Here is a list of all available functions within 3DCS.
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Functions in 3DCS: |
Functions available in all platforms (Variation Analyst license required) |
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FUNCTIONS |
DESCRIPTION |
Link Features in the 3DCS Tree to Surfaces of the Geometry |
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Add or edit 3DCS points in the selected component. |
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Create feature points and Coordinate points. |
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Create dynamic midpoints and offset points. |
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Create a feature from a group of points. |
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View or Edit the direction of an edge (Curve or Line) |
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Offset points along the specified direction |
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Create non-circular features of size from features or points. |
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Add variation according to GD&T call-outs. |
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Activate or deactivate Moves, Tolerances, Measures, GD&Ts, outputs, point visibility, or color contour within the selected component. |
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Globally activate or deactivate Moves, Tolerances, Measures, GD&Ts, outputs, hole and pin floating, or RSM smoothing within the model. |
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Create different versions of the model to test different scenarios. |
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Manually manipulate measures to visualize dimensional objectives. |
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Associate measures with other measures and points to view their relationship after running the analysis. |
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Export Spec Studies for high-end, 3D visualization. |
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Assemble the model using the active Moves and parts at their nominal geometry. |
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Assemble the model using the active Moves and parts at their current geometry if deviated. |
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Return parts to their nominal geometry and position before they were built. |
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View the assembly of the model step by step. |
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View the variation of the model in the built or separated position. |
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View the variation of the model in the built or separated position and leave the previous builds on screen. |
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Set features to their offset locations defined in the Tolerances. |
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Control the Deviate and Sweep functions to view variation. |
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Simulate virtual builds of the model to analyze the variation and its contributors. |
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Open a new Analysis Window. |
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Create a customizable report of the model in HTML or Excel formats. |
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Customize the Report Cover Page with text and images. |
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Customize the Model Summary page of the report with text and images. |
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Customize the Part Notes section of the report with text and images. |
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Run the analysis as a separate process outside of 3DCS. |
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Show or hide the 3DCS mesh. |
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Show or hide 3DCS points. |
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Display information about a feature or point including any MTMs that include it. |
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Display information about individual Moves, Tolerances, Measures, or GD&Ts in the selected component. |
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Copy or move 3DCS points, Moves, Tolerances, or Measures between components. |
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Quickly create many Nominal-Point or Point-Point measures. |
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Mirror or duplicate all 3DCS information from one component to another. |
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Find and rename 3DCS entities in the model. |
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Configure 3DCS Preferences. |
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Check for warnings or errors in the model. |
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Validate GD&T, and view 3DCS Relationships of Moves, Tolerances, GD&T, and Measures, Features created in 3DCS. |
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Load User DLLs into the model and run DLL functions. |
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Import 3DCS data and merge with, replace, or append to current data. |
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Export 3DCS data from the model. |
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Open a 3DCS file. |
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Create a database of tolerances that can be linked to individual items and updated simultaneously. |
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Export 3DCS point data in a format that can be read into QDM. |
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Save summary information about points, Moves, Tolerances, or Measures in a component. |
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Save the Current state of the Model so that it can be restore later |
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Revert the Model to a previously saved state |
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Display the information saved in the 3DCS Log File. |
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Display save information about the model including the file path and 3DCS version. |
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Export 3DCS data to an Excel spreadsheet. |
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Import 3DCS data from an Excel spreadsheet. |
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Open the 3DCS help manual. |
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Open the 3DCS tutorials. |
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View updates and changes to 3DCS. |
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Get support for licensing and installation of the software. |
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Get the latest version of 3DCS. |
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Go to the 3DCS Community to get help on using 3DCS. |
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Report possible bugs in 3DCS. |
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Sign up for the DCS newsletter to receive software tips, information on new releases, and event details. |
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View the Run Log of the last simulation including any recorded iteration steps or interference failures. |
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View the 3DCS configuration settings. |
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View information about the current version of 3DCS. |
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About
