Critical Areas Analysis
View the areas of greatest and least thickness in the casting part.
Critical Areas visualizes the part’s thickness distribution using spheres. This representation helps you quickly identify potential problem zones: regions of maximum thickness, which may lead to porosity or solidification defects, and regions of minimum thickness, which can cause filling issues or poorly defined surfaces.
- Click the Casting tab.
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On the Cast Part icon, click Part
Analysis.
Then, in the Part Analysis sub-ribbon, click Critical Areas.
The part becomes transparent, with areas of different thickness marked with different colored spheres. Yellow spheres indicate areas closer to the part's average thickness. Red spheres indicate areas closer to the part's greatest and least thickness.
- Optional: Use the microdialog to change which thicknesses are indicated.
- Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.