LiteComply User Guide
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1. Example e Get a list of files with extension jt from directory c models and all subdirectories var files Util scandir c Models jt true e Geta list of files with extension jt or plmxml from directory c models Do not look into subdirectories var files Util scandir c Models jt plmxml false TRANSCAT PLM 20 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Check in batch mode Run a batch check 5 1 6 3 Util readTextFile Get the contents of a text file Syntax Util readTextFile lt path gt lt path gt Path of the text file Example Get the contents of the file c temp text txt var list content Util readTextFile c temp text txt 5 1 6 4 Util writeTextFile Write text to a file Syntax Util readTextFile lt path gt lt text gt lt path gt Path of the text file Ifthe given path does not exist LiteComply will try to create it lt text gt Text content to write to the file Example Write a string value to the file c temp text txt var tmp File is generated automatically nTime 09 45 02 Util writeTextFile c temp text txt tmp 5 2 Runa batch check To run a batch check enter the following command at the command line litecomply exe lt inputfile gt lt inputfile gt Path and name of the batch input file Next step 7 Inspect check results in the report See Reports page 24 TRANSCAT PLM 21 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Analysis of check results 6 Analysis of check res2. Value One or more full file paths separated by semicolon com transcat tca3dn viewer comply defaultConfigsPath d litecomply_ configs x cad defaults configs c temp Path where check reports are stored Value Full file path com transcat tca3dn viewer comply defaultReportPath d litecomply_ reports Always use model name as report name Value true yes or false no com transcat tca3dn viewer comply useModelNameAsReportName t rue Create additional HTML report Value true yes or false no com transcat tca3dn viewer comply xslTransformationEnabled true XSLT file path Value Full file path com transcat tca3dn viewer comply xslTransformationzd NMlitecomply reports litecomply xslt Use a double backslash as path separator Comments start with the sign A string with environment variables must result in a valid path when resolved The nota tion for environment variables is VAR or VAR where VAR is the variable name 66 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Application settings LiteBox3D command line arguments 9 3 LiteBox3D command line arguments LiteBox3D can be started with the following command line arguments LB3DStarter exe pluginCustomization lt prefs file gt console pluginCustomization lt prefs_file gt Load a preferences file when starting the appli cation This argument is optional Replace prefs file with the path and name of the preferences file 7 For more information see R
3. 609800384 Fig 2 The filter expression cam shows only items whose names contain cam and their parents You can view help for a particular rule in the following ways e In rules view Right click a rule and choose Help from the context menu Fig 3 e In model view Select an item Choose a rule in the Details pane Right click the rule and choose Help for from the context menu Fig 4 If you switch between configurations while a help window is open you need to reload the help window manually to update the table of contents To do this click into the help window then press the F5 key 11 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 User interface overview LiteComply perspective 4 58 General Assessment In Order EY Expand all Collapse all Q Hep Fig 3 In rules view help is available on the context menu for rules General Assessment In Order Radial Engine E Expand all a eS Collapseall 4 e o Help for Allowed Body Type in Model General ij No error found 4 e Allowed Body Type in Model Wire No error found Fig 4 In model view help is available on the context menu for rules Rules for the selected item are shown in the Details pane Geometry view Use the mouse to zoom and rotate the model in 3D geometry view LirEBox3D User GUIDE Geometry view TRANSCAT PLM 12 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Check in interactive mode 4 Check in interactive mode With
4. February yy Last two digits of the year yyyy Year number in four digits h Hour 0 to 23 or 1 to 12 for AM PM display hh Hour with leading zero 00 to 23 or 01 to 12 for AM PM display H Hour 0 to 23 regardless of AM PM display HH Hour with leading zero 0 to 23 regardless of AM PM display m Minute 0 to 59 mm Minute with leading zero 00 to 59 S Second 0 to 59 ss Second with leading zero 00 to 59 z Milliseconds 0 to 999 ZZZ Milliseconds with leading zeros 000 to 999 AP or A Uppercase AM PM display AM or PM apora Lowercase am pm display am or pm 70 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 TRANSCAT PLM Appendix Definition of the date and time format string Definition of the date and time format string continued Expression Output t Timezone for example CEST Any other characters in the format string are treated as normal text To treat any of the expressions as normal text enclose them in single quotes abcd There must be at least one character between any two expressions yyyy MM dd 71 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 TRANSCAT
5. iteComply LiteComply 1 5 1 User Guide TRANSCAT INSCAT Contents 1 Preface e n 5 1 1 Aboutthis QOCHEHBHU suiccaiveod dues et OpREOH BUM MURIS IRIl E et UdeMM RM NUM Sssc E UN c pep REDDE 5 1 2 Notation conventions in this document s sssssssssssssssssssssssssstsrsesesstterssststsesesssttnrerststsssesesrseseseses 5 1 3 Lepal NOTICES serran E E A E E 5 1 4 Contacting Transcat PUM eoM M 5 2 BASICS E EE 6 2 1 Ab t LiteCoriply eiior Comm en EEEE ER EEE rr Tce ERE E EEE 6 2 2 Ccompatibility sieren E a A EEE ES TE 6 2 3 CONCE dq m 6 3 User interface OvervieW M 8 3 1 Plug ins and perspectives e 8 3 2 BTEC DGPS DOCU Mr T M HS 9 4 Checkin interactive TOG fu 13 5 Checkin batch Mod de 14 5 1 Prepare a batchcheck MO 14 5 1 1 litrodUCtON RR AA EA EEEa 14 5 1 2 Doc ments To ele sisii n E RE ca dux M EO EEEa 15 5 1 3 Report settings scion e E E E O a 16 5 1 4 CONSOLE OUTPUT c 19 5 1 5 RANT PE a E A E T EE E 19 5 1 6 Utility functions for batch input ssessssssssssssseresisrssesreresiesrstsstsresestsstsretestsststtesistestsresestesrseee 19 5 1 6 1 Mec O
6. If this parameter is set to yes ULP BReps are allowed 27 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules BSpline surface with analytical shape 8 4 BSpline surface with analytical shape Description Scope This rule detects BSpline surfaces with analytical shape plane cylinder cone sphere torus Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Details of the check operation Messages TRANSCAT PLM In every point analytical surfaces have characteristic values for minimum and maximum curvature by which they can be identified as plane cylinder cone sphere or torus The curvature is defined as the inverse of the curvature radius Example In a plane every point has a minimum and maximum curvature of zero the curvature radii of a plane are infinite During the check the minimum and maximum curvature in the given discretization points of the segments of a BSpline surface are calculated The BSpline surface has an analytical shape if the characteristic curvatures are found in all discretization points Number of discretization points Number of points per segment in which the geom etry is evaluated Allowed relative deviation of curvature Maximum relative deviation between curva ture values in discretization points up to which the values are considered identical 28 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules BSpline surface with analytical shape Marking elements Example Fig 1 The yellow dashed lines indicate the boundary of the face Th
7. LiteComply in interactive mode you can check the current model and view the results within LiteBox3D Follow these steps to run a check in interactive mode 1 Open the model in LiteBox3D 2 Click the LiteComply button M4 on the Perspectives toolbar gt The model is shown in LiteComply perspective 3 Choose a check configuration in the Configuration list box 4 Depending on an application setting the report file name is filled in automatically If the Report file name field is editable and empty specify a file path and name for the report 5 Click Run check gt to check the model While the check is running the icon changes to a spinning wheel You can observe the progress in rules view which is built up successively gt gt The results are displayed in the tree view Next step Analysis of check results page 22 TIP o If the Configuration list box is empty go to Preferences LiteComply and add the path to the required configuration Configuration paths page 64 If you add configurations to a referenced directory you need to restart LiteBox3D for these configurations to become available If you edit a configuration while the LiteComply session is open changes are not immediately available in the LiteComply session Before you can use the updated configuration choose it again from the list box TRANSCAT PLM 13 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Check in batch mode Prepare a batch check Introduction 5 C
