Neal, Patrick hit the nail on the head.
A geometry check sometimes means that Pro/E is "ignoring" a problem it can't resolve. You may have modeled "design intent", but Pro/E's telling you that it is having trouble creating that geometry.
Geometry checks have definitely burned us with file conversion. In most cases, it affects us when we transfer Pro/E geometry into our finite-element software. If the geometry doesn't transfer, then it almost always is due to a Geometry Check in the Pro/E model. We fix the Geometry Check, then the geometry almost always transfers.
We have had 1 or 2 cases where a customer wasn't able to use our geometry. Again, fixing the Geometry Check resolved the file conversion errors.
The trend we're seeing is towards manufacturing / inspection using 3D models. Having clean models is absolutely critical in these cases.
Andrew Kelly, P.E. | Senior Engineer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics | +1 440 326 5555 | F: +1 440 284 1090
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From: Patrick Fariello <">mailto
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Subject: Geometry Check - Critical or Not???
Geom checks can be critical or they can be nothing at all. If you have them in your model, you should defiantly know what they are. They risk is twofold. First, your model may be working great now, but it may crash later down the road when you update to new versions and new build codes or just for some reason you never really figure out. Second, you need to know what you are pushing down stream to your manufacturers. Inconsistency in edges and points can create problems for the mold builder or others who need to import the geometry into other CAD/CAM software.
Most to all geom checks can be fixed. It will depend on the specific issues and how far back in the feature tree you are willing to go to change the areas that are producing the geom checks. Also, depending on where you set the accuracy of your model, you can produce more or less geom checks. Make sure the accuracy is sized according to your model size to smallest feature size.
My view is take the time up front to fix the issues. Pro can be very unforgiving down the road if you don't.
A geometry check sometimes means that Pro/E is "ignoring" a problem it can't resolve. You may have modeled "design intent", but Pro/E's telling you that it is having trouble creating that geometry.
Geometry checks have definitely burned us with file conversion. In most cases, it affects us when we transfer Pro/E geometry into our finite-element software. If the geometry doesn't transfer, then it almost always is due to a Geometry Check in the Pro/E model. We fix the Geometry Check, then the geometry almost always transfers.
We have had 1 or 2 cases where a customer wasn't able to use our geometry. Again, fixing the Geometry Check resolved the file conversion errors.
The trend we're seeing is towards manufacturing / inspection using 3D models. Having clean models is absolutely critical in these cases.
Andrew Kelly, P.E. | Senior Engineer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics | +1 440 326 5555 | F: +1 440 284 1090
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From: Patrick Fariello <">mailto
-> Subject: Geometry Check - Critical or Not???
Geom checks can be critical or they can be nothing at all. If you have them in your model, you should defiantly know what they are. They risk is twofold. First, your model may be working great now, but it may crash later down the road when you update to new versions and new build codes or just for some reason you never really figure out. Second, you need to know what you are pushing down stream to your manufacturers. Inconsistency in edges and points can create problems for the mold builder or others who need to import the geometry into other CAD/CAM software.
Most to all geom checks can be fixed. It will depend on the specific issues and how far back in the feature tree you are willing to go to change the areas that are producing the geom checks. Also, depending on where you set the accuracy of your model, you can produce more or less geom checks. Make sure the accuracy is sized according to your model size to smallest feature size.
My view is take the time up front to fix the issues. Pro can be very unforgiving down the road if you don't.
