To Perform an Interference Detection Query
1. Click > . The Interference Detection Settings dialog box opens.
2. Select a Query Name from the list or type a new name.
If you select a query from the Query Name list that was calculated using the Penetration-based calculation method, you will receive a message about the option of switching to the current Volume-based calculation method. If you do not receive the message, continue to step 4.
3. Close the message to continue, and then select an Interference Calculation Method.
◦ Volume-based tolerance—New queries automatically use this calculation method.
4. Under Calculation Mode, select Accurate or Approximate.
| • To calculate the interference volumes in Approximate mode, Calculate interference volumes when running in approximate mode must be selected in the Interference options. • Interferences with no calculated volume are treated as interferences, and Unavailable appears in the Volume column. |
5. Select an interference Detect option of the following type or combination of types:
◦ Interference
◦ Interference + Contact
Interference + Contact + Clearance
6. Type a value for one or more of the following fields:
◦ Using Volume-based tolerance
▪ Tolerable Volume
▪ Tolerable Distance
▪ Required Clearance
8. Perform the following steps to save the query settings:
a. Click Manage Queries. The Manage Queries dialog box opens with the given Query Name inside.
b. Click Save. The Save dialog box opens.
c. Click OK to save the query, or change the name and then click OK. The query name is added to the list in the Manage Queries dialog box.
d. Click Close. The Manage Queries dialog box closes.
9. Click
Calculate. The results appear in a list in the
Interference Detection panel and graphically in the
Interference View.