================================================================================ Teamcenter 10.1 lifecycle visualization README ================================================================================ Teamcenter lifecycle visualization Software Release Number: 10.

1 Release Date of the Software: June, 2013 README Part Number: 01-025377-101 ================================================================================ Contents ================================================================================ Proprietary and Restricted Rights Notice Introduction What's New Issues and Workarounds Problem Reports (PRs) Enhancement Requests (ERs) Global Technical Access Center (GTAC) ================================================================================ Proprietary and Restricted Rights Notice ================================================================================ This software and related documentation are proprietary to Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. Copyright 2013 Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks belong to their respective holders. ================================================================================ Introduction ================================================================================ Teamcenter 10.1 lifecycle visualization is a suite of product visualization software for Windows, UNIX, Mac, and Linux platforms. For the latest Installation Guide and Release Notes, please go to: http://support.ugs.com/docs/tc_vis/ ================================================================================ What's New ================================================================================ The following What's New information was not included in the 10.1 Release Notes. Feature name: See-Thru Solids

Description: Assemblies containing lines and points may be difficult to see in the Viewing window. Use this feature to display lines and points as solids and all other geometry as transparent. 1. Open an assembly that contains lines and points. 2. On the 3D Display Modes toolbar, click See-Thru Solids. The assembly displays lines and points as transparent according to your preference settings. Note: You can also select See-Thru Solids by using the Preferences dialog box. 1. Open an assembly that contains lines and points. 2. Right click anywhere in the Viewing window and choose Preferences. 3. Click the Display tab. 4. Click See-Thru Solids. You change the transparency color and transparency level by using the Preferences dialog box. 1. Right-click anywhere in the Viewing window and choose Preferences. 2. Click the Display tab. 3. To change the color of the parts, choose a color from the color well in the See-Thru / Transparency section. 4. To change the depth of transparency, type a value from 0.00 to 1.00 in the Transparency box. 5. Click OK. Feature name: Stand-alone TCCS installer Description: There are two changes to the stand-alone TCCS installer for 10.1 that are not documented in the Teamcenter 10.1 lifecycle visualization Installation Guide section on installing TCCS. 1. On the "JRE path" page, enter the path to your installed Java Runtime Environment (JRE). 2. If you choose the "Advanced Configuration" option, specify your SSL preferences on the "Secure socket layer (SSL)" page. Feature name: Move a manipulator Position/Rotation window Description: You can use manipulators to reposition:

- Selected parts - User Defined coordinate systems - The From Frame and To Frame used with the Relocate command When using manipulators, you can show or hide the Position/Rotation window. If you need to pick features hidden behind the Position/Rotation window, you can drag the window away from the manipulator. ================================================================================ Issues and Workarounds ================================================================================ The following issues were either not included in the Release Notes or contain updated information. Issue Description: Some Lifecycle Visualization Help topics do not display if you try to access them from the table of contents or from links in the Help system. Workaround: Use the search to find and access content in the Lifecycle Visualization Help. All of the topics in the Help are accessible from the search. Issue Description: The Lifecycle Visualization examples include a file called ImmersiveConfig.xml , which you can use to configure the viewer to work with a Virtual Reality Peripheral Network (VRPN). When using ImmersiveConfig.xml, the Video Configuration Description (VCD) and Sensor Configuration Description (SCD) fil es do not load correctly when immersive mode is activated. Workaround: You must change the following settings in the ImmersiveConfig.xml file to poin t to the VCD and SCD files for your current system. Use absolute paths. <VCD_File name="../VCD/Monitor.vcd"/> <SCD_File name="../SCD/InterSense_HeadAndWand.scd"/> Issue Description: When the immersive mode is activated, Lifecycle Visualization does not connect to the VRPN server. Workaround: In the ImmersiveConfig.xml file, set <Auto_Activate name=""/> to a value of VR PN, as shown below: <Auto_Activate name="VRPN"/> Issue Description:

When attempting to convert a DWG file with an embedded OLE object to PDF, you receive an error message. Workaround: If you get an error in Excel when converting the file to PDF, do the following : 1. In Excel, On the File tab, click Options. 2. In the Excel Options, click Trust Center. 3. In the Microsoft Excel Trust Center section, click Trust Center Settings. 4. Click Macro Settings. 5. Select Disable all macros without notification. 6. You may also need to set the following resource settings to 0 in the vvcp.i ni file: - DwgOLERasterQuality=0 - DxfOLERasterQuality=0 These settings require less memory when converting the file. Issue Description: On Linux, embedded viewer dialog boxes can fall behind the main rich client application window. Workaround: Use Gnome Window Manager. Most other Linux window managers do not work correct ly. Issue Description: The Release Notes incorrectly state that Lifecycle Visualization now displays line widths for lines and wireframe PMI the same way as it displays in NX. Workaround: The ability to author PMI with multiple line widths is made available by the JTOpen toolkit version 6.7. Any CAD translator can leverage the functionality in this toolkit to author such PMI in JT data, after which Lifecycle Visualization can display multiple line widths for that data. Note: This requires JT file version 10.0. Issue Description: Advanced visualization effects do not display properly. Workaround: Only certified graphics cards that fully support OpenGL 3.2 or greater are capable of utilizing all of the advanced features of Teamcenter lifecycle visualization. When a graphics card is not capable of rendering an advanced visualization feature due to its OpenGL support level, the visual effect is silently omitted with no ill effects. Features that may not display properly include advanced transparency, Phong shading, bump mapping, and environment

map intensity control. Most lower-end video cards will work with Teamcenter lifecycle visualization if you have the most current graphics driver. However, you may have to reduce the default settings of the Performance troubleshooting slider (located in the 3D Performance settings) to avoid problems with the driver. Unsupported graphics adapters may not support all of the visualization effects offered by the application, or may not perform as well as those that are. Siemens PLM Software classifies graphics cards used for Teamcenter lifecycle visualization as Certified, Recommended, or Supported. Each of these support levels is described below: - Certified: A subset of the recommended graphics cards and drivers are subjected to more rigorous testing both by Siemens PLM Software and our OEM partners. Those that pass are deemed certified for use with a particular version of Teamcenter lifecycle visualization, and you may have additional confidence that the particular combination of hardware and software will work correctly. For certified hardware, Siemens PLM Software will accept reproducible problems that are determined to lie within Teamcenter lifecycle visualization or the graphics driver. If a problem is found with Teamcenter lifecycle visualization, we will fix it directly; if a problem is found with the graphics driver, we will work with the graphics vendor to isolate the issue and assist them as necessary to produce a driver patch. For information on officially certified workstations, video cards, and drivers, visit the Siemens PLM Software support site at the following location: http://support.ugs.com/online_library/certification/ - Recommended: We recommend the professional graphics lines from NVIDIA and AMD. Siemens PLM Software will accept problem reports and work to solve issues related to specific graphics adapters in Teamcenter lifecycle visualization, and we will assist the graphics vendors in isolating driver bugs. For recommended hardware, Siemens PLM Software will accept reproducible problems that are determined to lie within Teamcenter lifecycle visualization or the graphics driver. If a problem is found with Teamcenter lifecycle visualization, we will fix it directly; if a problem is found with the graphics driver, we will work with the graphics vendor to isolate the issue and assist them as necessary to produce a driver patch. We recommend the following graphics adapters: - NVIDIA professional line: Quadro, Quadro FX, Quadro Mobile, Quadro NVS (but not NVS only Quadro NVS). However, please consult the note below concerning specific graphics adapters with limitations. - AMD professional line: FirePro, FirePro Mobility, FireGL - Supported: Siemens PLM Software supports graphics cards meeting a minimum level of OpenGL support: OpenGL 3.2. Though we do not recommend the consumer lines of GPUs from NVIDIA (GeForce) or AMD (Radeon), or Intel Integrated

Graphics, many of them will work well. Some, however, may not. This is because the drivers for the consumer cards emphasize Direct3D for games and are serviced by separate driver development and ISV partner teams. For supported hardware, Siemens PLM Software will accept and handle problems that can be reproduced on a recommended or certified configuration. Problems that cannot be reproduced will not be accepted, and you will be advised to take the issue directly to the graphics card manufacturer. Note: Some recommended and supported graphics cards contain issues that exhibi t significant performance issues, or prevent Teamcenter lifecycle visualization from displaying certain specific features properly, irrespective of their OpenGL support level claims. These include the following: - Very old cards (5+ years old), which may have driver bugs that the ven dor will not fix - Certain Quadro cards, which do not support Advanced Transparency or ha ve significant performance disadvantages: Quadro FX 330 Quadro FX 500 Quadro FX 540 Quadro FX 550 Quadro FX 560 Quadro FX 570 Quadro FX 580 Quadro FX 600 Quadro FX 700 Quadro FX 1000 Quadro FX 1100 Quadro FX 1300 Quadro FX 1400 Quadro FX 2000 Quadro FX 3000 Quadro FX 3400 Quadro FX 3450 Quadro FX 4000 Quadro FX 4400 Quadro 600 (A driver bug as of May 2013 that inhibits performance in Teamcenter Visualization may be corrected in the future.) This does not constitute an exhaustive list, and new or previously unknown limitations may be discovered in existing graphics adapters, o r in future graphics adapters. Issue Description: If you are using the ClearanceDB issue history capture or results-based change detection capabilities introduced in Teamcenter 10.1 lifecycle visualization, uploading ClearanceDB results to the server may require more time than in previous releases.

