VRML | Textures cannot be imported in VRML 1.0 files. |
Graphics Performance Enhancement | V5R18SP2 is taking more benefit from the graphics hardware (GPU).
Graphics performance of V5 is enhanced thanks to the support of the OpenGL
feature, Vertex Buffer Object (VBO). This performance gain matches perfectly the requirements of V5 Products like:
This graphics optimization is only available on Windows XP 32-bit &
64-bit and by exporting the following
environment variable in your V5 install: It is strongly recommended to switch on this optimization on the latest hw graphics having at least 512 MB of video memory like:
Refer to the DS certified configuration website to check your configuration. |
View Mode Customization | We do not guarantee an identical triangulation of meshes between releases and from one Service Pack to another. |
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer | When printing documents using the Microsoft
Office Document Image Writer virtual printer, it is recommended to select
the Monochrome mode in V5 (click the Options...
button in the Print dialog box):
Otherwise, selecting the
TIFF-Monochrome Fax option in the printer's Advanced Parameters may lead to a crash. |
Language-Specific Fonts | Korean and Chinese characters may not be well rendered if you are working on UNIX. |
Memory Leaks for GDI Objects | Memory leaks may occur for Graphics Device Interface (GDI) objects when you
create and destroy child windows. For more information, browse the following Internet site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;319740 |
CATDUA error | A document, pointing to an
another document, or to one of its containers
stores the link information in its External
Links Table. Along with this links, it also
keeps in its memory the temporary links formed
with the other documents during the process.
Such links may remain as dead (inactive) entries
within the document, though the external
reference counter counts to zero. Under normal
operation, such entries can neither be reused
nor discarded from the document. This condition
is detected as a DOC_8 error that is cleaned
after a complete document scanning. Using Paste as Result with Link option can also lead to a DOC_8 warning if a temporary link is used somewhere in the overall process. This will however depend on the exact data configuration and application used. Another possible reason for DOC_8 warning is while you save a document from VPM to file base system, the PDM identifiers stored on the referenced features are removed. However, the links to feature catalog (where the feature definitions are stored) are still retained in the document. These links become useless and the Doc_8 warning is induced. |
Print Settings | The settings displayed in the Print dialog box can be modified through the Print dialog box only. The Windows Printer Properties dialog box does not reflect the settings used for printing (e.g. number of copies, page setup, etc.). |
NVidia performance regression issue | To know more, please open the Knowledge Base and search for this QA article: QA00000018687. |
3D Insight | The following commands cannot
be used with the 3D Insight product:
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Screen Dimensions on Windows Vista | When using some Windows Vista configurations, the size of the screen is not correctly
computed, which may lead to a bad visualization: for instance,
points may disappear. Workaround: Store your screen dimensions in the following two variables:
You have to do these measurements by yourself using a tape measure. The
screen dimensions correspond to the horizontal measurement followed by the
vertical measurement. |
DLNames | The following commands do not support the DLName environment: File > Print..., Tools > Image > Capture..., Tools > Image > Album... and Tools > Image > Video.... |
Anti-Aliasing Full Scene | The Anti-Aliasing Full Scene option available in Tools > Options > General > Display > Visualization is not compliant with Object-to-Object shadows in the Real Time Rendering product. |
Background Color | When you set a white background color in Tools > Options > General > Display > Visualization, annotations, texts and lines with a white color cannot be seen. |
Russian Fonts on SUN |
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Recording Videos on Windows 64-bit | In the Video Properties dialog box you open through Tools >
Image > Video, there is no access to DirectShow codecs on Windows
64-bit. The only accessible codecs are VFW (Video for Windows) codecs. Off the shelf VFW 64 bit codecs are very rare and most often not compatible with V5. Consequently, a V5-compatible MJPEG VFW codec for 64-bit is provided. The DirectShow MJPEG codec is not provided on Windows 64-bit. Refer to the official documentation for more information about how to install this codec. |
Capturing Images | Screen Mode on UNIX
On UNIX, the Screen Mode available through Tools > Image >
Capture supports only 24-bit visuals (TrueColor or DirectColor):
it does not support 8-bit visuals (PseudoColor or StaticColor). Capture white in black Option If you capture images with the Capture white in black option activated, white specular spots displayed on parts in Shading rendering mode appear in black. |
Printing Documents | Large Memory Allocation When printing large documents, the printing process tries to use the dpi value defined in the raster driver's settings and checks if memory allocation is possible before printing. However, note that the detection of large memory allocation is available on Windows 32-bit only. Print white vectors in black Option If you print documents with the Print white vectors in black option activated, white specular spots displayed on parts in Shading rendering mode appear in black. Rasterization Rendering Mode
Print Batch Utility
Clipped Entities The clipping of entities is not correctly
supported by the vector rendering mode named
Dynamic Hidden Line Removal.
PRINT_CAPTURE_DPI VARIABLE The PRINT_CAPTURE_DPI variable is ignored when saving a CATDrawing to a TIFF file. The DPI stored in the settings is used instead. |
Saving Multiple Sheets in a Single Vectorial File | When using the Save multisheet document in a single vectorial file option available in Tools > Options... > General > Compatiblity > Graphics Formats, the only V5 viewer supporting multisheet information is the TIFF viewer. Other V5 viewers for GL2, GL, CGM, SVG and PS do not support this feature. |
3D XML |
Saving in 3D XML Format - General Information
DMU Navigator See the DMU Navigator Program Directory. Materials See the Real Time Rendering Program Directory. CATDrawings See the Interactive Drafting and Generative Drafting Program Directories. Scenes and Presentations
Measures (Item and Between)
Sections
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Double-clicking a Document on Windows | When double-clicking a document icon using the Windows Explorer or My Computer, the following error message may appear, even though the double-clicked document is correctly loaded in session: |
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Ignore the message. | |
Interrupting Batches on UNIX | Using the Interrupt
contextual command in the Processes tab of the batch monitor lets you
interrupt batch execution. When you interrupt a batch on UNIX, an abnormal
end is generated.
Ignore the abnormal end. |
Rendering Styles | When using View >
Render Style, the Customize View mode appears
twice:
This mode should be named Customize View Parameters as
explained in the documentation and should appear only once in the list. |
Knowledgeware | xlsx files (Excel 2007) used by Design Tables cannot be saved in ENOVIA. Only Design Tables that use .xls files can be saved. |
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