3dCompare

Platinum

Executes a geometrical comparison between solids and surfaces in 2 drawing files. The result is shown in a new drawing and reported in the Mechanical Browser panel.

Accessing the Command

command bar: 3dcompare

ribbon: tools | Compare 3D |

: 3dcompare

Displays a dialog box:

Do the following:

Click the Browse button () of the Model 1 and Model 2 fields and select the two models you want to compare.
Set the options.
Click the OK button.

The selected files are attached to a new drawing named: Compare_<File_1>_<File_2>.dwg.

A layout named Comparison in this drawing contains two viewports, one for each model.

Differences between the models are reported in the Mechanical Browser panel.

The value of the 3DCOMPAREMODE system variable controls the display in the viewports of the Comparison layout.

The tools in the Compare 3D Ribbon panel of the Tools tab allow to switch between the various view modes.

Icon	Name	Description
	Left Viewport	Shows the differences in the left viewport of the Comparison layout.
	Right Viewport	Shows the differences in the right viewport of the Comparison layout.
	Single	Shows the differences in model space. When switching to this option, disable both layout viewport display options.

In the image above the differences display in both layout viewports.

Command Options

Option	Description
Tolerance	Threshold value for geometry comparison.
Compare block references	Specifies if the content of blocks should be compared. 3DCOMPARE can work with block structures of arbitrary depth which may contain solids in its nodes. Assemblies based on a block structure as well as regular blocks and inserts can be analyzed also.
Compare entities on frozen layers	Specifies if entities on frozen layers should be compared.

Related Commands

BmBrowser - toggles the visibility of the Mechanical Browser panel.