Exporting Clash Results

This task explains how to export clash results to a text file and publish clash results to an XML file.
See also About Interference Analysis for further details.
Space Analysis results are only kept when you save the document, when a DMU Space Analysis license is installed.
Open the AnalyzingAssembly01.CATProduct document.

  1. Click the Clash icon:

 

The Check Clash dialog box appears.
 
 

  1. Set the interference type to Clearance + Contact + Clash.
 

  1. Enter 25mm as desired clearance value in the field that becomes active next to the interference type.
 

  1. Select the computation type to Between all components.
 

  1. Click Apply.
 

The Check Clash dialog box displays the following results
 
 

The Preview window appears and displays the selected conflict.
 
 

  1. Click in the Check Clash dialog box the Export As icon:

 

The Export As dialog box appears:

  • Set Type to *.xml (Extensible Markup Language): a standard format that can be used as a simple way to exchange data.

  • Identify the folder in which you want to save the data.

  • Enter a file name.

  • Click Save to publish the results.
 

Each time you export results, a folder containing all necessary files and images is created under the folder containing the file.
 

  1. Open the xml file created in your browser.

  • The viewpoints set when visualizing the interferences in the Results window are saved and exported along with the clash results.

  • Any filters applied to the results in the dialog box are taken into account so you can use the filters to export only pertinent results.

  • Hyperlinks on interference images allows you to jump to the related section of the page displaying the selected interference and appropriate results.
 

  1. Exit the browser.
 

  1. Click in the Check Clash dialog box the Export As icon:

 

The Export As dialog box is displayed:

  • Set Type to *.txt (Extensible Markup Language): a standard format that can be used as a simple way to exchange data.

  • Identify the folder in which you want to save the data.

  • Enter a file name.

  • Click Save to publish the results.
 

  1. Click OK in the Check Clash dialog box to exit when done.