Performing a Circle Analysis

Use Circle Analysis to determine which holes are circular.

Before you begin: Your administrator has created a DieFaceDesign standard, from which the tolerances are read.
  1. Select a stamping direction.
  2. Select the surface to analyze, or its boundary (3D Curve).
    • A hole is circular if contained between two planar, concentric circles (One inscribed, one circumscribed).
    • Circular holes are identified in green, noncircular holes in red.
    • The Detected Maximum Circle Radius is displayed in the dialog box (100 in the example below).
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  3. Optional: Edit the Minimum Tolerance For Circle Recognition and Maximum Tolerance For Circle Recognition.

    It corresponds to the distance between the inscribed and circumscribed circles, 13.397 in the example below.

  4. Pick a point on a hole.
    The distance to the estimated circle center is displayed in the 3D area.
  5. Activate more options.
  6. Select a Color Mode
  7. Set the Mesh Behavior.
  8. Go to Extract Geometry to convert the results of the displayed analysis to dead geometry.

A Circle Analysis feature is created.

Double-click the Color Ramp inside the feature to edit the colors.

 

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