HD27750: CATIA IS ABEND WHEN A "CONTEXT MENU" IS DISPLAYED ON A PLAN E BY THE "FRONT VIEW" COMMAND

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CATIA is ABEND when a "context menu" is
  displayed on a plan  e by the "Front View" command
  < Environment >
  Quadro4 900 XGL
  Quadro FX 1000
  Please perform a scenario at the terminal which
  consists of ones of two graphic boards.
  .
  < Point of problem >
  The problem is that CATIA is ABEND.
  At the terminal which consists of ones of two
  graphic boards
  and the terminal which consists of other graphic
  board
  a result of ABENDTRACE is different.
  .
  < Setup of the option >
  1. Select "Tools/Options" by menu bar.
  =>"Option" dialog box is displayed.
  =>"Option" dialog box is displayed.
  2. Select "Mechanical Design/Drafting" in "Option"
  dialog box.
  3. Select "View" tab and deactivating
  the "Exact preview for view generation".
  4. Click "OK" button in "Option" dialog box.
  .
  < Process >
  .
  0. Start CATIA V5R13SP2HotFix17.
  1. Open the file : "Part1.CATPart".
  Workbench : "GSD".
  2. Change Workbench to "Drafting".
  => The "New Drawing Creation" dialog box is
  displayed.
  3. Click "OK" button on "New Drawing Creation"
  dialog box.
  => "Drawing1" is created.
  4. Activate the "Drawing1" window.
  5. Select "Tools/Macro/Macros" in menu bar.
  => "Macros" dialog box is displayed.
  6. Click "Macro libraries" button.
  => "Macro libraries" dialog box is displayed.
  7. Select "VBA projects" from pull down menu
  of "Library type".
  8. Click "Add existing library" button.
  => "Open a VBA project" dialog box is displayed.
  9. Select "vba.catvba" file, and click Open button.
  10. Click "Close" button in "Macro libraries" dialog
  box.
  11. Click "Run" button in "Macros" panel.
  => "Microsoft Visual Basic" dialog box is displayed.
  This dialog box is not a problem.
  12. Click "End" button in "Microsoft Visual Basic"
  dialog box.
  13. Click "Front View" icon.
  14. Activate the "Part1.CATPart" window.
  15. Select "yz plane" in "Part1.CATPart" window.
  16. In the "Drawing1" window, click the portion in
  which
  any elements do not exist.
  17. Activate the "Part1.CATPart" window.
  => "EdgeFillet.6" is broken.
  This problem is not the reported problem this time.
  This problem is already reported by PMR25797.
  18. Double click "EdgeFillet.6".
  => "Edge Fillet Definition" dialog box is displayed.
  19. Change the value of "Radius" into "51mm"
  from "50mm".
  20. Click "OK" button in "EdgeFillet.6" dialog box.
  21. Activate the "Drawing1" window.
  22. Click "Update current sheet" icon.
  23. Please perform from "Step13" to "Step16".
  24. Click "Front View" icon.
  25. Activate the "Part1.CATPart" window.
  26. Please move a mouse cursor on the line of
  "Working support 3D.1" where the line overlaps
  with the feature name in the tree.
  (Please refer "CUST6165.ppt" we send)
  27. Click MB3.
  => CATIA is ABEND.
  .
  < Result >
  CATIA is ABEND.
  IT is a problem.
  .
  < Result to expect >
  CATIA should not be ABEND.
  < Remark >
  For the terminal which consists of one of two
  graphic boards
  and the terminal which consists of other graphic
  board,
  the result of ABENDTRACE is different.
  But the same trace as the sent ABENDTRACE file
  ("AbendTrace_S018668_d254_h11m10_0.txt") is
  not created at one time.
  .
  And for the terminal which consists of other graphic
  boards,
  the sent file
  ("AbendTrace_S018668_d254_h11m10_0.txt")
  was not created once.
  .
  In the case of the terminal which consists of one of
  the two graphic boards :
  AbendTrace_S018668_d254_h11m10_0.txt
  .
  In the case of the terminal which consists of other
  graphic board :
  AbendTrace_Administrator_d254_h11m46_0.txt
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• CATIA is ABEND when a "context menu" is displayed on a plan  e
  by the "Front View" command
  CATIA is ABEND when a "context menu" is
