HD78085: PS: VISULIZATION MODE IS NOT AVAILABLE

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• SCENARIO:
  1. Start CATIA
  2. Activate Tools - Options - Product Structure -
  Cache Management -
  "Work with the cache system"
  3. Activate Tools - Options - Product Structure --
  Product
  Visualization - "Do not activate default shapes on
  open"
  4. Close CATIA
  5. Start CATIA again.
  6. Open CATProduct
  7 Select View - Tree Expansion - Collapse All
  8. With MB3 on "Product" - Representations -
  Activate Terminal Mode
  9. Open with MB3 ?Part .CATPart] -
  Representations - Visualization mode is dimmed ->
  part is in visualization mode.
  10. Click somewhere to close the context menu
  11. Select Plus sign left "Part. CATPart" now "Part "
  is shown
  12. Open with MB3 -"Part"- Representations -
  Visualization mode is dimmed -> part is in
  visualization mode.  this is wrong the part should
  be in prod-mode both: design and visualization
  mode should not be dimmed.
  .
  PROBLEM:
  Visualization mode is dimmed.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  Both modes should be available
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• PS: VISULIZATION MODE IS NOT AVAILABLE
  SCENARIO:
  1. Start CATIA
  2. Activate Tools - Options - Product Structure -
  Cache Management -
  "Work with the cache system"
  3. Activate Tools - Options - Product Structure --
  Product
  Visualization - "Do not activate default shapes on
  open"
  4. Close CATIA
  5. Start CATIA again.
  6. Open CATProduct
  7 Select View - Tree Expansion - Collapse All
  8. With MB3 on "Product" - Representations -
  Activate Terminal Mode
  9. Open with MB3 ?Part .CATPart  -
  Representations - Visualization mode is dimmed ->
  part is in visualization mode.
  10. Click somewhere to close the context menu
  11. Select Plus sign left "Part. CATPart" now "Part "
  is shown
  12. Open with MB3 -"Part"- Representations -
  Visualization mode is dimmed -> part is in
  visualization mode.  this is wrong the part should
  be in prod-mode both: design and visualization
  mode should not be dimmed.
  .
  PROBLEM:
  Visualization mode is dimmed.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  Both modes should be available
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT RESTRICTION IN
  CATIA
  Incident Diagnosis:
  The product contains the CATParts. Product is
  opened with cache option on. The parts are in the
  visualization mode. When + sign is clicked on one
  of the CATPart then part is switched in product
  mode. When the status of the CATpart is checked
  (right click on CATpart & click on representation
  option) then visualization mode is grayed out.
  This is the problem.
  .
  Restriction Explanation:
  Initially the CATProduct & CATParts are in the
  visualization mode. When the + sign is clicked on
  the CATPart then it switches to product mode. This
  switch information is not updated in the menu i.e.
  (checking the representation by right clicking on
  the part or in the representation tool bar). That is
  why the visualization mode is grayed out.
  Internally + Sign does not point to any object over
  which command availability can be calculated.
  Clicking + sign do not indicate or update the
  information in the representation toolbar.
  But clicking on specification tree or 3d area enables
  internal object which manages the availability of
  the command. This Enables or Disables the
  command. Hence it becomes a restriction from
  Application Frame as well as Product Structure Side
  to provide the calculation of this command on click
  of + sign.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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