To Create Input Lists and Exclusion Lists
1. To create the Input list for interference detection, move items to the Input panel in one of the following ways:
◦ Drag parts or assemblies from the Structure Tree.
◦ Select one or more parts on the Structure Tree and click
Selected Part.
◦ Drag groups from the Groups pane.
◦ Click a shortcut commands on the Input tab:
▪ Structure—All entities in the Structure Tree
▪ Loaded—All loaded parts
▪ Visible—All loaded and visible entities
2. To exclude parts or assemblies from the tests, create the Exclusion list in one of these ways:
◦ Drag parts or assemblies from the Structure Tree or groups from the Groups pane to the Exclusion panel.
◦ Right-click an item in the Input list, and then and choose Exclude.
◦ Right-click an item in the Results list, and then and choose Exclude Pair. Select the Instances check box to exclude all instances of the selected pair.
3. To set a specific Clearance value for an item in the Input list:
a. Click in the Clearance column of the item. A Clearance field for that row opens.
b. Type a Clearance value.
4. To test interference between entities:
a. Create a second input list by clicking
. The second
Input panel opens.
b. Create the second input list.
5. To test parts within the assembly or group, click the Self Intersection check box.
6. To remove an entity from the Input list, right-click and choose Clear.
7. Save the query settings as an annotation set to use them in future tests or to compare the results for future model iterations.