  displayed on a plan  e by the "Front View" command
  < Environment >
  Quadro4 900 XGL
  Quadro FX 1000
  Please perform a scenario at the terminal which
  consists of ones of two graphic boards.
  .
  < Point of problem >
  The problem is that CATIA is ABEND.
  At the terminal which consists of ones of two
  graphic boards
  and the terminal which consists of other graphic
  board
  a result of ABENDTRACE is different.
  .
  < Setup of the option >
  1. Select "Tools/Options" by menu bar.
  =>"Option" dialog box is displayed.
  =>"Option" dialog box is displayed.
  2. Select "Mechanical Design/Drafting" in "Option"
  dialog box.
  3. Select "View" tab and deactivating
  the "Exact preview for view generation".
  4. Click "OK" button in "Option" dialog box.
  .
  < Process >
  .
  0. Start CATIA V5R13SP2HotFix17.
  1. Open the file : "Part1.CATPart".
  Workbench : "GSD".
  2. Change Workbench to "Drafting".
  => The "New Drawing Creation" dialog box is
  displayed.
  3. Click "OK" button on "New Drawing Creation"
  dialog box.
  => "Drawing1" is created.
  4. Activate the "Drawing1" window.
  5. Select "Tools/Macro/Macros" in menu bar.
  => "Macros" dialog box is displayed.
  6. Click "Macro libraries" button.
  => "Macro libraries" dialog box is displayed.
  7. Select "VBA projects" from pull down menu
  of "Library type".
  8. Click "Add existing library" button.
  => "Open a VBA project" dialog box is displayed.
  9. Select "vba.catvba" file, and click Open button.
  10. Click "Close" button in "Macro libraries" dialog
  box.
  11. Click "Run" button in "Macros" panel.
  => "Microsoft Visual Basic" dialog box is displayed.
  This dialog box is not a problem.
  12. Click "End" button in "Microsoft Visual Basic"
  dialog box.
  13. Click "Front View" icon.
  14. Activate the "Part1.CATPart" window.
  15. Select "yz plane" in "Part1.CATPart" window.
  16. In the "Drawing1" window, click the portion in
  which
  any elements do not exist.
  17. Activate the "Part1.CATPart" window.
  => "EdgeFillet.6" is broken.
  This problem is not the reported problem this time.
  This problem is already reported by PMR25797.
  18. Double click "EdgeFillet.6".
  => "Edge Fillet Definition" dialog box is displayed.
  19. Change the value of "Radius" into "51mm"
  from "50mm".
  20. Click "OK" button in "EdgeFillet.6" dialog box.
  21. Activate the "Drawing1" window.
  22. Click "Update current sheet" icon.
  23. Please perform from "Step13" to "Step16".
  24. Click "Front View" icon.
  25. Activate the "Part1.CATPart" window.
  26. Please move a mouse cursor on the line of
  "Working support 3D.1" where the line overlaps
  with the feature name in the tree.
  (Please refer "CUST6165.ppt" we send)
  27. Click MB3.
  => CATIA is ABEND.
  .
  < Result >
  CATIA is ABEND.
  IT is a problem.
  .
  < Result to expect >
  CATIA should not be ABEND.
  < Remark >
  For the terminal which consists of one of two
  graphic boards
  and the terminal which consists of other graphic
  board,
  the result of ABENDTRACE is different.
  But the same trace as the sent ABENDTRACE file
  ("AbendTrace_S018668_d254_h11m10_0.txt") is
  not created at one time.
  .
  And for the terminal which consists of other graphic
  boards,
  the sent file
  ("AbendTrace_S018668_d254_h11m10_0.txt")
  was not created once.
  .
  In the case of the terminal which consists of one of
  the two graphic boards :
  AbendTrace_S018668_d254_h11m10_0.txt
  .
  In the case of the terminal which consists of other
  graphic board :
  AbendTrace_Administrator_d254_h11m46_0.txt
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION
  5 RELEASE 15 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED
  ON V5R14SP02.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CATIA V5/NT/200

• Fixed component ID

  569151000

Applicable component levels

• R514 PSN

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