8. Local Settihg S mcr M 64 9 2 Read preferences fromi file yceaccnsteteccsutaa shan snoseanenyinicen qeetunt vabeiaaphnidonysaagpesasonauesamlecaeneudemdundeanances 65 9 3 LiteBox3D command line arguments a onccnsdpscsxunnaroccnndpnddissondinsnniebsardepaeinrnyedaatoedancabey qr endi 67 9 4 Nor e 67 10 PD l a 70 10 1 Definition of the date and time format string cssecessccocsseceerseesessececsseccersesceesececsseccerseecensess 70 TRANSCAT PLM 4 LirECoMPLY 1 5 1 Preface About this document 1 Preface 1 1 About this document This user manual explains how to check and analyze JT models and other files with LiteComply 1 2 Notation conventions in this document CAUTION A notice marked with CAUTION indicates that a certain action may have unwanted consequences such as loss of data 1 3 Legal notices Copyright Transcat PLM 2015 LiteComply includes open source software components For a full list and the terms and conditions see the annex to this documentation Open Source Software list and licenses in the doc subdirectory of the installed product The filename of the annex is ANNEX Open Source Software List and Licenses pdf 1 4 Contacting Transcat PLM Send feedback Your feedback helps us improve Lite3D products Please send your feature requests bug reports questions or comments to E Mail
9. com transcat tca3dn comply 1 0 import qrc com transcat tca3dn comply BatchJob configUrl file C litecomply configs a lcc reportPath C temp report lcr xml docs T models model 123 jt T models model 456 jt C temp assembly plmxml 5 1 2 Documents to check You can select the documents to be checked in various ways The documents can be listed in the input file The list is enclosed in square brackets Items are separated by comma docs T models model_123 jt T models model 456 jt By default the globally defined configuration and report path are used To specify a different configuration and report path with a particular model use a structure containing these properties e doc document path required e reportPath report path optional e configUrl configuration path optional docs doc lt doc path gt reportPath lt report path gt configUrl lt config url gt Instead of listing all documents you can read files from a directory Use a file type mask to restrict the selection TRANSCAT PLM 15 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Check in batch mode Prepare a batch check Report settings docs Util scandir lt path gt lt ext gt lt sub gt lt path gt Path of the directory to scan lt ext gt File name mask or list of file name masks lt sub gt To include subdirectories set this parameter to true To exclude subdiretories set false or omit this para
10. component part or assembly The determinant of the positioning matrix is characteristic of the transformations applied to the component e The determinant is 1 if the component has been positioned using only translations and rotations The transformation matrix is properly isometric e The determinant is 1 if the component has been positioned using only translations rotations and inversions The transformation matrix is isometric e Transformation matrices with determinants other than 1 or 1 do not preserve lengths e Small deviations from determinants 1 or 1 can occur due to rounding errors Usually the positioning matrix is not taken into account when manufacturing a compo nent Scaled and mirrored instances must exist as proper geometry to be manufac tured Parameters Tolerance for matrix determinant Tolerance by which the matrix determinant may differ from 1 in both positive and negative directions gnore matrices for reflections If this parameter is set to yes matrices for reflec tions are allowed Allowed determinants are 1 tolerance and 1 tolerance If this parameter is set to no matrices for reflections are not allowed The allowed determinant is 1 tolerance TRANSCAT PLM 43 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Item existence 8 15 Item existence Description This rule counts items matching a certain specification and checks their values Scope Documents JT TIFF Items Any item types Message
11. distance mm Maximum allowed gap width between adjacent edges of a face Marking elements Example Fig 1 The yellow dashed lines indicate the face edge containing large gaps The red markings indicate the end points next to the gap In this example the widest gap is 0 033 mm wide TRANSCAT PLM 46 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Large face gap GO discontinuity G SH LG 8 18 Large face gap GO discontinuity G SH LG Description Scope Background Messages TRANSCAT PLM This rule detects large gaps and overlap between adjacent faces The model passes the check if it does not contain large face gaps Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Position continuity that is coincident position within the given accuracy of bounded surfaces within a topology is the most important quality characteristic within every surface group A permissible discontinuity that is within the bounds of the accuracy can lead to a loss of the topology in the case of a change in the system or in the range of tolerances or can cause some systems to perform an automatic correction Healing Because of this unintentional changes or the formation of new tiny elements can occur Source SASIG PDQ Guideline Fig 1 Gaps and overlaps between faces of a topology must not exceed the specified size marked TOL Tessellation SAG Maximum distance mm between the surface and triangles of the tessellation A lower value results in a tessellati
12. enclosing the multi domain solid is checked 62 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Tiny solid G SO TI Marking elements Example Fig 1 Marking elements for a tiny solid The calculated volume of the tiny solid is 0 585 mm TRANSCAT PLM 63 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Application settings Local settings 9 Application settings 9 1 Local settings LiteComply TRANSCAT PLM To change application settings for LiteComply click the Change settings button on the model toolbar To restore default settings on a particular dialog page click the Restore defaults button Activate LiteComply request license at startup If this option is selected LiteComply is activated A license is checked out from the license server as soon as you click Apply and every time you start the LiteBox3D application Marking elements color Marking elements color for geometry Error marking elements color Marking elements color for the visualization of errors Configuration paths Paths to LiteComply configuration files Configurations in these paths can be selected from the Check configuration list box e Add path Click this button to add the configuration given in the text box This can be a directory path for all configurations in the directory a full path and file name of a configuration or the URL of a configuration on a web server You can use environment variables in this field An entry with resolved envir
13. from LiteComply or from the configuration They appear on the console regardless of the logging options even if logging is disabled TRANSCAT PLM 68 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Application settings Logging Default log pattern s time yyyy MM dd hh mm ss zzz pid threadid category message The default log pattern contains this information Current date and time with milliseconds e Process ID and thread ID e Category Message Example Date and time Process Thread ID Categ Message 2015 07 28 14 44 28 475 33120 0x155c8ad0 trace Task started TRANSCAT PLM 69 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 10 Appendix Appendix Definition of the date and time format string 10 1 Definition of the date and time format string TRANSCAT PLM The date and time format string corresponds to the QDateTime toString function of the Qt 5 5 framework For further information you can look up the search term qt 5 5 qdatetime on the internet or ask Transcat support Definition of the date and time format string Expression Output d Day number 1 to 31 dd Day number with leading zero 01 to 31 ddd Abbreviated localized day name Mon Tue dddd Long localized day name Monday Tuesday M Month number 1 to 12 MM Month number with leading zero 01 to 12 MMM Abbreviated localized month name Jan Feb MMMM Long localized month name January