Move Types |
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A 3-2-1 locating move. Requires all primary locators to be parallel but allows a "step" (offset) between them. Requires both secondary locators to be parallel but allows a "step" (offset) between them. Can automatically calculate perpendicular vectors for the primary, secondary, and tertiary planes. |
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A 3-2-1 locating move. Uses a different plane to restrict each degree of freedom, therefore the primary locators can be non-parallel and the secondary locators can be non-parallel. A Six-Plane move can duplicate many other move routines, such as the Step Plane move. |
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Create Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary planes through selected features and then aligns the planes on the object part to the target part. |
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Floats a part on a set of parallel hole-pin pairs. Used with over-constrained assembly parts. |
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Aligns a part on a line or axis. Only defines 5 degrees of freedom. Used with radial symmetric parts, such as placing a long pin in a hole. |
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A 3-2-1 locating move. Three points form the Primary Plane, the first two points also define the Secondary plane, and the first point is also the Tertiary locator. |
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Rotates a part around an axis. Will set a gap to a target. |
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Allows the user to link a separate move routine in a DLL file to 3DCS. 3DCS includes several DLL files with separate move routines. Please see the Add-In DLLs and Extra DLLs Sections for descriptions. AutoBend is one of the most frequently used move routines. This routine is used to move a part which is over constrained in the Primary direction. |
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A powerful, complex move with three modes. Can translate parts, rotate parts, or repeat a series of moves until a measure is in-spec. |
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Rotates a part around an axis. Will touch one point of a set to a target. |
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Rotates a part around an axis. Will set two lines parallel. |
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Floats a part on hole-pin pairs in a specified direction. |
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Uses two points to find the least squares axis through a group of points. |
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Is a type of move used when a part has to be moved to a plane and controlled on the plane by the intersection of a line and the plane and another point on the plane. |
Measure Types |
Modes |
Description |
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A versatile measurement. This measurement can use either Points or Features. The user can also define vector directions to measure the features. For fast multiple Point-Nominal or Point-Point measure creation, please see Measure Generator. |
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A measurement used to check the angle of a Line to itself, a plane or another line. |
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A measurement used to check the angle of a Plane to itself or to another plane. |
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Is a measure that can report the minimum clearance, the maximum clearance, and the interference for one or more hole/pin assemblies. This function is used to determine the number of assemblies that cannot be built due to interference in their hole-pin match during assembly. |
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A different type of measure that uses features and measures between two features using the Mesh and Mesh nodes. May cause the Simulation to slow down if Mesh Density is set to a large value. |
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User DLLs are special type of MTMs, if users require a different way to measure parts in the assembly. Equation Measure is one example of a DLL routine. |
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Measures the variation of the Feature of Size to check the size variation. |
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This measure check the clearance between parallel set of holes and/or pins in an assembly. |
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The Combination measure can take multiple measures and add, subtract, show min or max values, or check if the measures are In-Spec. |
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This measure allows for users to select multiple sets of points to measure between. |
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Point Distance
Tolerance Type |
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A tolerance function to create Profile, Composite Profile, Flatness and other form type tolerances. |
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A tolerance function to create Position, Composite Position, and other orientation or location type tolerances. |
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A size-type tolerance function that can be created, or applied when a Feature Point gets converted to a Coordinate Point. |
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A tolerance function to create other GD&T type tolerances, non-GD&T type tolerances, or to use external data from QDM or Plant Data as tolerance variation. |
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A tolerance function to define two different directions. |
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A tolerance function to define three different directions. |
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A tolerance function that may be applied to any straight feature of size, with a common axis and circular cross sections: hole, pin, shaft, etc. |
Compliant Moves and Measures(Separate license required) |
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Generate the files necessary for a Compliant model. |
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Convert FEA mesh nodes to Coordinate Points. |
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Link 3DCS and FEA data to accurately deform Compliant parts. |
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Edit links between 3DCS points and FEA mesh analysis set (ASET) points. |
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Deform a compliant part that is over constrained by a rigid part. |
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Release previously applied Clamps to allow spring back. |
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Deform two compliant parts when they are joined together. |
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Fix the rotation or translation of a point in a Compliant part along X, Y, or Z. |
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Release previously Positioned points to allow spring back. |
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Deform a compliant part by a specified force. |
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Remove interference between two parts at the specified points. |
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Deform a part due to gravity acting on its mass. Requires Mass Matrix file. |
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Deform a part due to a temperature change. Requires Thermal Load file. |
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Measure the reaction force due to stresses on an overconstrained part. |
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Deform a compliant part by a specified torque. |