Workaround: This is normal. These features save time for the administrator by making it easier to manage ClearanceDB products, although when they are enabled the application may require more time to process results. Issue Description: Teamcenter Visualization UI text is not displayed correctly for non-English locales on Linux. Workaround: You must specify the language at the login screen to ensure the X Server loads correct fonts. Note: If you get a "Font Creating Failed" error, see the "Missing UI text on Linux" issue in the Release Notes section of the Help. Issue Description: The Teamcenter 10.1 lifecycle visualization Installation Guide contains a procedure for installing a PostScript printer on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, which includes the following step: 10. After rebooting, in the Startup Settings dialog box, press 7 to Disable driver signature enforcement. Pressing 7 to select the Disable driver signature enforcement option may not work for all users. Workaround: In a subsequent release, this step will be updated to the following: 10. After rebooting, in the Startup Settings dialog box, press 7 or the arrow down key to select the Disable driver signature enforcement option. Issue Description: Saving a product view from Lifecycle Visualization to Teamcenter when the product is displayed in Massive Model Visualization (MMV) mode may take additional time to complete. Workaround: This is standard behavior, due to the potential need to expand portions of the product structure. When product structure is loaded in MMV mode, the occurrence paths of the visible parts are not fully expanded. Due to the data model used by Teamcenter product views, the application must expand the occurrence path to all visible parts. Issue Description: Some CGM files generated by Catia V5 with embedded raster data fail to display the image when loaded into Lifecycle Visualization. This is because some CGM data generated by Catia V5 can be invalid based on the CGM specification. The invalid data may not impact the rendering of the image, but any found error can cancel the processing of the image. Workaround: If the CGM specification check is overridden, the image may still display properly. To enable the override, while Lifecycle Visualization is not

running, create an environment variable named TCVIS_IGNORE_CGM_RASTER_ERROR and set it to any value. If any problems loading CGM files are still present, disable the override by deleting the TCVIS_IGNORE_CGM_RASTER_ERROR environment variable and restarting Lifecycle Visualization. Issue Description: When rendering in Massive Model Visualization (MMV) mode, parts may oscillate between the visible and invisible state for brief or extended periods of time. These oscillations may occur when parts are displayed or hidden, or even when a model is rotated. Workaround: Currently, there is no workaround for this issue. Issue Description: Nvidia Quadro FX1800 shows stability issues when Massive Model Visualization (MMV) technology is used to display 3D models in Lifecycle Visualization. The stability issue increases when older graphics' driver versions are used and may occur even with the latest driver. Workaround: Siemens PLM Software recommends that you update with the latest graphics driver on the visualization client machine when such a stability issue is observed. If the latest driver does not completely fix the stability issue, switch to another Nvidia graphics card, such as the FX580. Issue Description: Opening a Technical Illustration (VSD) file in Teamcenter Visualization installed with Visio 2007 and Windows 7 causes the viewer to crash. Workaround: Do either of the following to prevent the application from crashing: - Create an environment variable named TCVIS_PUBLISH_USING_VISIO2007, and set it to a value of True. - Use Visio 2010. ================================================================================ Problem Reports (PRs) ================================================================================ These Problem Reports were resolved after the Release Notes were finalized. PR Product Category Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1913098 s. 1913185 , . VISVIEW 3D_MEASUREMENT Select parts, activate Measurement click in BG. Parts do not deselect VISVIEW CLEARANCE "Send to 3D" button from Analyze Clearance dlg is disabled in PLMVi

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VISVIEW VISVIEW

CROSS_SECTION3D CLEARANCE

3D Section toolbar persists when loading exported PLM XML file. Clearance image generation does no work without warning dialog.

VISVIEW

INSTALLATION

Custominstall.bat: no ERROR MESSAG in log, and no ERROR MESSAGE Panel opens up.

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VISVIEW

CROSS_SECTION3D

PLM XML: unable to select 3D secti edges for measurement.

