Q-Checker 5.1.0 for CATIA V5 -...

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Q-Checker 5.1.0 for CATIA V5 What’s new

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Overview

1265 improvements have been made overall

This “What’s new” describes some major changes:

Improvements

New Criteria

New features in existing criteria

Fixes

General

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Improvements

New Environment Editor (1)

Offers much easier and faster administration of environments. Key features:

Filter to search for criteria and model types

Add Criteria via drag and drop to profile / model type

Create “Clones” via Copy – Paste The separate application to clone and rename criteria is not needed any more

The processing order of the criteria is defined by their order in the profile tree It replaces the “Processing Groups” and exceeds their possibilities by far

One editor for all environment settings – including model types, priorities, GUI settings

Stand alone application - can stay open while working in CATIA

One “qchecker.qcenv” for all settings


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Improvements

New Environment Editor (2)


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Improvements

The scanning of big models has been improved

Time to read very many elements has been reduced

License check of “DSLS” has been implemented

The default value of the CATIA environment keyword “TCAQC_LIC” is “DSLS”

More than one directory can be set for “TCAQC_ADMIN”

Profiles form different locations can be used

Option to delete “Internal Reports” added to “Profile Options” dialog

Useful for example if models should be migrated to CATIA V6


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Improvements

Option to delete “Internal Check Seals” added to “Check Seals” dialog

New CATIA environment keyword “TCAQC_SEAL_VAL”

It controls in which mode (INTERACTIVE, INTERACTIVE_BATCH,

COMMAND_LINE_BATCH) the check seal validation is performed and what should

be done in case the seal is not valid (RECHECK, INTERRUPT)

New keyword for batch “*IGNORE_CHECKSEAL_VALIDATION”

Useful to force the creation of new Check Seals in batch


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Improvements

Option to allow other profiles added to the “Check Seals” dialog

To allow older profiles – for example the last profile for QC 2.17.8

New CATIA environment keyword “TCAQC_DB_CONNECT”

It controls in which mode the report for Q-Monitor is written and booked to DB

It replaces the QCHECKER.par keywords TCAQC_DB_CONNECT_…

New keyword for batch “*DISABLE_DB_CONNECT”

It replaces the keyword *DB_CONNECT_BATCH


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Improvements

“Cancel” button added to “Analysis” and “Checked Models” window

It adds the possibility to close that windows without creating any reports and

check seals – which saves time


Close the window. Create reports and check seals

Close the window. Do not create reports and check seals

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Improvements

New option “Environment type” in start window

To select the environment type: ADMIN (company-specific) / USR (user-defined)


“Environment Type” ADMIN selected in start window

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Improvements

“Criteria counter” added to progress bar

The information criterion (x of y) is currently in work is useful to show the

progress – especially for big models


The 104th of 274 criteria is currently in work

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Improvements

Colored dot for model assessment

It shows at first sight the over all status of the checked model


Like a traffic light the dot infront of the model assessment shows the over all status of the model

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Improvements

The “Checked Models” window shows which model is in work

The information model #x is currently in work is useful to show the progress


The “ Checked Models” window show that currently model #7 is checked

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Improvements

New information in root knot of the report

General Errors not caused by a specific criterion are now added to the root knot

of the reports – for example if a model could not be saved in batch


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New Criteria

New criterion: “Allowed Distance Between Segment and Support”

Checks whether connection points of interconnected segments and support

elements keep the required distance to each other


Insufficient distance between segment end and support connection point

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New Criteria

New criterion: “Bundle Segments Color”

Checks whether bundle segments with a certain color have the required

separation code


Bundle segment color definition in the Segments Definition dialog Separation code field in the segment properties

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New Criteria

New criterion: “NC Machining Operation Drill Points”

Checks whether the number of drill points in an NC machining pattern is within

the specified range

New criterion: “Non-Allowed Path for Product Components”

Checks whether the links of product and part components within a product use

non-allowed paths


Paths of a Product and its Components in the CATIA Save Management

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New Criteria

New criterion: “Surfacic Flange Definition”

Checks whether each bend radius in a surfacic flange is equal to the default bend

radius


Default Bend Radius Surfacic Flange Radius

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New Criteria

New criterion: “Consistency of Segments in Branchable”

Checks whether in a bundle segment definition, the end point name of a

segment and the start point name of the next segment are identical


Correct order of connection points Error in order of connection points

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Criteria: “Associative Elements (Parent/Children) in Specific Bodies”

“Construction Order of Solid Features in Bodies”

“Perform Product/Part Update”

“Product/Part Update”

New option “Element selection” has been added

Note: In imported profiles the criteria must be removed and newly added

Please read Migration Manual “4.8 Criteria requiring special attention”


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Criteria: “Solid Feature with Child Elements”

Option “List of excepted bodies” has been removed

Note: If the option was used an “Element Selection” must be created

Please read Migration Manual “4.8 Criteria requiring special attention”

Criteria: “Allowed Axis-System Position”

New parameter have been added to check the angles or rotations


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Criteria: “Large Face Gaps (G0 Discontinuity) [G-SH-LG]”

“Open or Overlapping Shell/Volume [G-SH-FR]”

“Non-Tangent Faces (G1 Discontinuity) [G-SH-NT]”

New option has been added to check only self computed topology

Criteria: “Linked/Unlinked Material”

New parameter “Mark linked Part/Product material” has been added


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Criteria: “Solid Wall Thickness”

New option “Color map” - for advanced visualization of the thin areas


Solid wall thickness errors, visualized with “color map” marking-elements

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Criteria: “Elements without Child Elements in Specific Bodies”

New option “Do not mark elements linked to FT&A features” has been added

Criteria: “CATDUAV5”

“Perform CATDUAV5 Clean”

In cases of a “General Error” a more detailed message is reported GENERAL ERROR: Error:

E_FAIL error occured!

Function: checkCleanCatduaErrors

Severity: 3

Ier: 85

Hint: This error could be caused by using a Catdua error code not

existing on the current installed Catia SP level.


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Fixes

Criterion: “Tiny Solid [G-SO-TI]”

For a specific model Q-Checker caused an abort if the option “Check volume of

solid” was enabled

[G-SU-..]-criteria

Planes are no longer included in the set of surfaces to be checked

Criterion: “Conditional Feature Properties”

Keywords “TREE_CHILD” and “DIRECT_TREE_CHILD” work now also for drawings

For a specific model Q-Checker caused a hang up


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Fixes

Criteria: “Non-Allowed Formula Value” and “Formula Must Exist”

RelationRule and RelationCheck were erroneously checked

Criterion: “Elements in specific Bodies Must Be Published”

Elements of type “Parameter” were not checked

Criterion: “Folded Surface [G-SU-FO]”

Surfaces with empty limits for segments do not cause a General Error any more

“Parent / Child links”

In specific cases “Parent / Child links” were not detected correctly


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General

Migration Guide added to the documentation

Please read it before you upgreade from Q-Checker 2 to Release 5

Please check your profile after the import

Some criteria require special attention - see chapter 4.8

Environment variables have been renamed

Q-Checker environment variables start with "TCAQC_" instead of "QC"


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For more information, please contact us. [email protected] +49 721 / 97 0 43 - 100

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