Interfere

Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum

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

Platinum: Shows volumes of interference between Acis solids.

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

Accessing the Command

command bar: interfere

alias: inf

toolbar: 3D Solids |

: interfere

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select first set of Acis objects or [Nested selection] <Nested selection>: (Choose one or more 3D solids or 2D regions.)

Entities in set: 1

Select first set of Acis objects or [Nested selection] <Nested selection>: (Choose more ACIS entities, or press Enter to continue.)

Select second set of Acis objects or [Nested selection] <Nested selection>: (Choose one or more 3D solids or 2D regions.)

Entities in set: 1

Select second set of Acis objects or [Nested selection] <Nested selection>: (Choose more ACIS entities, or press Enter to continue.)

Interfering pairs: xx

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.
Nested selection	Allows to selected ACIS entities inside blocks or Xrefs; Prompts you: Select nested Acis objects for first set [eXit] <eXit> - select a nested ACIS entity. Entities in set: 1 Select nested Acis objects for first set [eXit] <eXit> - select mored nested ACIS entities or press Enter to proceed.
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?	Allows to highlight each pair of intefering ACIS entities; prompts you: Highlight pairs of interfering solids? Yes/<No> - choose Yes to start highlight pairs or No to conclude the command. Enter an option [Next pair/eXit] <Next pair> - choose an option: Next pair - highlights the next pair. Exit - exits 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.