14. lite3d transcat plm com Support hotline Phone 49 721 9704335 E Mail support transcat plm com Website http www transcat plm com Postal address Transcat PLM GmbH Am Sandfeld 11c 76149 Karlsruhe Germany TRANsCAT PLM 5 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 2 Basics Basics About LiteComply 2 1 About LiteComply LiteComply is a tool for compliance testing based on custom rules LiteComply can check the structure geometry and metadata of JT models and various aspects of TIFF files You can use LiteComply for interactive checks inside the LiteBox3D viewer or as a command line tool for batch operation 2 2 JT compatibility 2 3 Concepts Configurations Rules Ratings Model assessment TRANSCAT PLM Lite3D products use an implementation based on the ISO specification of the JT format ISO PAS 14306 2011 and ISO IS 14306 Supported data formats e JT file format versions 8 0 to 9 5 e PLMXML assemblies e STEP AP242 XML assemblies The display of ULP geometry data Ultra Lightweight Precise is currently not supported The following definitions explain basic concepts relevant to LiteComply users A configuration is a testing specification in LiteComply A configuration contains the definition of rules item selections conditions ratings and other settings To create and edit configurations use LiteComply Configuration Editor which can be installed additionally A rule defines model characteristics to be che
15. measurement Documents JT Items Part Assembly All units must be equal to unit of root item If this parameter is set to yes the units of all checked components must be equal to the unit of the root item Otherwise the unit of every component must be one of the allowed units Consider case of units If this parameter is set to yes the names of units must match the required unit also in uppercase lowercase writing Permitted units in model List of permitted units The permitted units depend on the configuration The following units are generally recognized by LiteComply n u n u n u millimeters centimeters meters micrometers decimeters kilometers feet n u n u yards mils miles 34 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Document link 8 8 Document link Description This rule checks whether links to other documents can be resolved The model passes the check if all links can be resolved Scope Documents JT Items Part Assembly Messages Item passed The link target item with the given path is available Item failed The linked target with the given path refers to an unavailable resource TRANSCAT PLM 35 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Element outside bounding box O CM OB 8 9 Element outside bounding box O CM OB Description Scope Background Messages TRANSCAT PLM This rule checks for geometrical elements po
16. that cavities may have been created inten tionally Parameters This rule has no parameters Marking elements Example Fig 1 Marking elements for a solid void The red dashed lines indicate the outline of the solid with cavity void TRANSCAT PLM 58 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Tiny face G FA TI 8 27 Tiny face G FA TI Description Scope Background Parameters TRANSCAT PLM This rule checks whether the face area is smaller than a specified value The model passes the check if all faces are at least of the specified size Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep When changing the system tolerance or transferring a model to a different CAD system faces with dimensions below a certain threshold might become degenerated Some interfaces do not transfer such elements at all As a result gaps may emerge in the topology Minimum allowed face area Faces are valid if their face area has at least the specified value mm Tessellation SAG mm Maximum allowed distance between the surface and polygon segments of the tessellation A lower value results in a tessellation that is closer to the original surface 59 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Tiny face G FA TI Marking elements Example Fig 1 Marking elements for a tiny face The red dashed line indicates the boundary of the tiny face TRANSCAT PLM 60 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Tiny face edge G ED TI 8 28 Tiny face edge G ED TI Descripti
17. that provide additional tools These additional tools may be available in different views or perspectives within the same application window The initial perspective after startup is LiteBox3D aan vi M You can switch between perspectives by clicking a button on the perspectives toolbar a LiteBox3D In this perspective you can open and view JT models If no Lite3D plug ins are installed this is the only perspective available r MM iteDrop Interactive In this perspective you can delete items from the current 3D model To open the LiteDrop configuration editor click the black arrow next to the icon then choose Configuration from the button menu Sp xCompare configuration editor click the black arrow next to the icon then choose xCompare In this perspective you can compare JT models To open the Configuration from the button menu v LiteComply In this perspective you can test JT models for compliance with data quality rules If no license has been granted for a certain plug in the corresponding button is unavail able and marked with a special icon gt 2 8 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 User interface overview LiteComply perspective 3 2 LiteComply perspective While in LiteComply perspective only the active model is available It is not possible to activate a different model to open a model or to close the current model For these actions first switch to LiteBox3D perspective Model toolbar Pe
18. Logging function onJobStarted Commands in this section are executed every time a job within the batch has started onJobFinished Commands in this section are executed every time a job within the batch has finished onEnd Commands in this section are executed after the last job within the batch has finished onReportFinished Commands in this section are executed after all reports have been written id 5 1 6 Utility functions for batch input 5 1 6 1 Util xslify Perform an XSL transformation using a given input file and stylesheet Syntax Util xslify xsl source lt target gt TRANSCAT PLM 19 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Check in batch mode Prepare a batch check Utility functions for batch input lt xsl gt Path to the XSL stylesheet lt source gt Path to the XML source document lt target gt Path to the target document If the path does not exist LiteComply will try to create it Example Transform the XML source document logfile xml with the stylesheet dbreport xsl to db xml Util xslify logfile xml dbreport xsl db xml 5 1 6 2 Util scandir Get a list of matching files from a directory Syntax Util scandir lt path gt ext lt sub gt lt path gt Path of the directory to scan lt ext gt File name mask or list of file name masks lt sub gt To include subdirectories set this parameter to true To exclude subdiretories set false or omit this parameter
19. T Items XTBRep JTBRep Procedural geometrical elements may cause errors during the processing of JT files This rule can be used to detect and subsequently sort out models containing such data Detect which elements The following elements can be detected e Blend surfaces only e Intersection curves only e Both blend surfaces and intersection curves 56 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Rational geometrical element 8 25 Rational geometrical element Description This rule detects rational elements in particular rational BSpline surfaces and curves The model passes the check if it contains no non rational geometrical elements Scope Documents JT Items XTBRep JTBRep Background BSpline surfaces and curves for which no polynomial representation can be calculated may be a cause for corrupted geometry data Messages Detect which elements The following elements can be detected e Rational BSpline surfaces only e Rational BSpline curves only e Both rational BSpline surfaces and rational BSpline curves TRANSCAT PLM 57 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Solid void G SO VO 8 26 Solid void G SO VO Description This rule detects whether the model contains solids with cavities voids The model passes the check if there are no solids with cavities Scope Documents JT Items XTBRep Background Cavities often result from inaccurately positioned elements or from adding solid bodies to one another although they do not fit Note
