Available in: Part Studio, Assembly

Interference detection detects and views any interference in a Part Studio or Assembly.

  1. With more than one part in the Part Studio or Assembly, click the Show analysis tools menu in the bottom right corner of the interface.
  2. From the menu, select Interference detection to open the dialog box.
  3. Select two or more parts among which to view any interfering mass.

    Example of two parts with interfering massExample of the Interference detection viewing option

    The interference is shown in red, as above, and the parts involved are listed in the Interferences section of the dialog.

    Hover over the part name in the dialog to see cross-highlighting in the graphics area. When the focus is on the Interferences field in the dialog box, the graphics area zooms to fit the selected interference. Hover over the Interferences field in the dialog box and a bounding box appears in the graphics area, surrounding the interference in the model. In the dialog box, the length/width/height of the bounding box also appears on hover:

    Example of interference detection between two parts in the graphics area, and in the dialog

    You can use box select to select entities for interference detection: drag from top left to lower right to include only parts or bodies fully encompassed by the box. Drag from lower right to top left to include any parts or bodies touched by the selection box.

  4. (Optional) Select Include standard content to check for interference with standard content.

  5. (Optional) Select Show top level only to hide interferences that are internal to selected subassemblies.