DmAudit

Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum

Fixes inconsistencies in 3d geometry supported by ACIS kernel (3D solids, surfaces).

DmAudit is a powerful tool to analyze and automatically fix problems in 3D geometry, which are caused by incorrect operations or if geometry was created in another CAD package and imported using the Import command. It is recommended to run DmAudit whenever 3D geometry is imported, if the Import command is not set up to do this automatically. After fixing 3D geometry using DmAudit, operations such as Boolean operations, direct modeling and generating drawing views are possible.

The DMAUDITLEVEL system variable controls whether certain types of errors are reported by DmAudit or not. If set to 1 then modelling kernel dynamic range errors are ignored.

If DMREPORTPANEL= ON, BricsCAD reports the results in the Mechanical Browser / Report panel instead of the command bar.

Accessing the Command

command bar: dmaudit

: dmaudit

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities to audit [Entire model] <Entire model>: (Select an entity to include in the operation or press Enter to analyze the entire model.)

Entities in set: 1

Select entities to audit [Entire model] <Entire model>: (Select more entities or press Enter.)

Entities in set: xx

Choose action [Check/Fix/Options] <Fix>: (Choose an option or press Enter.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Check	Checks the 3D geometry in the drawing for errors without attempting to fix them. Can be used to check whether a model has problems which prevent processing.
Fix	Checks the 3D geometry in the drawing for errors and attempts to fix them.
Options	Prompts you: Select option [Back/report Panel/copy to File/select error Level] <Back>: Back: Returns to the main prompt of the command. Report Panel: Redirects the output of the command to the Report tab panel of the Mechanical Browser. Copy to File: Reports the output of the command in a file. Select Error Level: Allows to set the strictness of the check. Three levels are available: Critical: Thorough check of the model. General: If no errors of this level are found or fixed, modeling operations will succeed. Warnings: Reports minor problems, which do not prevent modeling operations but might slow down the overall performance.

Related Commands

dmSimplify - simplifies the geometry and topology of 3d solid entities.

dmStitch - converts a set of region and surface entities that bound a watertight area to a 3d solid.

Import - imports the geometry from external files into the current drawing.