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Constraints missing in Part-Environment

Constraints missing in Part-Environment

Constraints missing in Part-Environment

(OP)
Hey folks,

I very much hope you can help me.
Since yesterday, Catia (V5R19SP2, P2) decided to not show any constraints (except for bracketed-out references) while in the part environment. Even if I add new constraints, say for example a single point in reference to some existing edges, it shows the constraints while placing the point, but after that, it hides them completely and saves the point via H/V/X/Y/Z coordinates (see screenshot, sorry for it being german ;) ). The "constraints" (german: "Bedingungen") subtree is missing completely, except for when I generate a new referencing constraint, but it then only shows the new reference, nothing else. Formulas ("Beziehungen") still exist, and they do seem to link constraints.
Note though that the constraints in Assembly mode still work like a charm.

I already tried:
- restarting Catia and the computer itself
- enabling displaying options in Tools/Options/General and Infrastructure, though I didn't disable them in the first place
- deleting CATSettings so it reestablishes them
- reinstalling Catia from scratch

Does anybody have any idea on how to change this back to normal behaviour? I'm completely out of ideas and quite frustrated by now :(

Thank you in advance!

RE: Constraints missing in Part-Environment

Hello,

What exactly constraints do you expect to see? The point you've just created is a 3D point defined, probably, on a plane. The parameters defining its position are not Constraints but H/V/X/Y/Z. I am confused.

On the other hand, doing the same point in Sketcher and constraining it, would trigger the creation of constraints in the tree (but they would be UNDER you sketch).

Calin

RE: Constraints missing in Part-Environment

(OP)
To be completely honest: I'm not quite sure. I've been constructing with Catia occassionally for four or five years now, but all of a sudden it feels like it's missing something there. As there's noone else knowing this "bug", I'm really wondering if I'm simply imagining this. Kinda makes me question some parts of my sanity because it went from "everything's fine" to "what the heck is this? Where are my constraints gone? Catia, what the friggin' hell are you doing?" in an instant. So you're telling me as long as I see constraints within sketches, but not outside of it, everything is fine?

RE: Constraints missing in Part-Environment

What I am saying is that Point in Sketcher is a different object from Point in 3D. The definition of your 3D Point is not done through Constraints but directly through parameters (e.g. in your case, because it is a 'Point on Plane' type of point, the parameters are H/V/X/Y/Z).

I think what you need is a refresh on CATIA 'Sketcher' and 'Wireframe and Surface' workbenches.

Imho, this 'bug' is not real.

Calin

RE: Constraints missing in Part-Environment

after reading your post twice, I am still not sure what your are looking for.

So here are some inputs:

in order to see the value of the parameter please activate the following option


This will make

look like this


in order to display constraints in Parts, please activate the following option:



This will make

look like this


PRETTY PLEASE, WHEN YOU ATTACH A PICTURE, USE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTION:



Eric N.
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