Interfere

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Pro

Pro: Shows volumes and areas of interference between ACIS entities.

Platinum: Shows volumes of interference between Acis solids and/or X-Solids.

Optionally creates new Acis Solids from the common portions of pairs of intersecting solids.

Accessing the Command

command bar: interfere

alias: inf

menu bar: Draw | 3D Entities | Interfere or X-Solids | Tools| Interfere

toolbar: Solids | or X-Tools |

: interfere

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select first set of Acis objects: (Choose one or more 3D solids or 2D regions.)

Entities in set: 1

Select first set of Acis objects: (Choose more ACIS entities, or press Enter to continue.)

Select second set of Acis objects: (Choose one or more 3D solids or 2D regions.)

Entities in set: 1

Select second set of Acis objects: (Choose more ACIS entities, or press Enter to continue.)

Comparing 1 solids against 1 solids.Interfering pairs: 1

Enter an option: <Next pair>/eXit: (Press Enter, or type X.)

The interference solid remains in the drawing when the command ends.

Command Options

Option	Description
Select first set of Acis objects	Specifies the first set of ACIS entities. Choose one or more 3D solids and/or 2D regions.
Select second set of Acis objects	Specifies the second set of ACIS entities. Choose one or more 3D solids and/or 2D regions. The entities in the first set are compared with the entities in the second set.
Create interference solids?	Determines whether a solid or region of the interference is created: Yes - creates a solid of the interference volume or region of the interference area. No - does not create solids or regions of the interference. The solid or region remains after the command ends.
Highlight pairs of interfering solids?	Determines whether solids or regions are highlighted: Yes - highlights the solids and/or regions that interfere with each other. No - does not highlight the entities.
Enter an option	Steps through pairs of interfering solids or regions.
Next pair	Press Enter to show the next pair of entities that interfere with each other.
eXit	Type X to exit the command.

Related Commands

Extrude - extrudes 2D entities into 3D solid models.

Intersect - removes volumes not in common between two solid models.

MassProp - reports the mass properties of 3D solid models and 2D regions.

Region - creates 2D regions from 2D entities.

Revolve - revolves 2D entities into 3D solid models.

Section - creates 2D regions from 3D models.

Slice - cuts 3D solids into two parts.

SolidEdit - edits the bodies, faces, and edges of 3D models.

Subtract - removes one solid model from a second.

Union - joins two or more solid models into a single entity.

XIntersect - Performs Boolean intersection operations on Acis solids and X-Solids; removes all but common portions.

XSlice - Cuts an ACIS solid or an X-solid with a plane; the result is a 3D solid cut in two. You can choose whether to keep both parts or just one.

XSubtract - Performs Boolean subtraction operations on Acis solids and X-Solids; removes one from the other.

XUnion - Performs Boolean union operations on Acis solids and X-Solids; adds one to another to form a single entity.

XCut - Trims or cuts ACIS solids and X-Solids using 2D profiles as cutting tools.

XPunch - Cuts ACIS solids and X-Solids using 2D profiles as cutting tools.

XTrim - Trims ACIS solids and X-Solids using 2D profiles as cutting tools.