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Known Bugs
Tecplot I/O/Data Format
Last update: August 28, 2008
Below are the known issues with Tecplot Focus 2008 Release 2. Severity "3" is the lowest priority.
BugSevDescription
10190
2
Python not documented for TecUtilContourGetLevels
10152
2
Slice details animate page gets confused when startpos == endpos
10141
3
Python - Macro interface inconsist w/dynamic text versus assigned variable
10134
3
Tecplot.mcr refers to wrong location for Quick Macro panel
10133
2
Flood cut-off labels in the contour dialog encroach on the text fields
10129
2
Initial 3D plot shows nothing if you have only i-, j-, or k-ordered data
10128
2
Printing complains about transulcent surfaces that don't actually exist
10109
2
Streamrods do not work well with axis scaling
10059
2
Dragging a rake of streams crashes when Streams per Rake is set to zero
10035
2
Adding more than 32000 streamtraces results in assertion failure
10031
3
ADKRM: TecUtilProbeInstallCallback close pythonsyntax tag showing.
10011
3
Plot Axis Arbitrary Theta mode fields to small for Time/Date format
9973
3
Error msg for unsupported AVI output could use a tweak
9949
3
$!ActiveFieldMaps macro allows assignment to non-existant fieldmaps.
9908
3
Exported Landscape EPS files appear to be slightly different dimensions.
9907
2
comlist not picking up NUMFORMAT { TIMEDATEFORMAT=(char)} macro commands
9895
2
PYTHON: User cannot append a list for an IVALUE parameter in an arglist
9892
2
Toolbox: ArgList: appendSet, appendStringList don't copy the appended item
9849
2
Large Stream Time anchor value fires assertion with zero length streams
9783
3
Data Set Info tabs to solution time and time strand
9781
2
Contour label at extremum is not aligned with contour
9780
3
Drawings are too easily interrupted, requiring longer delay for refresh
9772
2
Probe with date/time format cuts off Theta when probing in polar
9767
3
There is no "application busy" indication when extracting slices to zones
9721
3
Python "Please note" message is annoying after a few times debugging syntax
9719
3
TecUtil.ThreeDViewGetViewerAngle returns values that differ from macro language
9706
2
Contour labels disappear when value blanking is turned on
9686
2
Bad out of memory error deleting 1st zone in dataset
9660
2
The change to include creases increases time to first image substantially.
9649
2
A macro that attempts to duplicate a non-existent zone asserts
9634
3
ADKRM: docs imply Dialog_Probe is launchable programmatically
9583
3
ZS: Edge color options greyed out if Edge Type is Creases
9581
2
Excsv addon causes an assertion trap if it cannot write a file
9577
2
Playing AVI files with MPLAYER generates warning message
9549
2
Axis range error loading a data file with translate tool selected
9533
3
Data Set Info solution time has different format than side bar solution time
9531
2
ADK Reference manual typo in TecUtilPageSetCurrentToXXXX
9520
3
CGNS loader does not accept command line switches without error posted
9475
3
Clicking the menu bar when Tecplot is loading a file causes an assertion
9449
3
tecio example output files are installed on the linux platforms
9446
3
Contour details dialog does not update with new variables
9411
2
tecio fortran headers are not documented
9397
2
Anchor postition for contour legend does not update when legend is moved.
9383
2
Disappearing toggles and titles on Axis Details Title page
9377
2
Assigning values to string members in cfg file crashes tecplot on exit.
9356
3
With dual monitors, Teplot loader dialog straddles both monitors
9351
2
With some data, extracted streamtraces are not concatenated into one zone.
9348
2
sample addons are not installed for focus
9343
2
Statistics add-on creates null file, does not check for invalid parameter
9334
3
r300_render.c warning message advises R300_SPAN_DISABLE_LOCKING
9321
3
Excel loader has duplicate keyboard shortcuts on dialog
9320
2
Switching plot type with text or geom dialog up does not update side bar
9286
2
LOD ignores its default threshold when animating through dataset
9281
2
Preplot FE point format and skipping zones produces warnings
9279
2
New sample addons (loadnodemap and backgroundloader) do not have VS project file
9275
3
Adding data to a new frame reverts the layout to untitled.lay
9261
2
Tecplot crashes when creating large amounts of 3D zones
9238
2
TecIO version 112 does not allow specifying data in point format
9206
3
Assertion failure if Tecplot is disconnected from the Flex license manager
9189
2
Tecplot loads 'data' but not variables by macro
9176
2
Interrupting time animation of COD contour var causes freeze
9155
3
Invalid linux AVI compression error message could use a tweak
9152
2
Calling TecUtilStateChangedX with bad VarSet or ZoneSet crashes Tecplot
9124
3
Incorrect error message when loading large file on win32
9105
2
Streamtraces are deactivated switching from 3D->2D->3D
9078
2
Multi-file select does not operate correctly with filter used in directory path.
9077
2
confusing error message when selecting Scatter>Size/Font
9053
2
assertion placing streams with other derived objects ON before a redraw occurs
9052
2
Probing on poly cells with local 1-to-many connections gives wrong zone value
9051
2
StateChange_FaceMapAltered is missing
9025
2
typo in entry for TecUtilDataSetAddZoneX
9023
2
typo in ADk Reference Manual
9011
2
TecGeo does not do enough error checking to prevent writing bad geometry data
8997
2
hiding iso-group 1 after iso-surface extraction causes assertion
8978
3
Scripting Guide not locked
8969
2
Mac GUI installer installs install.log with internal Tecplot paths
8962
3
Two Readme files in Python folder
8960
3
Extractovertime addon does not provide a 'extraction successful' notice
8953
2
State Change add-on documentation not included
8949
3
Installing into a directory w/o permissions gives wrong error message
8938
2
error using DEM file and contouring with macro
8897
2
Light source dialog interferes with probing
8876
2
Error when uninstalling Tecplot if Python is uninstalled first.
8872
3
Changing load on demand setting makes Tecplot want to save your layout
8867
2
Focus records slice or iso group numbers in macros
8839
2
Visual Studio project files contain references to source control
8817
3
ExtractGeomOverTime:nnn uses default values if specified nnn is < 2
8789
2
License key info should be at end of install
8737
3
Poor error message when moving slice by probing a slice
8659
3
Threshold commands repeated in CFG file after merge
8641
2
Clicking durring time animation can cause Tecplot to freeze
8631
3
Excel addin readme.txt should include instructions for Vista
8623
2
The Specify Options dialog doesn't redisplay the file selection dialog on error
8620
2
TecUtilDataSetCreate wipes out auxiliary data attached to the frame
8596
2
Surface lines do not always remain on surface of the zone
8595
3
StreamRibbon/Rod width not set if rake is placed using settings from other frame
8489
2
Tecplot data load by name does not honor case of variable names on load
8445
3
SciPy and NumPy installation always run during setup
8405
3
Bad Error Message when invalid -app option passed to tecplot.sh
8282
2
Tool tips missing from group buttons.
8253
2
Scripting Guide - default values missing
8202
3
tecplot.add references now unsupported platforms
8201
3
myhostids.txt is present but not populated for certain installs
8140
3
Uninstall doesn't delete %PYTHONPATH%
8092
2
Probe says that some values are interpolated and some not
8089
3
TecUtil.ThreeDViewGetViewerAngle returns angles in radians