VISVIEW

3D_CAE

Find... Function from toolbar "Tre Control" do not work as expected.

VISVIEW

CONSTRAINTS

Constraint: Manip does not stay fi to part in Dyn positioning mode.

VISVIEW

PMI

Line width display for wireframe a PMI lines not correct.

VISVIEW

3D_SNAPSHOTS

Adding a snapshot in immersive mod using immersive menu exits stereo

VISVIEW

CONSTRAINTS

Correct position of constraint onl after second update.

VISVIEW VISVIEW

CONSTRAINTS STEREO_VIEWING

Displayed degrees of freedom are wrong. Manipulator from 3D Part Transform makes appearing ghost from stereos

VISVIEW

DIRECTMODEL

JTOptimize does not use the GPU li TcVis part edit.

VISVIEW

ASSEMBLY_TREE

Alt. hierarchy show sub-nodes with check though models are not availa

VISVIEW

CONSTRAINTS

Crash when creating constraints wi CAD tags.

VISVIEW

FILE_LOCATOR

Node display incorrect after file

locator search. 1936164 arance 1936357 ile 1936503 dialog. 1936804 ppear . 1937010 ew 1937011 1937235 if 1937344 VISVIEW CLEARANCE First Column of column filter in n Result list does not work. VISVIEW VISVIEW CLEARANCE DIRECTMODEL Zone drop down list in clearance disposition tab too short. Geometry disappears when zoomed in transparency is applied. VISVIEW LAYER_FILTERS Setting in Layer Filter dialog not restored. 1937435 S=True has an issue. 2163851 tional 2192000 lete 2197112 VISVIEW GDT_MARKUP TcVis GD&T Markup can't show Tradi Chinese words. VISVIEW HELP File-> Layer-> Export Layer incomp description in Help Context. VISVIEW AUTOMATION_API As for [SetCameraPosition] API, JT display will disappear. 2203697 d when 2203702 Notes 2206319 model VISVIEW GDT_MARKUP Korean characters are not displaye insert a note in GD&T Markup. VISVIEW GDT_MARKUP Symbols are displayed like "?" in tab of GD&T Markup. VISVIEW 3D_FILE_STEP Specific JT file cannot transfer a VISVIEW VR_DEVICES Support for IR 1937114: TCVIS_BASESENSOR_CTRLKEY_MOVE_PART VISVIEW CLEARANCE Crash executing multi-threaded cle calculations with images. VISVIEW PLMXML_FILE_TYP VisMockup: VFFrame error occurs wh try loading PLM XML. VISVIEW VISVIEW_CONVERT 3D_MEASUREMENT STAMPING German translation in measurement Stamping with \image small pixel a at the right bottom from the image

color to a STEP file. 2207368 VISVIEW lization 9.1. 2214446 VISVIEW Japanese, 2214903 2214911 d in 2215088 ix VISVSA VISVSA FRAMEWORK_PC When I use Vis9.1 on Windows 7 and Vis display abnormal status bar. VISVSA VISVSA PDO export/import makes vis crash. Feature settings are not maintaine measurement. VISVIEW CLEARANCE Command Name is strange about Matr Clearance in Japanese Lang. 2216157 VISVSA re wrong. 3049940 s not odes. 6846206 ing in 6858168 es/ VISVIEW 2D_FILE_CGM CGM exported from Catiav5 not view TcVis. VISVIEW FRAMEWORK_COMMS Teamcenter Visualization 9.1/iSeri Community fails with client cert. 6861684 VISVIEW lt option 6861700 tab 6862157 6866438 "3D VISVIEW VISUAL_REPORT Visual Reports Legend Set As Defau inconsistent with other prefs. VISUAL_REPORT Visual Reports Preferences Reports default Scope value is truncated. VISVIEW VISVIEW LICENSING FRAMEWORK_PC Cannot obtain a license for VA. Program crashes after working with constraints". ================================================================================ Enhancement Requests (ERs) ================================================================================ These Enhancement Requests were implemented after the Release Notes were finaliz ed. ER Product Category Summary VISVIEW VISVSA 3D_COMPARE Japanese dialog and translations a Tricolor mapping Comparison QLJT i working due to late load of GEOM n INSTALLATION Incorrect release notes for 'Visua Illustration Requirements"in TCVIS

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------3050161 . 6811736 VISVIEW VISVIEW AUTOMATION_API 2D_FILE_GERBER Expand VisAutomation documentation Add File Locator to Gerber View List Processing.

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