20. alled litecomply xslt same as for generating HTML files If you specify the file name without a path the file is expected in the LiteComply application directory Example For the batch defined below a batch session log and additional HTML reports are written The stylesheet for viewing XML reports in the browser is copied to the report directory import QtQml 2 2 import com transcat tca3dn comply 1 0 import qrc com transcat tca3dn comply BatchJob configUrl file C litecomply configs a lcc reportPath C temp report lcr xml docs T models model 123 jt T models model 456 jt C temp assembly plmxml onBegin enableLogging C temp session log xml xsl4html C comply litecomply xslt xsl4xml C comply litecomply xslt TRANSCAT PLM 18 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Check in batch mode Prepare a batch check Console output 5 1 4 Console output You can control the amount of information written to the console during a batch run with the verbose property When set to true more details are written to the console verbose true verbose false 5 1 5 Callbacks LiteComply can perform actions at certain points in the course of a batch run These actions can be defined in special blocks List of callbacks Property Description and values onBegin Commands in this section are executed when the batch has started before the first job This block typically contains the enable
21. cked The result of a particular rule is expressed as a rating The result of a particular rule is expressed as a rating If the model passes the rule the rating is Passed If the model does not fulfill the rule an error rating is applied There can be various error ratings in order to classify data quality issues by severity The model assessment corresponds to the most critical rating of any failed rule 6 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Model type TRANSCAT PLM Basics Concepts The model type is a special property of the configuration that is used to display static or conditional information in the check result The definition of the model type depends on the configuration When used together with check conditions the model type can be an indicator for the model that has been checked and for the set of rules applied in the check run 7 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 User interface overview Plug ins and perspectives 3 User interface overview This section provides an overview of the LiteComply user interface which is integrated into LiteBox3D Common functions of LiteBox3D LitEBox3D User GUIDE Orientation 7 LiteComply batch mode Check in batch mode page 14 LiteComply configuration editor The separate user guide for LiteComply Configuration Editor is located in the doc directory of the configuration editor installation 3 1 Plug ins and perspectives Perspectives toolbar TRANSCAT PLM LiteBox3D can be extended with plug ins
22. d from a preferences file when starting LiteBox3D Local preferences take precedence over default preferences To apply default prefer ences and discard local preferences click the Restore Defaults button on the respec tive dialog page To specify a default preferences file at startup start LiteBox3D as shown below You can specify the parameter in the target field of a shortcut in Windows Explorer or at the command line Command line syntax LB3DStarter exe pluginCustomization lt prefs file gt lt prefs_file gt Path and file name of the preferences file Changes to local settings in the Preferences dialog are saved as local preferences the preferences file remains unchanged You can create a preferences file with a text editor The same preferences file is used for LiteBox3D and all Lite3D plug ins Below is an example of a preferences file with comments 65 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 TRANSCAT PLM Application settings Read preferences from file Example Preferences file Activate LiteComply Value true yes or false no com transcat tca3dn viewer comply getLicense true Marking elements color for geometry Value RGB code as triplet of numbers 0 255 com transcat tca3dn viewer comply markingColorz255 0 0 Marking elements color for visualization of errors Value RGB code as triplet of numbers 0 255 com transcat tca3dn viewer comply markingFailedColorz0 255 0 Configuration paths to choose from
23. dded to the report The LiteComply installation includes an XSLT stylesheet named Litecomply xslt Optionally LiteComply can create HTML report files in addition to the XML report The resulting HTML report document is self contained which means all information including images and other resources is stored in a single HTML file 24 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules At least one solid in part 8 Rules 8 1 At least one solid in part Description This rule detects whether every checked part in the JT model contains at least one solid Scope Documents JT Items Part Assembly TRANSCAT PLM 25 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Body type 8 2 Body type Description This rule checks the types of bodies in a model Scope Documents JT Items XTBRep Parameters Non allowed body types List of body types that are not allowed The following types may be listed e Solid Closed topology e Sheet Open topology e General Other types TRANSCAT PLM 26 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 8 3 BRep type Description Scope Parameters TRANSCAT PLM Rules BRep type This rule checks the model for BReps of the XT JT and ULP type The model passes the check if it contains no BReps other than those of the allowed types Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep ULP XT BRep allowed If this parameter is set to yes XT BReps are allowed JT BRep allowed If this parameter is set to yes JT BReps are allowed ULP allowed
24. e parents marked as failed even if the Show passed filter is active General errors Corrupted geometry or other unexpected data might prevent LiteComply from processing a rule In this case the rule and item in question are rated as passed but marked with a general error Rules and items with general errors are shown regardless of an active Show passed or Show failed filter They are marked with a triangle and exclamation mark Fig 3 4 n Inconsistent Topological Data ffi XTBRep f XTBRep ff XTBRep Details Item caused a general error Invalid topological description for this item Fig 3 General errors shown in rules view with additional information in the details pane No items to check The message There are no items to check in the details pane indicates that the selected rule hasn t found any items to check in the model The rule counts as passed TRANSCAT PLM 23 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 7 Reports Report name Reports By default report files are named after the file name of the checked document The extension xml is added to the original file name and extension To name report files manually deselect the Always use the model name as report name option in LiteComply preferences If the Report file name field is empty no report is created Display reports in a browser TRANSCAT PLM To prepare reports for display in a web browser a processing instruction with a link to a stylesheet is a
25. e underlying BSpline surface has an analytical shape in this example a cylindrical shape TRANSCAT PLM 29 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Compare LOD to solid shell 8 5 Compare LOD to solid shell Description This rule checks whether LOD geometry corresponds to BRep geometry within the specified tolerances LiteComply reports the following issues Unused elements in the LOD which do not represent any BRep geometry e Corresponding points on LOD and BRep that are too far apart to be considered identical Scope Documents JT Items Part Background LiteComply projects points of the LOD onto the BRep geometry The distance between corresponding points on the LOD and BRep is evaluated Parameters LOD identical to BRep within tolerance mm If the distance between LOD points and their projection on the BRep is less than this value points are considered identical LOD similar to BRep within extended tolerance mm If the distance between LOD points and their projection on the BRep is less than this value the points correspond to each other If the distance is equal or greater than this value the LOD point is consid ered isolated Compare which LOD LODs to compare e Smoothest LOD LOD 0 e Roughest LOD LOD with specified index Which points on LOD Points of the LOD s triangular grid to project onto the BRep geometry e Vertices e Vertices triangle centers e Vertices triangle centers edge cen
