The purpose of this module is to allow parts or features to be translated, rotated or transformed by a specific amount. This amount can be a specified as a constant value or a calculated value from a measurement.
Common Inputs:Mode: Independent, Grouped, or Composite Features list: Any features can be used Strings tab: Add 1 or more Strings to the tolerance. This tab is ignored with these tolerances. Measure List Area: Add 1 or more measures, if optionally used in the tolerance Values tab: Add 1 or more Constants/Value, if required by the tolerance. Direction area: Enter a number of directions to add directions to the tolerance. Modify each directions as needed. Random area: Add 1 or more Random values, if a Random value is required or optional. Edit the Range, Offset, and Distributions as needed.
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Tolerance Routines:Power Function (dcsTlPowerFnDev) |
This routine is designed as a Tolerance to scale the selected features relative to a center plane. It is closely related with Arc Tolerance with Mag as scaling. This routine can be used to simulate the thermal shrinkage and warping (e.g. heat is on a plane). KEY: CNTSCALE, CENTERSCALE
User Input:•Features are required (Support Mesh Nodes or Points) •One Center feature is required as Reference Plane which provides the Reference Center Plane and Main Scaling Direction •Optional: One Direction; Default Main DIR = Center Associated DIR •There is Range and Offset applied with a Step distribution oRange - the number shown in the Range field - in the analysis results this number is multiplied by the Distance from the point to the Center Plane or Center Point (if no Scale is applied). oOffset - is a number representing the distance from the point to the Center Plane or Center Point. Offset of 1 is the entire distance. •One Constant (entered under Constants) is required if Scaling is applied but Scale is optional. oYou can add a Scale for each direction; once you add a scale there will be a deviation along the scaled direction. The Min and Max numbers in the Analysis window are calculated by multiplying the Range x Distance (from the Center Plane/Point) x Scale. oIf a fourth number is added to the Values (a value of 1) the Center Point is used, instead of the Center Plane. When this fourth constant is present the first three Scales and Directions are ignored. Output:•The selected features are scaled based on the random scaling relative to the distance from the selected Center Plane. Note:The tolerance mode could be "Group" or "Individual"; Group mode is better for viewing
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Power Function (dcsTlPowerFnDev)
This routine is designed as a Profile (Linear) Tolerance. This tolerance deviates the selected features with the Power Random Distribution in either Individual or Group mode. Inputs:•Features are required •One Direction is required •One Random Value is required. The distribution type is ignored, instead will use the Power Distribution. Output:•The selected features are deviated based on Power Distribution. |
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Transform Feature by Tolerance (dcsTlTransformFeat)
This routine is designed as a Tolerance. Hence, this routine provides two contributors, one for Translating and one for Rotating. The routine transforms (Translate and Rotate) the selected features. Input:•Features are required •Two Directions are required: one for Translating Direction and one for Rotating Axis •Two Random Values are required: one for Translating and one for Rotating (angle) •One center is required for Rotating Center. If the center is missing, the selected feature geo-center will be used as the rotating center Output:•The selected features are translated along the Translating Direction and rotated around the Rotating Center around the Rotating Axis. |
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Draft Angle tolerance (dcsTlDraftAngle)