Analyzing Wall Thicknesses

Wall Thickness Analysis lets you measure the thickness of a part. Using this capability, you can adjust the wall to its required thickness.

Note: Depending on your role, you may not have access to this functionality.

  1. Select the body of interest. The selected body is then set as the current object.
  2. Keep Sphere as the computation method. The other method available is Ray.
  3. Keep Tolerance as the parameter defining the calculation precision you want. The other possible parameters are tessellation parameters: Sag and Step.
  4. Enter the value to define the tolerance you want. In this example, enter 0.4mm. The analysis result will therefore fall within the specified tolerance value.
  5. Check the Thread/Tap option if you want to integrate the threads/ taps in the analysis. If the analyzed body contains threaded/tapped holes, their specifications such as type or dimension will be taken into account.
  6. Click the Colors tab to access ranges of colors for your display.
  7. Autoscale provides dynamic range scaling for thicknesses.
  8. Click Run to launch the analysis. The measure is performed over the whole selected body. A window appears, informing you about the operation progress.
  9. In case you are interested in only a few thicknesses and therefore prefer to ignore some areas of the part, just clear the color you do not want to display on the part.
  10. For the purpose of our scenario, select all colors again.
  11. Click the Options tab to access display options. By default, On the fly is selected. This option lets you know the thickness value at the point where you position your pointer on the part. The value is displayed in mm, and is not persistent.
  12. As you have chosen Sphere as a computation mode, No sharp edge is available and selected by default: this option filters out the areas close to edges and which thickness is less than the value set in the corresponding value field.
  13. Click the Sections tab
  14. Right-click on the pad where you want the section cut to be done and select Add section at specified location. You can also click Section Cut to display a section plane.
  15. Name the section, choose the status among None, To be Reviewed, Refused, Validated and Unresolved.
  16. Choose the severity from 0 (most severe) to 9 (least severe).
  17. Click OK to close the Wall Thickness Analysis Section.
  18. Click OK to close the Wall Thickness Analysis dialog box.

 

See Also
About Wall Thicknesses
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