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Visualize the effects of tolerances and forces applied on a single compliant part. |
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Locate two compliant parts that use patterns of pins and holes as the secondary and tertiary locators. |
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Scale the displacement file produced from FEA tools. |
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Mechanical and Kinematics, Joints and Constraints(Separate license required) |
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Display the constrained degrees of freedom for each part in the model. |
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Run the Simulation at each step of the selected Kinematic Motion Move. |
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Animate the selected Kinematic Motion Move. Requires Nominal Build. |
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Rotate or translate a part while maintaining constraints and joints. |
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Hold part in its current location and orientation. |
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Locate points to be coincident, axes to be coaxial, or planes to be coplanar. |
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Locate features so that their surfaces touch. |
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Locate features a specified distance apart. |
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Locate features at a specified angle. |
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Hold the specified parts in the same relative position. |
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Remove all previously applied Mechanical Moves on the selected parts. |
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Locate two centers to one another, controlling three translation degrees of freedom. |
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Locate two axes to one another and two planes to one another, controlling two rotation and three translation degrees of freedom. |
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Locate two axes to one another and two planes to one another, controlling three rotation and two translation degrees of freedom. |
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Locate two axes to one another, controlling two rotation and two translation degrees of freedom. |
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Locate two planes to one another, controlling two rotation and one translation degree of freedom. |
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Locate a point on a plane, controlling one translation degree of freedom. |
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Locate a point on a line, controlling two translation degrees of freedom. |
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Locate an axis on a plane, controlling one translation and one rotation degree of freedom. |
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Locate two parts at the end of a pair of axes. |
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Advanced Analyzer and Optimizer features(Separate license required) |
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Display an equation-based matrix of the relationships between contributors and measures. |
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Calculate contributors based off simulation trials. |
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Identify the most important sources of variation for all measures in the model simultaneously. |
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Predict how well locating features will control a component in the assembly. |
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Optimize Tolerances to produce the required quality at a minimum relative cost. |
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Save the GeoFactor Analyzer (SOV). |
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Load a GeoFactor Analyzer. |
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Functions available to NX platform |
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Load the 3DCS workbench. |
Functions available to CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE platforms |
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Set the position of the part or assembly from the current screen position. |
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Update a part's CGR (Catia Graphical Representation) shown in Animation mode to match the part's current display. |
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Visualize Spec Study Results |
Show the histogram and statistics in the graphics. |
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Set the color of the 3DCS mesh and points. |
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Hide or show all of the surface or point labels in a part or assembly. |
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Hide or show individual surface or point labels. |
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Hide or show the 3DCS mesh and points. |
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Visualize Spec Study
GD&T Display Functions available in Multi-CAD only |
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Show or hide 3DCS GD&T in the graphics window. |
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Enable dragging the GD&T call-outs in the graphics window. |
Show GD&T
Move GD&T
Model Update Functions - Available in CATIA V5, 3DEXPERIENCE, NX, Creo and SolidWorks (Update Constraints available with Mechanical License only) |
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Initialize the model and update any changes to the assembly. |
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Update feature points for modified parts and regenerate the 3DCS Mesh. |
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Search a part or assembly and add the GD&T to the 3DCS model. |
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Extracts the CAD Analysis Measurement and Dimensions into 3DCS.
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Set the position of the part or assembly from the current screen position. |
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Remove unused or duplicate points and mesh that are unnecessary for the analysis of the model. |
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Delete all 3DCS data from the 3DCS model. |
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Convert between 3DCS points and CAT/NX/Creo points. |
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Extract the constraints and apply them as Mechanical Moves in 3DCS. |
Update Constraints
Display Functions - Available in CATIA V5, 3DEXPERIENCE and Multi-CAD |
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Highlight the 3DCS mesh on mouse over. |
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Color the parts according to the amount of variation during Deviation and Simulation. |
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Display a visual representation of the variation of the active measures after running a Simulation. |
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Adjust the display settings of Color Contour Shading and Color Contour Lines. |
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Functions available in Multi-CAD, NX, Creo and SolidWorks |
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Open the 3DCS Model Navigator window. |
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Show or hide individual point or surface labels. |
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Show or hide Points and Surface Labels of a Part or Assembly. |
