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3DCS Analyst & HOOPS

3-Dev Move (3-Dev Contribution Move).

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About This Manual

Accessing Help

3DCS Tutorials

License and Installation

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Log File

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Modeling Support

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Alias Display

Animate

Animation

Animation Control

Arc Tolerance

Assemble

Auto Bend (AutoBend)

Auto Bend 2 (dcsMvAutoBend2)

Auto Page

Auto Scale

Auto Update Model on Opening

Automatic Report Generator (dcsReportGen)

AverageTolerance (Average Tolerance)

Axis On

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Bend Routines

Best Fit 2D (dcsMvLsqPlaneFit2D)

Best Fit 3D (dcsMvLsqPlaneFit3D)

Best Fit 3D with Nominal Gap (dcsMvMinDistFit)

Better Bracket (Iter Move Better Bracket)

BiMode

Bottom or Top

Bracket (Iter Move Bracket)

Bracketed Secant (Iter Move Better Bracket Secant)

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CAD Part Name

Calculated Root-Squared-Sum: Difference between Paired Points.(dcsMsRtSqSumDifBtwnPairedPoints)

Calculated Root-Squared-Sum: Difference between Points and a Circle (dcsMsRtSqSumBtwnCircleAndPoints)

Calculated Root-Squared-Sum: Difference between Points and Planes (dcsMsRtSqSumBtwnPointsAndPlane)

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CATIA

Change Name

Change Type

Circle (dcsTlCircleCnt)

Circle Diameter

Circle Interference

Circular Runout (Cross-sectional Circular Runout)

Circular Tolerance

Circularity

Circularity (Cross-sectional Circularity)

Close A Model

Combined Feature

Common Parameters

Common Zone (CZ)

Composite

IconLinear Tolerance
IconCircular Tolerance

Confidence Interval

Constant

Contain non-Planar features in Orientation GTOL

Contain non-Planar features in Orientation GTOL. (May need a direction).

Convert CAD Circle

Coordinate (DCS) Point

Copy Feature Deviation (dcsMvCopyDeviation)

Cr2CrAxisAlign (Cr2CrAxisAlign)

Cr2CrAxisAlign2 (dcsMvCr2CrAxisAlign2)

Cr2CrCentered (Cr2CrCentered)

Cr2CrCentered2 (dcsMvCr2CrCentered2)

Cr2CrDynMidPt (Cr2CrDynMidPt)

Cr2CrDynMidPt2 (dcsMvCr2CrDynMidPt2)

Cr2CrFastener (Cr2CrFastener)

Cr2CrFastener2 (dcsMvCr2CrFastener2)

Cr2CrFastenerInch (Cr2CrFastenerInch)

Cr2CrFastenerInch2 (Cr2CrFastenerInch2)

Create Circles

Create Fixture

Create Holes

Create Lines

Create Offset Points

Create Parts

Create Slots

Creating Datum Targets

Creating GEO Files

CreatingCustomRoutines

Cross Product (dcsCrossProduct)

Cylinder Align Type (dcsKjCylAlign)

Cylindricity (Cylindricity)

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DCS Converter

DCS Part Name

Delete Entities

Delete Entities By Type

Delete Parts

Delete Window

Dependent Feature

IconFeatures
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Design of Experiments

Deviate

IconDeviate
IconDeviation Control

Deviate Points By Fitting Sample Data from a Data File (dcsFjvaAnsysFitDev).

Deviate Points By Sample Data from a Data File (dcsFjvaAnsysDev).

Deviate the Object Features Based on Deviation of Target Features (DCSMvCopyDeviation)

Deviate/Sweep

Deviation Control

Diametrical and Spherical zones

DistributedFiles

Distributions

DOE

DOE Dialog

DOE Form

Dot Product (dcsMsDotProduct)

Double Cross Product (ABA) (dcsMvDirProj2Plane)

Draft Angle tolerance (dcsTlDraftAngle)

Dual Tolerance

Dynamic Point

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Elastic Type (dcsKjElastic)

Evaluating Points Position (dcsMvPositionEvaluatingPtsInMeas)

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Exit 3-Dcs

Export MTM

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Feature

Feature Groups

IconModel Navigator
IconFeatures

Feature Locator

Feature measure

Feature move

Feature Move Cases

Feature Move Rules

Feature of Size

Feature Point

Feature Point = <Name>; May be double toleranced.

Feature Rotate (dcsFeatRotateMv)

Feature Selection

Feature Slot mush have opposite directions.

