Manufacturing Check

Manufacturing check detects issues on sheet metal CAD parts.

The sheet metal CAD parts include:
  • Nut bolt seating surface check
  • Stud seating surface check
  • Electrode interference check
  • Spot weld surface area check
  • Spot weld pitch check
  • Spot gun interference check
  • Arc weld torch interference check
  • Fillet radius check
  • Trim line radius check
  • Hole pitch check
  • Hole size check
  • Hole size of nut bolt check
  • Corner radius of oblong designed hole check
  • Distance trim line hole end check
  • Part interference check

The detected issues are summarized in a PowerPoint file.

  1. From the Assembly ribbon, click the Verification tool.
    Figure 1.


  2. From the Verification Browser, right-click and select Check > Manufacturing from the context menu.
    The Manufacturing dialog opens.
    Figure 2.


  3. Define the following categories:
    OptionDefinition
    Base Select the CAD data type.
    • XML (PLMXML or UDMXML)
    • Assembly (CAD assembly files: UG Assembly, CATProduct, JT Assembly, and so on)
    • CAD (refer to Config/CAD files)
    • Multiple Assembly (multiple CAD assembly files)
    Format The respective sub-data format is listed. Select the appropriate type.
    Path Use the file browser to navigate to the model you want to import.
    The selected location must contain the spot weld file. The spot weld file type must be set in the configuration file.
    Figure 3.


    Report Navigate to the directory where the generated reports will be saved.
    Cores Once activated, use the drop-down to select the number of cores for parallel processing. By default, the list box displays the number of processes minus 1.
    Action Choose between Check, Report, or Both.
    • Check performs only the comparison without the report generation.
    • Report generates only the reports (Check performed previously).
    • Both performs the comparison report generation sequentially.
    Run Performs the function.
    Stop Stops the operation.
  4. Once the check has been completed, the Report button is activated. Click Report to display the Summary PowerPoint report or report location.
    Figure 4. PowerPoint Summary (saved in the Report path)


    Each report folder has reports for each issue. The center image displays the model in 3D. Double click the image to rotate and zoom in.
    Figure 5. Detailed PowerPoint Report (stored in the Report path)


Output

Overview of the PowerPoint report generated from the Manufacturing check.

The PowerPoint report is separated into the following sections.
Report Header
Project name, assembly name, and slide number.
Full Assembly Picture
Image of the components that have connection issues.
H3D Image
This section can be viewed in HyperView Player. The H3D image displays the FE model with the connections marked with cross hairs.
Issue Details
Details of the components that have connection issues.
User Review Section
Add additional information when exchanging information with designers or engineers.
Additional Information
Occurrences of the issue are shown in the current slide. The number of instances indicate the number of occurrences of the issue.

Supported Manufacturing Checks

Most of the checks are performed on sheet metal parts. To perform most of the checks, the model is provided with thickness, while the material grade is provided through the CSV file.

Nut bolt seating surface check
Detects the holes in the model which do not have connectors around them.
Figure 6.


Stud seating surface check
Detects the bolts and nuts which do not have corresponding holes to fit in.
Figure 7.


Electrode interference check
Detects the bolts which have a hole around it, but the distance between the bolt center and hole center is more than the threshold value.
Figure 8.


Spot weld surface area check
Detects the nuts which have a hole around it, but the distance between the nut center and the hole center is over the threshold.
Figure 9.


Spot weld pitch check
Based on the plate material, it checks the distance between weld locations. The required distance is calculated based on the CSV file table.
Figure 10.


Spot gun interference check
Collision check between the spot gun and the weldable assembly model.
Figure 11.


Arc weld torch interference check
Collision check between the arc torch, the weldable nut, and the assembly model.
Figure 12.


Fillet radius check
Checks the fillet radius against the material grade.
Figure 13.


Trim line radius check
Checks the edge fillet radius values against the user-defined value.
Figure 14.


Hole pitch check
Checks the distance between the nearest holes against the threshold value from the CSV file.
Figure 15.


Hole size check
Checks the distance between the nearest holes against the threshold value set in the CSV table.
Figure 16.


Hole size of nut bolt check
Checks the distance between the nearest holes. If it less than the threshold, then reports are generated.
Figure 17.


Corner radius of oblong designed hole check
Checks the radius of the oblong holes at the corners against the threshold value in the configuration file.
Figure 18.


Distance trim line hole end check
Checks the distance between the hole edge against the nearest surface edge, and compares the result with the CSV table.
Figure 19.


Part interference check
Checks the gap between the nearest parts at the physical location without surface offset. You can perform a surface offset to check at the mid location.
Figure 20.