HD10046: DISTAQNCE CONNECTION OR FACE-TOFACE CONNECTION IN ANALYSIS CO NNECTION NOT SELECTABLE WITH VIRTUAL BOLT TIGHTENING

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• - Open .CATAnalysis
  - Select "Virtual Bolt Tightening"
  - Select General Analysis Connection.1
  ==> It is selected
  - Double Click "Product2" and enter Analysis
  Connections workbench.
  - Create another General Analysis Connection on
  one of the rest two
  holes
  First Component: Cover Hole's inner surface
  Second Component: Tank Hole's inner surface
  OK
  - Change to GPS Analysis workbench
  - Select "Virtual Bolt Tightening"
  - Select General Analysis Connection.3 you just
  created.
  ==> Not selectable!!!
  ==> This happens with Virtual Spring Bolt
  Tightening, too.
  ==> This happens with Face Face Connection, too.
  ￭3 Workaround
  Save the Assembly and close it and re-open it.
  
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Distaqnce Connection or Face-toFace Connection in Analysis   co
  nnection not selectable with Virtual Bolt Tightening
  - Open .CATAnalysis
  - Select "Virtual Bolt Tightening"
  - Select General Analysis Connection.1
  ==> It is selected
  - Double Click "Product2" and enter Analysis
  Connections workbench.
  - Create another General Analysis Connection on
  one of the rest two
  holes
  First Component: Cover Hole's inner surface
  Second Component: Tank Hole's inner surface
  OK
  - Change to GPS Analysis workbench
  - Select "Virtual Bolt Tightening"
  - Select General Analysis Connection.3 you just
  created.
  ==> Not selectable!!!
  ==> This happens with Virtual Spring Bolt
  Tightening, too.
  ==> This happens with Face Face Connection, too.
   3  Workaround
  Save the Assembly and close it and re-open it.
  
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION 5 RELEASE 13 GA lev
  el.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R12SP04.
  
  Incident Diagnosis
  An error occured when we tested the validity of an
  analysis connection as support of a virtual bolt
  tightening property.
  We unfairly prevented the selection of a valid
  analysis connection.
  
  
  Correction Explanation
  none
  
  
  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/200

• Fixed component ID

  569151000

Applicable component levels

• R512 PSN SP51204

     UP03/12/18 I 1000

• R513 PSN

     UP