HD06001: PROFILE CONTOURING DOES NOT FOLLOW A HELICAL CURVE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROFILE CONTOURING DOES NOT FOLLOW A HELICAL CURVE
  
  SCENARIO :
  1. open xxxxx.catpart
  2. create profile contouring operation
  3. mode : between 2 curves
  4. upper curve : select helicoidal curve
  5. replay : tool follows curve for 360 deg. only (problem)
  Note : using curve following, behaviour is correct.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• PROFILE CONTOURING DOES NOT FOLLOW A HELICAL CURVE
  *DESCRIPTION
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  PROFILE CONTOURING DOES NOT FOLLOW A HELICAL CURVE
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  SCENARIO :
        010<br>
  1. open xxxxx.catpart
        010<br>
  2. create profile contouring operation
        010<br>
  3. mode : between 2 curves
        010<br>
  4. upper curve : select helicoidal curve
        010<br>
  5. replay : tool follows curve for 360 deg. only (problem)
        010<br>
  Note : using curve following, behaviour is correct.
        010<br>
  
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION 5 RELEASE 13 GA lev
  el.
  
  Incident Diagnosis
  PROFILE CONTOURING DOES NOT FOLLOW A
  HELICAL CURVE :
  toolpath limited on toolpath getting through the
  drivecurve
  
  
  Correction Explanation
  toolpath limited on toolpath getting through the
  drivecurve:
  
  Collision test no limited to half Tool Axis
  
  
  Answer and By-Pass
  Test between Tool position and drive curve
  projected on ToolAxis
  
  .
  

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/200

• Fixed component ID

  569151000

Applicable component levels

• R512 PSN

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