About Verifying an Advanced Framework Project
In Creo Advanced Framework, you can reuse components as identical models on different places of a framework design. During the design process, however, reused profiles that are initially identical or project subassemblies, may need to be different on reused places. This can occur in the following cases:
• Dimensions of the curve skeleton are modified and curves with initially identical lengths get different lengths.
• Profile joints on reused profiles are defined and require different cutting dimensions on reused places than on the place in which they are defined.
In the above cases, the initially identical models must be replaced by a copy, which is often missed by the designer. As a result, the Advanced Framework model becomes inconsistent and has incorrect geometry. In most cases, regeneration problems, such as long regeneration time or incomplete regeneration, also occur. The Verify Project tool helps you to identify and fix such problems.
The Verify Project tool collects all profiles and project subassemblies and their reused instances in the current assembly, and determines their status in terms of the following:
• Placement curve length corresponding with actual profile curve length dimension (PC_L), inside the profile model.
• Profile joint definitions corresponding with actual end-offset and cut- angle dimensions, inside the profile model.
In the Verify Project dialog box, all instances of profiles and subassemblies are listed in a table that shows the results of verification status. Use the list to identify problems and the tools to fix them. Problems are listed in red.
A calculated profile-curve length for a profile or subassembly placement instance can appear in red for the following reasons:
• Instances are assembled on curves with different lengths. In this case, replace one instance by a copy of itself.
• An instance is not assembled correctly on a curve as AFX expects. Fix placement references using functionality in Creo Parametric.
A calculated joint dimension for a profile or subassembly placement instance can appear in red for the following reasons:
• Joint definitions for different instances result in different profile-end dimensions. In this case, delete or correct the joint definition from instances or replace one instance by a copy of itself.
• Joint definition results in incorrect dimension values, such as cut angles greater than 90 degrees. In this case, delete or correct the joint definition.