Analyzing and Verifying Interference Simulation Results

You can analyze the results of an interference simulation and verify them.

Before you begin: Create or open an interference simulation. For more information, see Create an Interference Simulation. While exploring an interference simulation in Classic Finder Experience, advanced filters are not supported. Thus, the full interference simulation product context gets explored.
See Also
Interference Simulation Result List
Updating the Interference Simulation
In the Knowledge Base
About sorting multilist after creating a filter
About applying a filter to a column of an interface simulation list
  1. From the Interference Analysis section of the action bar, click Analyze Interference . Alternatively, you can double-click the interference result in the tree.
    The interference simulation result list appears which is displayed regardless of the opening of other commands. When you hover over a result, the details of the interference appears in a tooltip.
    Notes:
    • When the Display Interference icon in 3D area check box, available at Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Social and Collaborative > Global Design Management > Interference Check > Interference Display expander is selected, the following interference icons appear on the object in the Interference Check app:
      • : Represents clashes
      • : Represents contacts
      • : Represents clearances
    • When you click the interference icon, the respective interference is highlighted along with the interference curves.
    • When you double-click the interference icon the respective interference appears in the results list.

    You can reorder the columns and hide them if required. You can also sort the columns alphabetically.

  2. Select the required interference from the interference simulation result list.
    The 3D geometry is re-framed displaying the interference curves for clash or contact interferences. The movable annotation on the selected interference instance for clash or clearance appears.

    You can select the Penetration vector check box to display the penetration vector and the penetration depth for the clash. For more information, see Quantifiers.

    Interference Icons

    Clearance

    Clash

    Contact

    Notes:
    • If you select Color according to interference under Interfering Parts, available in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Social and Collaborative > Global Design Management > Interference Check > Interference Display expander, colors are applied to the interfering parts depending on their interference type.

      By default, colors applied to the interfering parts are as below:

      • Red : Clash
      • Orange : Contact
      • Green : Clearance
    • These colors are applied based on the system status. You can change these colors as required.
    • If you select the Color according to interference check box and select several interference instances, these colors applied to the interfering parts of the selected interferences according to the interference between them.

    • For a feature with several interferences, the color applied is based on the worst case. For example, if a feature clashes and is in contact with another feature, it appears in the color applied to indicate the clash (by default, red), it is displayed in red to indicate the clash is the worst case.

    • If you select several rows, in case of color overload conflicts, the color displayed for the interfering part is based on the last selection.
    • If any of the instances is not loaded, unloaded from assembly for example, the color overload is not applied to the interferences with that instance.
    • If you select the All clash, contacts or clearances for each interference the intersection curves corresponding to the clash zones, the contact zones, or the clearance zones displayed at the same time for the selected metric. For more information about the display of clashes and clearances areas, see Geometries.

      When connected triangles of a contact zone belong to a clash interference, no contact zones are displayed. When connected triangles of a clearance zone belong to a clash or contact interference, no clearance zones are displayed. For more information about these preferences, see Geometries.

    • If you select the check boxes under Quantifiers, movable annotations appear for clash and clearance in the selected interference simulation.
  3. Move the slider to adjust the opacity of the objects that are not a part of the selected metric.

    By default, the opacity is 10%. The modified opacity value is persisted.

    Applying Full Opacity Applying Full Transparency




    • Click to apply full opacity (the opacity value of 3D objects) to non-interfering objects. Click again to apply the previous opacity value.
    • Click to apply full transparency to non-interfering objects. Click again to apply the previous opacity value.
    • When you reopen the interferences using Analyze interference , previously selected interferences are selected and previously applied opacity is applied.
    • You can also specify the transparency value in the Transparency box under Interfering Parts, available at Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Social and Collaborative > Global Design Management > Interference Check > Interference Display.

  4. Create a change request for the interference metric.

    For more information, see Generate a Change Action for an Interference Metric.

  5. Create an issue for the interference metric.

    For more information, see Generate an Issue for an Interference Metric.

  6. Select the required values from the User status and the Analysis status lists based on the analysis of the selected interference.

    You can select several instances and change their analysis status.

    The analysis status and the previous status, based on the selection of the Keep track of not analyzed status check box is updated as below:

    Table 1. Keep Track of Not Analyzed Status Check Box is Clear
    Analysis Status Previous Status
    Before Updating After Updating Before Updating After Updating
    To be analyzed (default status) To be analyzed Blank Value Blank Value
    OK/KO To be reanalyzed Blank Value OK/KO
    To be reanalyzed To be reanalyzed OK/KO OK/KO
    Table 2. Keep Track of Not Analyzed Status Check Box is Selected
    Analysis Status Previous Status
    Before Updating After Updating Before Updating After Updating
    To be analyzed (default status) To be analyzed Blank Value Blank Value
    OK/KO To be reanalyzed Blank Value OK/KO
    To be reanalyzed To be Analyzed OK/KO Not Analyzed

    For more information about Keep track of not analyzed status check box, see Computation.

  7. Update the interference simulation.

    You can right-click any instance in the interference simulation result list and select Refresh to refresh the update status and instance names without updating the interference simulation.

  8. Optional: Enter a comment in the Description box.

    You can also change the contextual name.

  9. Use the App Options panel to do the following:

    • Apply colors to the instances
    • Re-frame on the clashing parts or on the interference area

  10. To generate an interference simulation report , right-click the interference simulation result list and select either of the following:
    • Export Selected: To export the selected interferences in the interference simulation result list.
    • Export Filtered: To export the interferences filtered by applying filters on required columns.
  11. To play the Interference Check for Dashboard experience in 3DPlay Web App, from the Compass, click 3DPlay Web App.