26. ead preferences from file page 65 console Show a console window where trace messages and other information may be displayed This argument is optional 9 4 Logging LiteComply provides a logging option Log files can be particularly helpful for Transcat support to investigate an issue You can configure logging by setting the environment variables given below Settings marked as default apply if the respective variables are not set Environment variables for logging Environment variable Description TCA LOG LEVEL This variable defines the extent of information written to the log file Set the variable to the lowest category of events to be logged Levels in ascending order all all available information debug debug level information trace trace level information default info timing and other information warning warnings error errors fatal errors that may cause an abort off nothing TCA LOG FILE Path and name of the log file If the given path does not exist LiteComply will try to create it If the variable is not set no log file is written default TRANSCAT PLM 67 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Application settings Logging Environment variables for logging continued Environment variable Description TCA LOG TO CONSOLE yes Write log messages to the console no Do not write log messages to the console default When using the console for outp
27. el has not been checked yet To select rules view click the Rules view button v Model view shows the actual model structure including properties LOD and BRep items and PMI containers Checked items are indicated by color marks in the tree Items without color marks have not been checked The rules applied to the selected item and their respective results are displayed in the details pane To select model view click the Model view button fs 22 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Analysis of check results Visualization of geometry errors Certain geometry errors can be visualized with marking elements directly in geometry view Select the Show marking elements button E to enable the visualization When you select a geometry item with errors marking elements are shown To display the marking elements for a single error select an item Failed sub items are only available in rules view Auto Reframe Select the Auto Reframe button AF to reframe the geometry view on the item currently selected in the model tree If both Auto Reframe and Show marking elements are selected the geometry view is reframed on the marking elements if available for the selected item Filter You can filter the tree by result e Show failed Show only failed items and their parents e Show passed Show only passed items and their parents Parents are marked as failed if one or more children are marked as failed Therefore you may se
28. ent faces must be within the specified range marked Tol Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Check with The check can be based on tessellation points or discretization points e Tessellation points The geometry is analyzed in significant points of the tessellation The tessellation is defined by parameters sag step and angle e Discretization points The geometry is analyzed in a fixed number of points per segment More points result in higher accuracy while computation may take longer Number of discretization points Number of points per segment in which the geom etry is evaluated Tessellation SAG Maximum distance mm between the surface and triangles of the tessellation A lower value results in a tessellation that is closer to the original surface Tessellation step Maximum edge length mm for triangles of the tessellation A lower value results in a more finely meshed tessellation Tessellation angle Maximum angle between the normals of adjacent triangles in the tessellation A lower value better represents uneven surfaces 53 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Non tangent faces G1 discontinuity G SH NT Angle greater than If the angle between face normals exceeds this value faces are not tangent continuous Angle less than If the angle between face normals exceeds this value the disconti nuity is intended by design and not considered an error Marking elements Examp
29. erraren e A A E E A E 19 5 1 6 2 Util scandir mM 20 5 1 6 3 MRcrelf rsdp NR E TER 21 5 1 6 4 GAIUS Mee FIL ge T iaaa ie 21 5 2 R n batch check ON T E OD m 21 6 Analysis of check results Re S 22 7 i E a E E E E 24 TRANSCAT PLM 2 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 8 11 8 12 8 13 8 14 8 15 8 16 8 17 8 18 8 19 8 20 8 21 8 22 8 23 8 24 8 25 8 26 8 27 8 28 8 29 Atleast ons solid in part oes ard Dra a t qna tp EM Ct DM DE 25 Body Ly OGL e 26 hing EE 27 BSpline surface with analytical shape 5 eimi bert reis eb Ribas eb eh iacit eda Ra FRA EE HR ERR 28 Compare LOD te solid shell iiic eos ibi pita PIRA Mt onki irean e pe DR EM E HM Ric P dE 30 Compare solid shellto LOD c eecdepasitqu puc ipe as ROLE UR pIpBS ten PEU be pet bini Riv n uva RR IR Puis 32 Component Unit sirsenis e ia ei a eee LL ee dee oe tee Dh evtl o dee ree dit 34 Document INK p 35 Element outside bounding box O CM OB isestkstedhkte ki rh tsid aeui oni pa E EM an i RE te Riad 36 Empty een qr e P 38 Folded surface G SU FO isosrvebetitedcdonksb avviene bi pert eden DR LOHN NUR PN PEN EESE EEEE UE UR 39 Free pixel area NER EE Em 4 lIn onsistent Te aro oa aepo Begs cp E OO PERSEE TEENS 42 Isometric positioning Matrix cccsc sscesceosssssesescosneovacssessssn
30. etrical elements partially outside the working area are allowed Working area centered on geometry bounding box If yes the working area has been centered on the bounding box of the model geometry If no the working area has been centered on the origin of the model 36 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Element outside bounding box O CM OB Marking elements Example Fig 1 Marking elements visualizing the working area TRANSCAT PLM 37 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Empty domain 8 10 Empty domain Description This rule detects empty domains that is topology without faces The model passes the check if it does not contain empty domains Scope Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Background Empty domains may cause problems while processing a model Messages Domain without faces The selected item has an empty domain TRANSCAT PLM 38 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Folded surface G SU FO 8 11 Folded surface G SU FO Description Scope Background Parameters TRANSCAT PLM This rule checks whether the angle between the normals of adjoining surfaces is greater than specified The model passes the check if the angle does not exceed the specified limit Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Generally all normal vectors of a surface are shown uniformly facing the same direc tion either into the component or out of it Occasionally deviations from this behaviour can occur at the edge of surfaces This ma
31. free area where the title block can be placed An area is considered free if its color isn t black This check is especially designed for black and white images 1 bit color depth but works with any color depth Scope Documents TIFF Items Part subimage Parameters Width Required minimum width mm of the free area Height Required minimum height mm of the free area TRANSCAT PLM 41 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Inconsistent topological data 8 13 Inconsistent topological data Description This rule detects inconsistent topological data in particular faces without surfaces and edges without curves The model passes the check if it does not contain the specified geometrical elements Scope Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Background The conversion of geometrical data to JT format may be incomplete or otherwise faulty The underlying surface of a face or the underlying curve of an edge may be missing Messages Check which inconsistency The following elements can be detected e Faces without surfaces e Edges without curves TRANSCAT PLM 42 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Isometric positioning matrix 8 14 Isometric positioning matrix Description This rule checks whether the positioning matrix of parts and assemblies is isometric The model passes the check if the positioning matrices are isometric Scope Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep ULP Background The positioning matrix defines the spatial position of a
32. g wheel vy o Rules view Show the check results arranged by rule The rules view is empty if the check has not been run yet EE Model view Show elements in hierarchical order Check results are shown as color markings in the tree Additional information on the selected item is shown in the Details pane NH B Auto reframe Automatically reframe geometry view to the item selected in the model tree E Show marking elements If available show marking elements for the geometry error selected in the model tree Y ShowAl Show Passed O Show Failed m Display by result To display rules or elements by check result click the button and choose an option from the button menu 39 S f e Show All Show all rules and items e Show Passed Show only items which have passed e Show Failed Show only items which have failed LiteComply tree views TRANSCAT PLM The LiteComply tree views show the results of a check run You can switch between model view and rules view Results are cleared from the tree views when you choose a different configuration Model view This view shows the model structure including properties LOD and BRep elements and PMI containers Check results for particular elements where avail able are shown as colors markings Detailed results for the selected element are shown in the Details pane v Rules view In this view results are arra