Feature to Feature Minimum Measure (dcsFeat2FeatMinMs)

Features of 3DCS

File Menu

Filter 1D Data - Extract Freq (Filter 1D Data - Extract Freq)

Filter 1D Data - Unwrapped (Filter 1D Data - Unwrapped)

Filter 1D Data - Wrapped (Filter 1D Data - Wrapped)

Filter 2D Data - Row Wrapped (Filter 2D Data - Row Wrapped)

Filter 2D Data - Row Wrapped(p) (Filter 2D Data - Row Wrapped(p)

Filter 2D Data - Unwrapped (Filter 2D Data - Unwrapped )

Flex Body Defn (Definition)

Flexible Body Defn

Float by rotation with constant fastener (dcsFlMvConstFastener2Way)

Float by rotation with measured fastener (dcsFlMvMeasFastener2Way)

Float two sets of cylinders (holes and shafts) at their extremes (dcsFlMvCylinderTilt4Way)

Float with constant fastener (dcsFlMvConstFastener4Way)

Float with measured fastener (dcsFlMvMeasFastener4Way)

Floating

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GD&T

gnore Different DRF on the same feature.

Gravity Move

Group Floating (dcsKjGrpFloat)

Group Loop Move (dcsMvLoopGroup)

GTOL Deviate Method is Range-Control.

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High Point (HighPoint)

HolePinPairX is not matched.

HOOPS

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IGES

Ignore Different DRF on the same feature.

Import MTM

Import Nominal Data from a Data File (dcsFjvaAnsysImpNomData).

Importing Files

GEO

IGES

IGES Translation

Translating UG files

W3D

WT3

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Invalid DRF

Invalid Pattern Direction

Invalid size feature directions

Iso

Iteration Move

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Joint

- L -

Label

Measure

Move

Part

Point

Tolerance

Least Square Line (LSqLine)

Least Square Plane (LSqPlane)

Left Skew

Legacy Menu

Legacy Toolbars

Legacy Window Menu

License

License Process

License Setting

Limit of Display Manipulators

Linear Float (LinearFloat2)

Linear Tolerance

Line-Line

Line-Nominal

Line-Plane

Line-Plane Move

LinkLibraries

Loading a User DLL

Locate Points to the Torus Minor Centers (dcsMvLocatePtAtTorusMinorCnt)

Log File

Loop Move Float (dcsMvLoopFloat)

LSqCylinder (LSqCylinder (Move))

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Main Feature

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Manual Scale

Match Move

Maximum Inner Diameter (dcsMsInsideVirtualClearance)

Measure Distance from Circle to a Point (dcsMsDistanceFromCircleToPoint)

Measure Equation (dcsMeasEq).

Measure Generator

Measure the Center deviation on a cylinder edge (dcsFeatMsCylinderEdgeCenter)

Measure the Diameter deviation on a cylinder edge (dcsFeatMsCylinderEdgeDiameter)

Merge Parts

Merge Points

Minimum Outside Diameter (dcsMsOutsideVirtualClearance)

MMC/LMC/RFS

Model

Model Flag

Model Information

Model Information (dcsModelInfo)

Model Setting

IconModel Settings
IconFeature Move

Modeling Methods

Modify CAD Entities

Modify Circles

Modify DCS Entities

Modify Dynamic Midpoints

Modify Holes

Modify Offset DCS Points

Modify Parts

Modify Slots

Modifying Geometric Entities

Modifying Geometry

Morphing CGR (dcsMvMorphyCGR)

Morphing CGR From Points Routine 2 (dcsMvInvDistWtMorphyCGR)

Motion Points Type (dcsKjMotionPoints)

Motion Rotate Type (dcsKjMotionRotate)

Motion Translate Type (dcsKjMotionTranslate)

Move by Value

Move Options

Move Set Direction (dcsMvSetDirection)

Multi-CAD Interface Layout

Multi-CAD Customization

IconLayout
IconMenus
IconTabs
IconCustomization

Multi-CAD Keyboard Commands

IconMenus
IconKeyboard Commands

Multi-CAD Menus

IconLayout
IconMenus

Multi-CAD Tabs

IconMenus
IconTabs

Multiple Points Translation (MultiPtTrans)

MultiSizeGD&T on Non-Origin feature

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Name starts with '#' or "=", which will corrupt CSV files.

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Nest Move

No Builds

Nominal Build

Nominal-Point

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One Page Report Generation (dcsOnePageReport)

One Pair of Polygons (OnePolyPair)

Open Model

OpenDown

OpenUp

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Page Line

Part tessellation returned no points for partBASE. Check for and repair part/import feature's missing surface and/or edges.

