Analyzing Interfering Dimensions

This task will show you how to analyze dimensions that were generated and possibly re-positioned  (using the Positioning icon) on the active view.
  Open the GenDrafting_part_ positioningdim02.CATDrawing document.

In addition, select the View > Toolbar > Analyze option from the menu bar.

  1. Click Dimension Analysis in the Analyze toolbar, or select Tools > Analyze > Dimensions Analysis.

    The Analyze dialog box is displayed.

    It contains the following options:

    • List with all the annotations badly placed/Optimized list with the annotations badly placed: You can choose to have either a whole or a filtered list with the interfering elements.

    • Total number of elements in the current list: As you choose the above list type, the total number of interfering elements is automatically updated.

    • Number of the pointed element: You are provided a number for the element currently pointed as an interfering element.

    • Scanner (Start, Before, Update, Next, End): You can navigate among the list of interfering elements.

    The interfering dimensions are automatically displayed using the red-orange color, and small circles enable you to visualize the interference location.

  2. Select Optimized list with the annotations badly placed option.

  3. Click Next .

  4. Start modifying the position of each dimension one after the other.

    Note that you may either re-position one dimension, or delete or copy this dimension, if needed.

    The image below shows an interfering dimension (Number 3): The image below shows what happens once the interfering dimension has been deleted:
The Analyze tool is designed to analyze basic interfering elements, thus it does not take into account advanced dimension manipulation such as leaders lines that might have been interrupted previously.