33. heck in batch mode You can run LiteComply checks in batch mode from the command line Batch mode is useful for checking a large number of models in an automated sequence INFO A beta version of the browser based LiteComply batch interface is included with the LiteComply configuration editor 5 1 Prepare a batch check 5 1 1 Introduction All settings for a batch check are defined in a batch input file You can create and edit batch input files with a text editor A sample batch input file batch qml is included in the LiteComply installation General syntax rules and conventions e Single line comments start with e Multi line comments start with and end with e In file paths you can use a single slash or a double backslash as the path separator c models modell jt c models modell jt Note the difference between paths and URLs c models modell jt Path file c models modell jt URL e For more details about the file format see the Qt QML reference only recommended for expert users Search the internet for Qt 5 5 QML reference Minimal batch input file A minimal batch input file requires the following entries e the import statements e the BatchJob block URL of the configuration configURL e report path reportPath TRANSCAT PLM 14 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Check in batch mode Prepare a batch check Documents to check e list of documents to check docs import QtQml 2 2 import
34. ist LiteComply will try to create it Place this function call in the onBegin section The file format of the session log depends on the specified file extension e For file extension xml write the session log as XML e For file extension json or any other file extension write the session log as JSON BatchJob configUrl reportPath a onBegin enableLogging file c comply log batch xml alternatively as JSON enableLogging file c comply log batch json enableLogging file c comply log batch log ai TRANSCAT PLM 17 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Check in batch mode Prepare a batch check Report settings Report settings continued Property Description and values xsl4html Set this property to create additional HTML reports for every document in the batch and an additional batch session log in HTML xsl4html c comply resources litecomply xslt Set the property to the file name of the stylesheet The default stylesheet for HTML generation included with LiteComply is called Litecomply xslt If you specify the file name without a path the file is expected in the LiteComply application directory xsl4xml Set this property to copy the XSL stylesheet for viewing XML reports in a browser to the report directory xsl4xml c comply resources litecomply xslt Set the property to the file name of the stylesheet The default stylesheet for browser display included with LiteComply is c
35. le Fig 2 The yellow dashed lines indicate the boundaries of the faces The red arrow indicates the location where the angle between face normals is 0 1233 which is greater than the allowed limit TRANSCAT PLM 54 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Over used edge G SH NM 8 23 Over used edge G SH NM Description Scope Background Parameters TRANSCAT PLM This rule checks whether an edge is used by more than two faces The model passes the check if no edge is used is used by more than two faces Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep For the topological explicitness of a surface every inner face edge must have one explicit neighbouring face which means it may not have more than one neighbouring edge and therefore is free from bifurcation junctions It is however acceptable for a face edge to border on several neighbouring face edges one after the other T type butt joint Source SASIG PDQ Guideline Fig 1 Forbidden branch The highlighted edge is Fig 2 T joints are allowed The highlighted edges over used are allowed This rule has no parameters 55 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Procedural geometrical element 8 24 Procedural geometrical element Description Scope Background Messages TRANSCAT PLM This rule detects procedural elements in particular blend surfaces and intersection curves The model passes the check if it does not contain the specified geometrical elements Documents J
36. meter The list of files can also be read from a separate text file To read a text file with one file path per line use the following command docs Util readTextFile lt path gt split n Util scandir page 20 Util readTextFile page 21 5 1 3 Report settings The reports settings listed below are optional and can be added to the BatchJob block The settings marked as default apply if the property is not set Report settings Property Description and values language Language used in the report de German en default English reportEnabled true default Create reports false Do not create reports TRANSCAT PLM 16 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Check in batch mode Prepare a batch check Report settings Report settings continued Property Description and values reportAutoRename true default Report files use the base name of the checked file but with exten sion lcr xml false Reports use the file name from the reportPath property followed by a sequence number Example reportPath c litecomply reports batch doc lcc xml reportAutoRename false With these settings reports are named batch docl lcr xml batch doc2 lcr xml and so on enableLogging path Use this function to write a batch session log file to the specified path param eter The batch session log contains an overview of the check results for every single model If the given path does not ex
37. n interval or below a given value The calculation can be based on the volume of solids or on their size in one two or all three spatial directions Documents JT Items XTBRep JTBRep Solids that fall short of a particular dimension in two directions in space should be avoided Depending on the interface and internal accuracy these elements can cause problems or be lost during the exchange of data Often these elements may also occur unintentionally during the modeling process that is intersection of two solids that only slightly penetrate each other and cannot be produced Source SASIG PDQ Guideline Dimensions to check Dimensions by which a tiny solid is detected e Volume e Bounding box length in one spatial direction e Bounding box length in two spatial directions e Bounding box length in all spatial directions Volume less than mm If the volume of a solid is less than the specified value the solid is considered a tiny solid This parameter is only available for the volume based calculation Length less than mm If a solid is smaller than the specified value in one two or all spatial directions it is considered a tiny solid This parameter is not available for the volume based calculation Mark as failed if a single domain violates the rule If this parameter is set to yes the domains of a multi domain solid are checked individually If this parameter is set to no a bounding box
38. nce Scope Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Parameter Maximum allowed distance mm Maximum allowed distance between vertices and the underlying surface Marking elements Example Fig 1 Marking elements for a large vertex gap The red arrow indicates the measured distance between vertex and surface The measured value of 0 028313 is greater than the maximum allowed distance TRANSCAT PLM 5 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Multi domain solid shell G SO MU 8 21 Multi domain solid shell G SO MU Description This rule detects multi volume solids and shells consisting of several domains Scope Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Background Solids consisting of more than one body and shells consisting of several domains should be avoided as some CAD tools cannot handle this type of geometry Parameters Domain type The rule may look for multi volume solids shells or both e Solid Shell e Solid and shell TRANSCAT PLM 52 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Non tangent faces G1 discontinuity G SH NT 8 22 Non tangent faces G1 discontinuity G SH NT Description Scope Parameters TRANSCAT PLM This rule checks whether transitions between faces are tangent continuous Faces are tangent continuous if the angle between face normals does not exceed the specified limit There can be exceptions where tangent discontinuity is intended by design Fig 1 The angle between tangents or normals of adjac
