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Superposed sheets

Menu access : Shape | Manage | Superposed sheets

Description :

Allows you to analyze an imported file containing surfaces (IGES as example) and get the list of the superposed faces.

It is possible to set different parameters for the surfaces comparison and this way, choose the surfaces that must be considered as superposed.

General philosophy  :

Select the surfaces to compare.

Confirm with  OK .

The result of the analysis is listed in the symbolic tree.

Available option(s):

The button  CLEAR COMPARISON RESULT SET  allows you to empty the result list of the precedent comparison before starting a new one.

You can change the linear and angular tolerance to set the comparison more accurate or less rigorous.

The button  ADVANCED OPTIONS  gives you access to the following dialog box:

  • Fast comparison:

Activated: The comparison of B-Spline surfaces is made on 9 points distributed on the surface (8 on the periphery and one in the center). The computation is quicker is this case.

Deactivated: The number of comparison points is based on the number of interpolation points of the restriction curve of the surfaces. In this case, the computation is longer but more accurate for the complex surfaces.

  • You can also find here the linear and angular tolerance.

  • The 3 next options allow you to choose the type of difference that must be listed. Two modes are available for each option:

Keep faces: the difference is  taken in account and the faces are listed in the result set.

Consider as different: the difference is taken in account and the faces are not listed in the result set

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