Functional Tolerancing and Annotation Downward Compatibility Batch

This document provides information about the conversion of V6 Functional & Tolerancing Annotation (FT&A) features in a representation into a V5 CATPart or CATProduct document using the Downward Compatibility batch.

Important:

  • All modifications in V6 data will be applied to V5 data during the next conversion.
  • If you are a DS Passport customer, you can read the QA00000009642 article from the Knowledge Base for more about use cases.

Feature Types Version 6 Version 5
All General Imported without links with the geometry:
  • They cannot be edited.
  • They can be deleted individually.
  • They cannot be copied or included in Power Copy feature.
  • They cannot be mirrored.
  • They cannot be involved in V5 FT&A features.
Linked with the local representation Imported in an Annotation Set result under the part.
Linked with an Engineering Connection. Imported in an Annotation Set result under the product containing the Engineering Connection.
Within 2D Layout for 3D Design views Not filterable.
Within Generative Drawing views Not generated.
Restricted Area Restricted Area Not imported.
Capture Capture Imported but without links with bodies, geometrical sets or product instances.