39. nged by rule Rules are sorted by priority of their rating in descending order Rules with same ratings are sorted alphabetically The rules view is empty if the model has not been checked yet with the selected configu ration 10 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 User interface overview LiteComply perspective 4 c General Assessment Error 4 B Allowed JT File Version 4 Block 4 e Additional attributes exist and valid 4 ot Block 4 e Angular value exists 4 Block SOLIDS B Angular 45 000000 45 000000 45 000000 4 e Angular value valid EB Angular 45 000000 45 000000 45 000000 4 e At least one XT Body per part Block SoLIDS Fig 1 Results arranged by rule in rules view Interacting with the LiteComply tree views Rules context help TRANSCAT PLM e To expand or collapse a branch click the triangle next to the respective item e To expand or collapse the entire tree right click a tree item and choose Expand all or Collapse all from the context menu e To filter the tree by name type into the filter text box above the tree The filter is not case sensitive You can use wildcards The asterisk stands for any number of characters the question mark for any single character To show the entire tree again click the Clear button cam 4 H Radial Engine 609205088 7 Cam Gear Mid 609148768 75 Cam 609207136 4 H Case Assy 609916080 7 Cam Cover 608930864 4 H Crank Asy 609890080 73 Cam Gear
40. on Scope Parameters Marking elements TRANSCAT PLM This rule checks whether the length of a boundary edge curve is below the given value or within a given interval Documents JT Items XTBRep JTBRep Check with The check can be based on tessellation points or discretization points e Tessellation points The geometry is analyzed in significant points of the tessellation The tessellation is defined by parameters sag step and angle e Discretization points The geometry is analyzed in a fixed number of points per segment More points result in higher accuracy while computation may take longer Tessellation SAG mm Maximum distance between the surface and polygon segments of the tessellation Set a lower value for a tessellation that is closer to the original surface Length less than mm This is the upper limit of the interval of invalid edge lengths Edges are considered incorrect if their length is shorter than the specified value Length greater than mm Optional parameter This is the lower limit of the interval of invalid edge lengths Example Fig 1 Marking elements for a tiny face The dashed yellow edge between the two red points is shorter than the specified value 61 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Tiny solid G SO TI 8 29 Tiny solid G SO TI Description Scope Background Parameters TRANSCAT PLM This rule checks whether the size of a solid is within a give
41. on that is closer to the original surface Tessellation step Maximum edge length mm for triangles of the tessellation A lower value results in a more finely meshed tessellation Tessellation angle Maximum angle between the normals of adjacent triangles in the tessellation A lower value better represents uneven surfaces Distance greater than Gaps of a distance greater than the specified value mm are considered large gaps 47 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Large face gap GO discontinuity G SH LG Marking elements Example Fig 2 The yellow dashed lines indicate the boundaries of faces forming large gaps The red markings indi cate the gaps In this example the widest gap is 0 0233 mm wide TRANSCAT PLM 48 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Large face edge to surface gap G FA EG 8 19 Large face edge to surface gap G FA EG Description This rule checks whether the distance between the face boundary and the surface is within the given tolerance Scope Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Background If the distance between the boundary curve of a face and the surface is too large the face may get lost This may occur especially when transferring faces to a more precise system Parameter Gap distance greater than mm Maximum allowed distance between face edge and surface Check with The check can be based on tessellation points or discretization points e Tessellation points The geometry is analy
42. onment variables must form a valid file path Notations of an environment variable are VAR or VAR where VAR is the variable name Add file Choose a configuration file from the file system Add directory Choose a directory from the file system If you add configurations to a referenced directory you need to restart LiteBox3D for these configurations to become available Remove Remove the selected entry from the list of configuration paths Report path Path where check reports will be stored You can use environment variables in this field The text content including resolved environment variables must form one single valid file path Notations of an environ ment variable are VAR or VAR where VAR is the variable name If the given directory does not exist LiteComply will try to create it Always use the model name as report name If this option is selected the model file name is used as the report name with an additional extension xml If this option is not selected you need to enter a report name manually 64 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Application settings Read preferences from file Create HTML report If this option is selected LiteComply generates a HTML report in addition to the default XML report In the text box specify the path to an XSLT stylesheet 9 2 Read preferences from file Preferences files TRANSCAT PLM Default preferences for LiteBox3D and Lite3D plug ins can be rea
43. rspectives toolbar gt w LiteBox3D LiteComply ceig 3 Main toolbar H amp O ia Mx I4 Litecompiy Biockjt H LiteComply toolbar gt eh a E BE gr Q3 5s FP User defined jE User defined 8 toe Check configuration path demo lcc x Check report path Block jt xml 3D controls type filter text CS General Assessment KO Rule 6 Consistent Component Units e JT file version 1 BRep types Model view actos or rules view Q Document links Isometric positioning matrix Check Details Reference unit Millimeters Allowed reference units millimeters meters Consider case of units yes 0 failed items found x Details pane gt Status bar Geometry view TRANSCAT Main toolbar Q About Show the versions of LiteBox3D and installed plug ins il Change settings Show the Preferences dialog where you can change applica tion settings LirEBox3D User Guine Application settings Help Show the help browser Model toolbar Use the tools on the model toolbar to change the geometry view take screenshots or print model views LirEBox3D User GUIDE Model toolbar TRANSCAT PLM 9 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 LiteComply toolbar User interface overview LiteComply perspective gt Run check Check the active model While the check is running the icon changes to a spinnin
44. s Invalid item count The number of items matching the specification is not valid Invalid item value The values of certain items are not valid TRANSCAT PLM 44 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules JT file version 8 16 JT file version Description This rule checks the version of the JT file format Scope Documents JT Items Assembly Messages Allowed versions Allowed version numbers as specified in the configuration e Multiple values and ranges are separated by comma e Ranges are set in brackets The lower and upper value are separated with a colon A square bracket indicates that the boundary belongs to the range a round bracket indicates that the boundary is outside the range Examples Single value 9 0 Range including boundaries 8 5 9 0 Range excluding the lower and including 8 5 10 the upper boundary List of values and ranges 9 5 8 0 9 0 TRANSCAT PLM 45 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Large face edge gap G LO LG 8 17 Large face edge gap G LO LG Description This rule checks whether a gap between face edges is larger than the specified value The model passes the check if it does not contain large face edge gaps Scope Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Background Discontinuities in face edges appear as gaps or overlaps When transferring faces to a less precise system discontinuities can cause the loss of the face element or the entire topology Parameters Maximum allowed
