Referencing Probes in a Scenario

Once you have created probes, you can reference them within scenarios, which trigger the computation of the probe during the simulation of the scenario.

Before you begin: You must have created one or more probes, and have a manufacturing scenario defined.

If you open 3D Simulation with content that has a current scenario, all the referenced probes are activated. For example, a referenced Measure Between probe computes and shows the distances, or referenced Section probes set to 2D mode open with 2D windows.

  1. In the Scenarios panel, right-click the thumbnail of the scenario to which you want to add probes, and select Definition.
    The Manufacturing Scenario dialog box appears.
  2. Select one or more probes to add to the scenario. Use the arrow keys to move the probes between the Available and Referenced lists.
    When probe is referenced in a scenario, its status is part of how it is referenced. For example, sometimes an interference probe is set to Highlight a clash when it is referenced by this scenario. In this case that status persists for the scenario, even if another scenario is set as current and references the probe with an Interrupt status. If the content is saved, this status can persist for more than a single 3D Simulation session.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Run the simulation.

    The results are available in the Results panel, and can be exported through Knowledgeware parameters to be reused by any application:

    • Name of the probe
    • Number of contacts
    • Number of clashes
    • Number of clearances

Notes: If you change from one current scenario to another, any probes referenced in the new current scenario use the state they had when they were referenced by the scenario. The probes' thumbnails change dynamically to reflect any alterations in their state.

For probes that can be added to scenarios, you can right-click the probe thumbnail, and select Add to the Current Scenario.