Pattern Move

PCDB

Pearson4

Perpendicularity (Perpendicularity)

Plane-Nominal

Plane-Plane

Point Average Move (dcsPtAverageMv)

Point Group

Point-Based Features

Point-Line

Point-Plane

Point-Point

Points to High Point (dcsMvPtToHighPts)

Power Function (dcsTlPowerFnDev)

Print Preview

Print Setup

Printing

Procedure

Process Capability Database

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ProE

Project Point on Feature (dcsProjectPtOnFeat)

Project Point to Feature (dcsMvProjectPtOnPlaneLineCylinder)

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Radial Profile Tolerance

Random (Random)

Related Lists

Remove Interference compliant routine (dcsMv1FeaInterferenceRemove)

Reset All Defaults

Revolute Type (dcsRevolute)

Right Skew

Rotate

Rotate and Translate with Random Value (dcsMvRollTranslateByRandom)

Rotate by Measure (dcsRotateByMeas)

Rotate Ln Move

Rotate Point by Measure (dcsRotatePtByMeas)

Rotate Point by Value (dcsRotatePtByValue)

Rotate Two Points to the Closest Position (dcsMvRotate2PtsToClosest)

RSS Case Simulation Analysis (dcsSimuRssCase)

R-Touch Move

Rule of Independency

Run Simulation in Batch Mode (dcsRunSimuMacroDlg)

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Sample Data Deviation (dcsFjvaSmpDev).

Sample Data Fit Deviation (dcsFjvaSmpFitDev).

SAT

SAT Editor

Save

Save a Model

Save As

Save Raw Data

Save To

Saving in a CAD System

Saving model data

Scale Functions

Screen Check Functions

Secant (Iter Move Secant)

Secant Iteration Move

Segment Bend (dcsSegBendMv)

Self reference found

Sensitivity Procedure

Sensitivity Save To

Separate

Set Nominal From Current

Set View

Views

Shortcut Keys

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Icon3DCS in NX
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Show Graph

Sigma Number

Sigma Value

Simulation

Statistical Data

Simulation Options

SimulationSequence

SimuMacro Key Words

Six-Plane Move

Size Tolerance

IconSize Tolerance
IconCircle Size Tolerance (Legacy)

Slide Type (dcsSlide)

Slot/Tab

Sphere (dcsTlSphereCnt)

Sphere Type (dcsSphere)

Statistical Data Deviation (dcsFjvaStatDev).

Status

Step

IconDistributions
IconImporting CAD Files

Step Plane Move

Stop Plane Type (dcsStopPlane)

Sub-moves Loop Move (dcsMvLoopSubMoves)

Support

Sweep

IconDeviate
IconDeviation Control

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Tapered Slots

Technical Support

Tgt1 - Tgt2 - Tgt3 cannot be colinear.

Three-Point Move

Tolerance Data Deviation (dcsFjvaTolDev).

Tolerances

Top or Bottom

Translate by Value (dcsTranslateByValue)

Translate by Value in Inches (dcsTranslateByValueInInches)

Translate One Point To Plane and Line Intersection (dcsMvTanslatePtToPlaneLine)

Translate Plane to LSQ-Plane (dcsMvLsqPlaneToPlane)

Translate Point by Measure (dcsTranslatePtByMeas)

Translate Point by Value (dcsTranslatePtByValue)

Translate Point to Geometric Center (dcsGeometricCenterMv)

Translate Point to LSQ-Circle (dcsMvPtToLsqCircle)

Translate Point to LSQ-Cylinder (dcsMvPtToLsqCylinder)

Translate Point to LSQ-Plane (dcsMvPtToLsqPlane)

Translate Point to Point Direction (dcsMvTranslatePtToPtDir)

Translate Two Points to LSQ Position and Direction (dcsMvTanslate2PtsToLsqPosDir)

Translate Two Points to the Closest Position (DCSMvTranslate2PtsToClosest)

Translate Two Points To Two Planes Intersection (dcsMvTanslate2PtsToPlanes)

Translate/Rotate

Rotate

Translate

Trapezoid

Tree Save To

Tree/Branch

Branch

Tree

Triangular

Triple Tolerance

Two Pairs of Polygons (TwoPolyPair)

Two Point List

Two-Point Move

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Unbend Point (dcsMvUnbendPt)

Undo K-joint type (dcsKjUndo)

Uniform

UnLockDOF

User Defined

User DLL Meas

User DLL Move

User DLL Tolerance

User View

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V-Block Centre Move (V_BlockCtrMove)

Vector Direction

AssocDir

Normal

PickPtDir

Two Points

Type In

Virtual Clearance

Virtual Clearance (Virtual Clearance)

Virtual Keys

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V-Plane-Cylinder Type (dcsKjVplaneCylAgainst)

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Worst Case Simulation Analysis (dcsSimuWorstCase)

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X-Plane move (dcsMvMinDistFit)

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Zoom

In

Out