HD57929: NCG / TRACUT OPERATOR : MATRIX OPTION IGNORES MACHINING AXIS SE LCTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• NCG / TRACUT OPERATOR : MATRIX OPTION
  IGNORES MACHINING AXIS SELCTION
  .
  SCENARIO
  .
  1. Open CATProcess
  2. Expand the Part Operation branch and double-
  click the TRACUT Operator.1 object. It is a matrix
  type transformation to mirror about the XZ plane.
  Matrix type is set to selected machining axis with
  Axis System.2 selected.
  3. Select Pocketing.1 and click the Replay tool path
  command. Set the option to take TRACUT
  statements into account and replay the tool path.
  The TRACUT transformation is applied relative to
  the Absolute axis system, rather than the selected
  axis system, Axis System.2.
  4. Double click the TRACUT Operator.1 object.
  Change the Matrix type to "In current machining
  axis system" and repeat step 3. The results are the
  same.
  .
  PROBLEM
  .
  The matrix TRACUT operator ignores the machining
  axis selected and toolpath is always related to the
  absolute axis.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT
  .
  TRACUT operator should respect the machining
  axis selected.
  DS Only
  .
  The problem was submitted on R16 SP04
  This problem is reproducible on R18 latest level
  (Build Day:  10th Oct 2006)
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• NCG / TRACUT OPERATOR : MATRIX OPTION IGNORES MACHINING AXIS SE
  LCTION
  NCG / TRACUT OPERATOR : MATRIX OPTION
  IGNORES MACHINING AXIS SELCTION
  .
  SCENARIO
  .
  1. Open CATProcess
  2. Expand the Part Operation branch and double-
  click the TRACUT Operator.1 object. It is a matrix
  type transformation to mirror about the XZ plane.
  Matrix type is set to selected machining axis with
  Axis System.2 selected.
  3. Select Pocketing.1 and click the Replay tool path
  command. Set the option to take TRACUT
  statements into account and replay the tool path.
  The TRACUT transformation is applied relative to
  the Absolute axis system, rather than the selected
  axis system, Axis System.2.
  4. Double click the TRACUT Operator.1 object.
  Change the Matrix type to "In current machining
  axis system" and repeat step 3. The results are the
  same.
  .
  PROBLEM
  .
  The matrix TRACUT operator ignores the machining
  axis selected and toolpath is always related to the
  absolute axis.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT
  .
  TRACUT operator should respect the machining
  axis selected.
  DS Only
  .
  The problem was submitted on R16 SP04
  This problem is reproducible on R18 latest level
  (Build Day:  10th Oct 2006)
  .
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION
  5 RELEASE 18 GA level.
  .
  Incident Diagnosis :
  NCG / TRACUT OPERATOR : MATRIX OPTION
  IGNORES MACHINING AXIS SELCTION
  .
  This problem is seen for all the Copy operations
  (i.e CopyOperation, CopyTracut and
  CopyTransformation activities). The transformation
  matrix which is applied on the tool path is not
  calculated even though the machining axis is
  changed and it is always calculated wrt to the
  absolute axis. So even though the machining axis
  is changed the tool path is not modified
  .
  Correction Explanation :
  The transformation matrix is calculated correctly
  considering the machining axis selection.
  .
  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

• R518 PSN

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