Manufacturing Check

Manufacturing check configurations.

Graphical User Interface Default Settings

slide-number
The initial slide number that is displayed on the report.
Default/Allowed: 1
action
Action items.
Default/Allowed: Check, Report, or Both (default).
input
Initial director for CAD input.
Default/Allowed: C:/temp (path without space or two-byte code).
output
Initial director for results output.
Default/Allowed: C:/temp (path without space or two-byte code).

Hole Details

min-diameter
The minimum diameter for the surface hole recognition. Holes below this diameter will be ignored.
Default/Allowed: 1.0 to 10.0.
max-diameter
The maximum diameter for the surface hole recognition. Holes above this diameter will be ignored.
Default/Allowed: 1.0 to 30.0.
min-nodes
The minimum number of nodes to recognize the finite element (FE) hole. Holes with nodes less than this number will be ignored.
Default/Allowed: 4 to 10.
max-nodes
The maximum number of nodes to recognize the finite element (FE) hole. Holes with nodes greater than this number will be ignored.
Default/Allowed: 30 to 50.
adjacent-tolerance
Distance to judge the duplicate holes for the same plate. If the Holes-to-Holes distance is less than this value, it is considered as a duplicate hole.
Default/Allowed: 3.0 to 5.0.

Connector Database

Spot connection
Spot CAD Entity: Points/solids/lines/cdh-data.
CAD Extraction Method: Compname/bbox.
Arc/Seam connection
Arc CAD Entity: Surfaces/lines.
Spacing: 1.0 to 10.0.

Checks

  1. Nut bolt seating surface check.

    Detects the holes in the model which do not have connectors around them.

    Figure 1.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Feature angle
    Internal mesh face-to-face angle.
    Default: 1.0.
    Feature distance tolerance
    Distance between the nut's outer edge to the nearest surface's free edge.
    Default: 3.0.
    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for "OK" or "Not good".
    Default: 0.1.
  2. Stud seating surface check.

    Detects the bolts and nuts which do not have corresponding holes to fit in.

    Figure 2.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Feature angle
    Internal mesh face-to-face angle.
    Default: 1.0.
    Feature distance tolerance
    Distance between the nut's outer edge to the nearest surface's free edge.
    Default: 3.0.
    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  3. 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 3.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    a2
    Distance between the bottom of the nut to the plate.
    Default: 100.0.
    b2
    Distance between the center of the nut to the plate.
    Default: 15.0.
    c2
    Distance between the center of the nut to the plate's edge.
    Default: 0.1
    Free edge distance tolerance
    Value appended to a2, b2, and c2.
    Default: 0 to 0.5.
    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  4. 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 4.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On
    Thickness threshold
    CSV table thickness value.
    Default: 5.0.
    Radius if thickness is below threshold
    Radius of the imaginary circle.
    Default: 16.0.
    Radius if thickness is above threshold
    Radius of the imaginary circle.
    Default: 19.0.
    Free edge distance tolerance
    Distance between the imaginary hole and the free edge.
    Default: 0.5.
    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  5. 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 5.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Pitch threshold CSV file
    File selection: Spot_pitch.csv.
    Note: Special characters and blank spaces are not allowed in the file name.
    Figure 6.


    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  6. Spot gun interference check.

    Collision check between the spot gun and the weldable assembly model.

    Figure 7.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Spot gun file
    Spot gun CAD data: Catia, NX, JT, IGES, and so on.
    File selection: SPOTGUN.prt.
    Note: Special characters and blank spaces are not allowed in the file name.
    Figure 8.


    Angle increment
    Incremental rotation angle at once (15, 30, or 45, for example).
    Default: 15.
  7. Arc weld torch interference check.

    Collision check between the arc torch, the weldable nut, and the assembly model.

    Figure 9.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Torch file
    Spot gun CAD data: Catia, NX, JT, IGES, and so on.
    File selection: ARC-TOCHI.prt.
    Note: Special characters and blank spaces are not allowed in the file name.
    Figure 10.


    Min tilt angle
    Start angle (15, 30, or 45, for example).
    Default: 45.0.
    Max tilt angle
    End angle (15, 30, or 45, for example).
    Default: 60.0.
    Tilt angle increment
    Incremental rotation angle at once (5, 10, or 15, for example).
    Default: 15.0.
    Rotation increment
    Incremental rotation angle at once (15, 30, or 45, for example).
    Default: 15.0.
  8. Fillet radius check.

    Checks the fillet radius against the material grade.

    Figure 11.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Minimum fillet radius
    Minimum fillet radius.
    Default: 2.8.
    Maximum fillet radius
    Maximum fillet radius.
    Default: 15.0.
    r threshold CSV file
    Select the file that has a fillet radius table.
    File selection: Filet_R.csv.
    Note: Special characters and blank spaces are not allowed in the file name.
    Figure 12.


    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  9. Trim line radius check.

    Checks edge fillet radius values against user-set value.

    Figure 13.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Pitch between points
    Default: 1.0.
    R threshold
    User-defined fillet value.
    Default: 6.0.
    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  10. Hole pitch check.

    Checks the distance between the nearest holes against the threshold value from the CSV file.

    Figure 14.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Pitch threshold CSV file
    Select file that has the fillet radius table.
    File selection: Hole_pitch.csv.
    Note: Special characters and blank spaces are not allowed in the file name.
    Figure 15.


    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  11. Hole size check.

    Checks the distance between the nearest holes against the threshold value set in the CSV table.

    Figure 16.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Diameter threshold CSV file
    Select the file that has the fillet radius table.
    File selection: Min_hole_size.csv.
    Note: Special characters and blank spaces are not allowed in the file name.
    Figure 17.


    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  12. Hole size of nut bolt check.

    Checks the distance between the nearest holes. If it less than the threshold, then reports are generated.

    Figure 18.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Nut diameter difference
    Allowable tolerance for the nut's diameter.
    Default: 1.0.
    Bolt diameter difference
    Allowable tolerance for the bolt's diameter.
    Default: 0.2.
    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  13. 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 19.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Pitch between points
    Default: 1.0.
    R threshold
    User-defined radius.
    Default: 6.0.
    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  14. 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 20.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Distance threshold CSV file
    File selection: Distance_trimline_hole_end.csv.
    Note: Special characters and blank spaces are not allowed in the file name.
    Figure 21.


    Tolerance for judgement
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 0.1.
  15. 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 22.


    Do check
    Check on/off.
    Default: On.
    Clearance
    Allowable tolerance for pass/fail.
    Default: 2.0.