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Displaying the results
The default result display (shown in Figure 7.6) shows each interference with the pair of interfering components underneath the interference. Interferences are listed with the size (volume) of the interferences.
Remember that you cannot judge the size of a number just by looking at the left-most digit. The numbers are listed in scientific notation, so 1.05e-005in^3 means 1.05 x 10^–5 cubic inches (read 1.05 times ten to the negative 5 power), or 0.0000105 cubic inch. Interferences are not listed in any order, and you can't sort them, but as you click each interference, the interfering volume appears highlighted in red in the graphics window. You can also right-click an interference and select Zoom To Selection if the interference is very small.
Ignoring interferences
You can ignore an interference by either right-clicking the interference in the Results panel and selecting Ignore from the menu, or clicking the Ignore button in the Results panel. Once an interference is ignored, it is simply removed from the list. You can Shift+select (but not Ctrl+select) to ignore multiple interferences at once. A counter directly under the Results list keeps track of how many ignored interferences there are. Once an interference is ignored, you can display it again in the Results panel by enabling the Show Ignored Interferences option in the Options panel. Ignored interferences appear grayed out. Once the grayed-out interferences are shown, you can select them in the list and use the Un-ignore button or from the RMB menu.
Figure 7.7 shows the Results panel of the Interferences Detection PropertyManager being used to ignore interferences.
FIGURE 7.7
The Results panel with ignored interferences
Using Component view
The Component View option at the bottom of the Results panel toggles from the default display (where components are listed under each interference) to the Component view in which all components are listed, the interference volumes are listed under the component, and then the other interfering part is listed under the interference, as shown in Figure 7.8.
FIGURE 7.8
Displaying interference results with the Component View option
Selecting options
The Options panel is shown in Figure 7.6. Although most of the options are self-explanatory, a couple of items should be further clarified. First, you cannot do body interference checks in multi-body parts, but you can include multi-bodies in the assembly interference detection.
Second, the Make Interfering Parts Transparent option would seem to clash with the display option in the Non-interfering Components panel. The transparent option is turned on by default.
Displaying options for non-interfering components
The final panel of the Interference Detection PropertyManager controls the display of non-interfering components. You have the option of making them wireframe, hidden, transparent, or leaving the display properties alone. You may prefer the Hidden option, because it offers the most contrast with the interfering parts to make the interferences stand out.
Working with Clearance Verification
Clearance Verification is a tool that enables you to check that clearances between parts in an assembly or model faces exceed a minimum distance. The tool lists any clearances that are less than the clearance you specify, which means it identifies interferences as well as clearances. This applies to clearances between static parts, not moving parts. For clearances between moving parts, you can use the Dynamic Clearance option in the Move Component PropertyManager, described later in this chapter.
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