Defining an Interference Probe

You can create a new interference probe to insert into a scenario.

Before you begin: This task assumes that you created a manufacturing simulation and opened it in 3D Simulation.
  1. Click New Interference .
    The New Interference dialog box appears.
  2. If desired, in the Specifications tab, select the Clearance check box, and enter a Clearance Value.

    Clash and contact is selected by default.

  3. In the Context tab, click Add New Group.
    The Tools Palette toolbar appears,

    as does the Group Definition dialog box.
  4. On the geometry or in the tree, select the products for Group 1, and click OK in the Group Definition dialog box. Use the Tools Palette for assistance as necessary.
    Group 1 is created.
  5. Repeat the previous two steps to define Group 2 and select Groups against Groups.
  6. Click Feedback.
    The Feedback tab appears.
  7. Select Clash, contact or clearance, Display interferences list, and click OK.
    Once the options are selected, an interference thumbnail appears.

To use this probe, , and .

  • If you save the content in your manufacturing scenario, the state of the probe in the scenario in which it is referenced can persist from one 3D Simulation session to another.
  • If you selected Display interferences list when you created the probe, you can right-click the thumbnail in the Results panel and select Interference Analysis.
Note: For more information on the commands available when you right-click the probe, see Probe Commands.