 instance and choose
  representations
  8. The option to switch to Design Model is available.
  .
  Repeat the scenario with following option turned ON.
  Case B: CGRFormat.CATSettings does exist
  ( Tools->Options->Infrastructure->Product
  Structure ->Cgr
  Management -> Applicative Data -> Save Density
  in CGR ON)
  9. Right click the Part1 instance and choose
  representations
  10. The option to switch to Design Mode is not
  available.
  .
  Expected Result.
  .
  The design mode option should not be grayed out.
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• PS / DESIGN MODE OPTION IN CONTEXT MENU GRAYED OUT WHEN SAVE DE
  NSITY IN CGR OPTION CHECKED
  PS / DESIGN MODE OPTION IN CONTEXT MENU
  GRAYED OUT WHEN SAVE DENSITY IN CGR
  OPTION CHECKED
  Scenario.
  .
  1. In CATIA create and then Save a New
  CATProduct, Product1
  2. In CATIA create and then Save a New CATPart,
  Part1
  3. Close the CATPart and CATProduct.
  4. Open the CATProduct, Product1
  5. Using Insert Existing Component, Insert the
  CATPart Part1 into the CATproduct.
  6. Right click on the inserted Part1 and choose
  Representations | Manage representations
  a. Associate a Representation and choose a
  V4 .model file.
  b. Activate the V4 representation and then close
  the representations dialog.
  c. The .model will now be visible and in
  visualization format.
  Case A: CGRFormat.CATSettings does NOT exist
  ( Tools->Options->Infrastructure->Product
  Structure ->Cgr
  Management -> Applicative Data -> Save Desity in
  CGR OFF)
  7. Right click the Part1 instance and choose
  representations
  8. The option to switch to Design Model is available.
  .
  Repeat the scenario with following option turned ON.
  Case B: CGRFormat.CATSettings does exist
  ( Tools->Options->Infrastructure->Product
  Structure ->Cgr
  Management -> Applicative Data -> Save Density
  in CGR ON)
  9. Right click the Part1 instance and choose
  representations
  10. The option to switch to Design Mode is not
  available.
  .
  Expected Result.
  .
  The design mode option should not be grayed out.
  .
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT RESTRICTION IN
  CATIA
  .
  Restriction Explanation
  Cache Mode has not been designed to be used with
  MultiRepresentation nodes
  .
  Bypass.
  .
  Insert the same Part, in the same session, as the
  CATPart and the Model was already associated
  once , CGR file exists and User can see Design
  mode option.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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