About the Report File

Report files are generated to follow the IGES 2D import and export.

This page discusses:

At Import

The report file gives you information about the import or export, and helps you solve problems. Always check the report file after a conversion: Some problems may have occurred without been visually highlighted.

After importing IGES 2D files, the system generates a report file (name_of_file.rpt) where you can find references about the quality of the transfer.This file is created in a location referenced by the USERPROFILE variable on NT. Its default value is Profiles\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Dassault Systemes\CATReport on NT (user being you logon id).

In this report file, you will find information about

  • The file
  • The transfer options
  • The mappings

And messages:

  • Status messages about eventual transfer problems for a given element,
  • Information messages written by the support teams.

Example of a report file:

E:\tmp\SettingsCatia\Settings207\R207\CATReport\test_Model.rpt 
Input: \\Base\indus\TestInstall\Donnees\Interfaces_phase2\test_Model.ig2
Output: test_Model.CATDrawing 
***** FILE IGES INFORMATION : START SECTION  *****
========================================================================
CATIA V6 IGES 2D Default Startsection
Created File: %FileName%    
Date:         %Date% 
========================================================================  
***** FILE IGES INFORMATION : GLOBAL SECTION ***** 
Product identification from sender               : 
Product identification from sender               : test_Model.ig2    
File name                                        : test_Model.ig2   
System I.D.                                      : DASSAULT SYSTEMES CATIA V6R2009 - www.3ds.com    
Preprocessor version                             : V62R009 
Number of binary bits for integer representation : 32 
Single precision magnitude                       : 38 
Single precision significance                    : 6   
Double precision magnitude                       : 308   
Double precision significance                    : 15  
Product identification for the receiver          :      
Model space scale                                : 1
Unit flag                                        : 2
Units                                            : MM       
Maximum number of line weight gradations         : 2000 
Width of maximum line weight in units            : 0     
Date & time of exchange file generation          : 20080417.110323
Minimum user-intended resolution                 : 0.0001
Approximate maximum coordinate value             : 1500
Name of author                                   : 
Author's organization                            :
Version number                                   : 9
Drafting standard code                           : 0
Data & time model was created/modified           : 20080417.110323
Mil-specification ( protocol W.E.I.Y.I. )        : 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DETAILED CONVERSION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~OPTIONS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Drafting Standard              : ISO
Unit of the file               : Automatic
Destination view               : Working View
Create end points              : Never
Convert dimensions as          : Details
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DETAILED CONVERSION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Message types: <E> = Error, <W> = Warning, <I> = Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AUTOMATISATION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Format : 
Imported Details -> A1 ISO
MODEL -> A1 ISO
Unit : Millimeter (mm)
===================================================== 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CONVERSION SUMMARY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OK = Transferred  
KO = Not transferred 
NS = Unsupported
OUT = Out of size
DEG = Degenerated  
INV = Invalid 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
|  Entity Type  |  OK  |  KO  |  NS  |  OUT  |  DEG  |  INV  | 
------------------------------------------------------------
| 100           |  177 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| 106 Form 11   |  404 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 | 
| 106 Form 63   |    4 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 | 
| 110           | 4639 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| 116           |  356 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 | 
| 124           |  249 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| 212           |  260 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| 308           |  249 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 | 
| 408           |  249 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |  
------------------------------------------------------------
|  Result       | 6587 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
------------------------------------------------------------
====================================================== 
Transcription time in seconds: 7.830000

The first lines
Indicate:
  • The name and path of the input file
  • The name of the input
  • The name of the output.
FILE IGES INFORMATION
Gives general information on the input IGES 2D file.
OPTIONS
Lists the options used in the settings.
Note: The options may be changed in the settings.
DETAILED CONVERSION
Lists the status messages.
Syntax
Message TypeElement TypeIdentifierElement Status/Information Text
<E>Type hatchIdentifier 8434This element was not transferred
Message Type
Either Error, Warning or Information:
  • Error means that there is a failure.
  • Warning means that there may be a failure.
  • Information informs you of the possible cause of failure.
Element Type
Type of the IGES 2D element processed.
Identifier
Hexadecimal number referencing the IGES 2D element processed.
Element Status/Information Text
Informative part of the message.
AUTOMATISATION
Lists the format and unit chosen.
CONVERSION SUMMARY
Lists the conversion results.
The last line
Gives the Transcription time.

Report File at Export

A report file is generated at export.

After exporting the data to IGES 2D files, the system generates a report file (name_of_file.rpt) where you can find references about the quality of the transfer.This file is created in a location referenced by the USERPROFILE variable on NT. Its default value is Profiles\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Dassault Systemes\CATReport on NT (user being you logon id).

This report file contains information about:

  • The result
  • The transfer options used

And messages:

  • Status messages about eventual transfer problems for a given element
  • Information messages written by the support teams.

Example of a report file:

E:\tmp\SettingsCatia\Settings207\R207\CATReport\IGES2DExport_MODEL.rpt 
Input: test_Model.ig2_20090506-126478 --- IN_WORK
Output: IGES2DExport_MODEL.ig2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~OPTIONS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Exported sheets                : All
Export mode                    : Graphic
Export Unit                    : Millimeter (mm)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DETAILED CONVERSION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Message types: <E> = Error, <W> = Warning, <I> = Information
===================================================== 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CONVERSION SUMMARY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OK = Transferred  
KO = Not transferred
NS = Unsupported
OUT = Out of size 
DEG = Degenerated  
INV = Invalid 
------------------------------------------------------------
|  Entity Type  |  OK  |  KO  |  NS  |  OUT  |  DEG  |  INV  | 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
| arc           |  156 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| circle        |   21 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| line          | 4639 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 | 
| point         |  356 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| polyline      | 2227 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
------------------------------------------------------------ |  
| Result        | 7399 |    0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 | 
------------------------------------------------------------
======================================================
Transcription time in seconds: 2.719000

The first lines
Indicate:
  • Where the report file has been created,
  • The name of the input,
  • The name of the output.
OPTIONS
Lists the options used in the settings.
Note: The options may be changed in the settings.
DETAILED CONVERSION
Empty at export.
CONVERSION SUMMARY
Lists the conversion results.
The last line
Gives the Transcription time.

Troubleshooting

Below are some information to solve errors.

Modified coordinates of points
In export/import loops, coordinates of points have changed:
  • The export does not yet support views.
  • The geometry of each view is transferred as seen in the input sheet axis system.

In this case, the coordinates that were seen in the view axis system are not kept: they are given in the sheet axis system.

Fonts
All texts are exported and mapped automatically with the IGES 2D corresponding font. If a character cannot be mapped into an IGES font then it is replaced by the substitution character @. The by-pass is to use the DXF interface that allows to export all the unicode characters, unlike IGES that allows only a small number of character sets.
Unexpected exported scale

You have exported a view with a scale 2:1, with geometry in it. The result is not a view with a scale 2:1 but geometry twice as big as the input geometry.

The export does not yet support views. The geometry of each view is transferred as seen in the input sheet axis system. In this case, the scale of the view has been applied to the geometry.