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Setting Interference Detection Preferences
To set preferences for Interference Detection perform the following steps:
1. From the Site or Organizations tab, go to Utilities > Preference Management > Visualization > Interference Detection.
2. Right-click a preference from the list, and choose Set Preference. The Set Preference dialog box opens.
3. Set the preference and click OK.
The available preferences for the entire interference detection feature are shown in the following table. The default values are marked with an asterisk (*)
Preference
Values
Description
Affected objects for change management
Specifies which related parts to collect for selected interferences as affected objects when initiating change management actions from interference tables.
Interfering Parts*
The interference is associated to one of the interfering parts.
Common parent
The interference is associated to the common parent.
None
The interference is not auto-associated.
Default Required Clearance
User-defined numeric
Specifies the default required clearance value for new IDDs.
The default value is 0.01.
Default Tolerable Volume
User-defined numeric
Specifies the default volume value for new IDDs.
The default value is 0.0.
Default Tolerable Distance
User-defined numeric
Specifies the default tolerable distance value for new IDDs.
The default value is 0.0.
Enabled
Yes
No*
Enables or disables interference detection.
Interference Detection Definition Type
User-defined
Specifies the highest level of IDD soft type to be available for creation in the IDD wizard.
Interference units of measure for display
Millimeters*
Meters
Decimeters
Centimeters
Feet
Inches
Defines units of measure for numeric input values for an IDD.
Interference Lifecycle Template
Interference*
User-defined
Specifies the name of the lifecycle template to assign to interferences, contacts, and clearances.
Interference Report Lifecycle Template
Interference Report*
User-defined
Specifies the name of the lifecycle template to assign to interference reports.
Object Types to Associate Interference Detections to
WTPART
EPMDOCUMENT
WTPART_EPMDOCUMENT*
_EPMDOCUMENT_WTPART
Determines the object type to which two interference detecting items for a specific instance of Interference Detection are linked
If both object types appear in the value definition, the new instances are linked to the first object type if they are included in the representation, otherwise the instances are linked to the second object type.
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