AutoVue


Interference Checks

In AutoVue, you can check for spatial interference of any two model parts.

Interference Check Options

With the Interference Checking option, you can perform different interference checks. These checks are:

Check
Description
All Against All
Check for interference of any of the parts in the model.
Set Against the Rest
Check where a model part or set of model parts interfere with other model part(s).
Set Against Itself
Check where a model part or set of model parts interfere with itself.
Set 1 Against Set 2
Check where a model part or set of model parts interfere with another model part or set of model parts.

Performing an Interference Check

  1. Select Analysis > Interference Checking from the AutoVue main menu.
  2. The Interference Checking dialog appears.

    Note You can also click the Interference Checking icon on the AutoVue toolbar.

  3. Click the type of interference check that you want to perform.
  4. See Interference Check Options

  5. If you selected Set Against the Rest or Set Against Itself, select one or more model parts on the model or from the Model Tree.
  6. Note To select more than one model part, press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting.

    The model part(s) appear in the Selected Set list and are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree.

    Note To clear the last set of selected model part(s), click Clear.

  7. If you selected Set 1 Against Set 2, click the Set 1 arrow , then select one or more model parts on the model or from the Model Tree.
  8. The model part(s) appear in the Set 1 list and are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree.

    Note To clear a selected part, press the Ctrl key and click on the part on the model. To clear the last set of selected model part(s), click Clear.

    Click the Set 2 arrow then select one or more model parts on the model or from the Model Tree.

    The model part(s) appear in the Set 2 list and are highlighted in a different color on the model and in the Model Tree.

  9. Enter a Minimum Clearance Distance. Default value is 0.
  10. Note Adding a Minimum Clearance Distance not only checks if the two model parts interfere, but also checks if they are located within a set minimum distance.

  11. From the Units drop-down list, select the unit for the clearance distance.
  12. To configure the interference check results, click Options.
  13. The Options dialog appears.

    See Interference Check Results Options

  14. Click Compute in the Interference Checking dialog.
  15. Compute button changes to Stop.

    Note Section plane is not taken into consideration when computing an interface check.

    Note To stop the Interference Checking process at any point, click Stop.

    When the process is complete, all the instances of interfering pairs appear in the Results list. The number of interfering pairs found appears in the Description box.

    Note To view a pair's interference information, click the corresponding Results line. The information appears in the Description box and AutoVue zooms into the interfering area.

  16. To save the results, click Export.
  17. The Export Results dialog appears.

  18. Specify the file name and the directory where you want to save the file.
  19. Click Save.
  20. AutoVue saves the results in a csv (Comma Separated Values) file.

    Note To perform another interference check click Reset, then click the type of interference check.

  21. Click Close to close the Interference Checking dialog.

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