Hi Jaap
Trynew troubleshooter dialog boxin WF5
Radovan
<h1>Enhancement Details</h1><h2>Import Data Doctor Diagnostics Wizard</h2>
The Diagnostics wizard extends the Troubleshooter dialog box with a series of new error, warning, and informational geometry checks unique to the Import Data Doctor (IDD) environment.
<h4>Product Information</h4>Product
Pro/ENGINEERProduct / Module
Pro/ENGINEER Foundation XEVersion
Wildfire 5.0Product Functional Area
Import Data DoctorUser Interface LocationIn Import Data Doctor, click Info > Geometry Checks. From the Troubleshooter dialog box, click Edit > IDD Settings.Processes and Initiatives
<h4>Benefits and Description</h4>
In the Import Data Doctor (IDD) environment, the Troubleshooter is asynchronous. You specify which geometry checks to perform and in some instances you also specify threshold values. The analyses and diagnostics are performed or updated when the Troubleshooter starts, settings are modified, or imported geometry is changed in the IDD environment. The diagnostics correspond to the active geometry in the following ways:
- The Troubleshooter analyzes the imported geometry and the list of resulting geometry checks appears in the Troubleshooter dialog box.
- When you select an item in the Troubleshooter dialog box, the corresponding geometry highlights and there is a zoomed-in view of the problem. A description of the problem and suggestions on how to resolve it are provided.
- You can right-click the identified problem in the Troubleshooter dialog box to select the problem geometry.
You can perform the following diagnostics:
- Bad surfaces (concave domain or boundaries with parallel or almost parallel boundaries) (error)
- Bad two-sided edges (error)
- Bad wireframe curves (error)
- Poorly tessellated edges (warning)
- Small loops of one-sided edges (warning)
- Short one-sided edges (warning)
- Bad vertices (warning)
- Unsatisfied wireframe(info)
- Unsatisfied tangency (info)
- Gaps not added to wireframe (info).
- Almost tangent edges (info)
- Small surfaces (info)
- Narrow surfaces (info)
- Diagnostics 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, and 13 require that you specify some distance. Default values based on model accuracy are provided.
The Troubleshooter in Import Data Doctor helps you to focus on important geometry issues. Repair time is significantly reduced by providing immediate visual and instructional feedback for repairing the geometry check.
In Reply to jaap kramer:
Hi Jonathan,
Thanks for the link! It'ssimilar to thetutorial that comes with Pro/E, but the pictures are more clear!
The problem that I have with IDD is that it often doesn't find gaps, (or it did, and I repaired the found gaps), but for some vague reason it still doesn't give me the Make Solid option. Mind you, our models are far more complex than the tutorial's example (large molded parts with lots of rounds and details).
I'm very confused about how to find what's still wrong when all gaps are closed, and Pro/E doesn't want to make it a solid. How to go on when this happens?? The Wireframe view gives me a chaotic picture with all kinds of colors, and it doesn't seem to give me useful information...
And if I do a ModelCheck, I get all kinds of warnings and errors, but none that give me a real clue... I tried several models, all with the same (non-) results.
Thanks!
Kind regards,
Jaap
