6.5 Interference Analysis
In this exercise, you will learn about Assembly Clearance analysis.
This function checks the assembly for possible overlaps and indicates where and between which components the error can be found. This enables the modules to be checked for a perfect assembly.
Start your Interference Analysis via Menu -> Analysis -> Assembly Clearance -> Clearance Set -> New.... This opens the Window Clearance Analysis. Here you can configure your Clearance Analysis.
Expand the "Settings" Dialog and choose "exact" in the Dropdown "Calculate Using".(Figure "Clearance Set")
Also check the box next to Perform Analysis, so the analysis starts directly when confirming with OK.
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After setting the options as explained above, confirm the Window Clearance Analysis with OK. This takes you directly to the Window Clearance Browser.
Here you can see where which component is penetrated and to which extent. (Figure "Clearance Browser")- If you want to know exactly where an overlap is, select a line with RMB and choose Study Interference from the context menu. The overlap is highlighted in red. Alternatively, you can also display this view by double-clicking the LMB.
- The columns Selected Component and Interfering Component specify the components that are interpenetrated with each other.
- In the Type column, you can see the type of penetration. A distinction is made between Existing and New:
| Existing | This identifies all penetrations of a previous analysis. |
| New | This identifies all new penetrations. (If you have installed a new part in an assembly after an analysis, it will be marked with New in the next analysis. |
and between Touching and Hard:
| Touching | This is used to identify parts that come into contact but are not critical to each other. |
| Hard | This identifies the parts that penetrate (cut) each other. |
| Caution: | For threads, overlaps/penetrations are allowed and unavoidable, otherwise they are not allowed!
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