45. sitioned outside the defined working area There must be no geometry outside the defined working area Documents JT Items JTBRep XTBRep Sometimes some elements are created outside the bounding box because of manipula tion error or approximation error etc This may lead to problems in data exchange and to problems with batch applications for example computation of mass properties and bounding box Source SASIG PDQ Guideline Tessellation SAG Maximum distance mm between the surface and triangles of the tessellation A lower value results in a tessellation that is closer to the original surface Tessellation step Maximum edge length mm for triangles of the tessellation A lower value results in a more finely meshed tessellation Tessellation angle Maximum angle between the normals of adjacent triangles in the tessellation A lower value better represents uneven surfaces Shape of working area Shape of the working area which can be one of the following e Cube e Sphere e Cuboid Cube half edge length Half edge length of a cube shaped working area Sphere radius Radius of a sphere shaped working area Cuboid X Y Z range Minimum and maximum coordinates along the X Y and Z axis for a cuboid shaped working area Do not allow elements that are partially outside the bounding box If yes geomet rical elements partially or fully outside the working area are not allowed If no geom
46. sontenssseveesesadosasosecasnsasesssdeontessossvsesvssuseysnsess 43 tenmi EXISTENCE 222 5 ER 44 IU I C FTT e 45 L rge face edge gap stes m aei 46 Large face gap GO discontinuity G SH LG sseeceseceerseecessececsseccerseecessececssecenececsseccenseeees 47 Large face edge to surface gap G FA EG sciscss tsscsceissssssssssesossnacessiacnondasosncuasostanecestnssnansssiaansnasenss 49 Large Vertex Gap G EA VG ee reet oto i eor e E EEO EL ER EIE ER e RR EpL ENS 5 Multi domain solid shell G SO MU concitesnssccbesdatecensssnsonacenea obatenesticansenubbeypseedtannshoxbesseedanetanmenats 52 Non tangent faces G1 discontinuity G SH NT cecessseecessececsseccerseecsseccerseecenseseenseccenseeees 53 Over used edge G SH NM sessssessssrsrssisisrsesrsrssssrsssrsrerstrersrstsrnreerererersrsrstsesesssseststetsrereretesterete 55 Procedural geometrical element cssesscsssssscsessscssecssssscssesscsseessesssssossoesessessessssseensenseessesensooees 56 Rational geometrical element s ssesesesessesesesesesessssssesesessseresstsesesesesssessesssesesesesesseneneseserestesesesesesee 57 Solid vald GS QVI coste tire tetti eoa quet rie ROME E E aa EAEAN AAR A d Rr 58 Tiny face GFA pr inert 59 Tiny face edge GED T pomum 61 Tiny solid G SOT h ienie a EE R E 62 TRANSCAT PLM 3 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 9 llle iiir 64 9 1
47. ters TRANSCAT PLM 30 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Compare LOD to solid shell Marking elements Example Fig 1 The yellow points mark LOD elements that are sufficiently close to the BRep but not identical The red points mark LOD elements that exceed the maximum allowed distance from the BRep TRANSCAT PLM 31 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Compare solid shell to LOD 8 6 Compare solid shell to LOD Description Scope Background Parameters TRANSCAT PLM This rule checks whether for given BRep geometry corresponding LOD geometry does exist and is within the specified tolerance LiteComply reports the following issues e BRep geometry for which no corresponding LOD geometry is available e Corresponding points on BRep and LOD that are too far apart to be considered identical Documents JT Items Part JTBRep XTBRep LiteComply projects points of BRep geometry onto the LOD The distance between corresponding points on the BRep and LOD is evaluated Tessellation SAG mm Maximum allowed distance between the surface and polygon segments of the tessellation A lower value results in a tessellation that is closer to the original surface Tessellation step mm Maximum allowed edge length for polygon segments of the tessellation Tessellation angle Maximum allowed angle between the normals of adjacent poly gons of the tessellation INFO SAG step and angle are used internally to create a tessella
48. tion of the BRep geometry which is compared to the LOD geometry LOD identical to BRep within tolerance mm If the distance between LOD points and their projection on the BRep is less than this value points are considered identical LOD similar to BRep within extended tolerance mm If the distance between LOD points and their projection on the BRep is less than this value the points correspond to each other If the distance is equal or greater than this value the LOD point is consid ered isolated Compare to LOD LOD to compare e Smoothest LOD LOD 0 32 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Compare solid shell to LOD e Roughest LOD e N th LOD for a LOD with a specific number Ignore if LOD does not exist If this parameter is set to true no error is reported if the selected LOD is missing If this parameter is set to false an error is reported if the selected LOD is missing Marking elements Example Fig 1 The yellow points are measurement points on the BRep geometry for which a sufficiently close point on the LOD does exist The red points are measurement points on the BRep geometry for which no corresponding point on the LOD has been found within the given tolerance TRANSCAT PLM 33 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Component unit 8 7 Component unit Description Scope Parameters TRANSCAT PLM This rule checks the whether all components in the checked model use the required unit of
49. ults Model assessment Rules view Model view TRANSCAT PLM After an interactive check run has finished results are shown in the LiteComply tree Depending on the item selected in the LiteComply tree additional information is given in the details pane and the geometry view You can switch between rules view and model view The results of batch check runs cannot be displayed in LiteBox3D Please refer to the batch report and the individual reports for each model Reports page 24 The following information refers to results of interactive check runs The model assessment which corresponds to the most critical rating of any failed rule is displayed as the root node both in rules view and model view The model type if set in the configuration is displayed in the details pane when you select the root node Fig 1 Fig 2 4 e Model assessment KO Rule 4 Model assessment KO Rule i F Haltegriff_vorn_links e JT masterdata exist Properties e Required attributes exist and valid Body 10 SOL10 wsp MASTER e Revision text and notes and remarks exist e Additional attributes exist and valid Check Details Check Details Model Type standard Rating KO Rule Fig 1 Model type in the details pane model view Fig 2 Model type in the details pane rules view In rules view results are arranged by rule Details for the selected rule or item are displayed in the details pane The rules view is empty if the mod
50. ut run LiteBox3D with the console command line argument LiteBox3D command line arguments page 67 TCA LOG TRUNCATE yes Clear the log file when starting a new LiteComply session no Append log messages to the existing log file default TCA LOG PATTERN Customize the log pattern using placeholders and other characters Available placeholders 8 category category of the logged event file name of the processed file line line number in the processed file function name of the function being processed message log message pid CPU process identifier The identifier remains the same throughout the LiteComply session threadid CPU thread identifier time process Number of seconds elapsed since the application has started 9 time Current date and time in default format time format Current date and time in custom format 7 Definition of the date and time format string page 70 Example Print the current and time with milliseconds date like 2015 07 27 10 18 02 035 amp time yyyy MM dd HH mm ss zzz Categories of events in the log n u The log may contain messages in various categories debug trace info warning error fatal Set the TCA_LOG_LEVEL variable to define the categories of events to appear in the log Log entries labelled with default or qm are standard or custom messages
51. y cause problems in surface offset in tooling path creation or in other applications A special case of a twisted surface close to its edge may be found at the tip of a quasi triangular patch This is the case when two boundary curves which are diverging upon a point slightly project beyond the point of intersection Source SASIG PDQ Guideline Angle between neighbouring normals greater than Maximum allowed angle between normals of adjoining surfaces Number of discretization points Number of points per segment and coordinate direction in which the geometry is evaluated Number of adjacent points to check Number of adjacent points per segment to process Check only surface regions covered by faces If this parameter is set to yes flipped surface normals in unused regions of the surface have been ignored 39 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Folded surface G SU FO Marking elements Examples Fig 1 Marking elements for a folded surface The yellow dashed lines indicate the boundaries of the faces The red arrows indicate the direction of the face normals Fig 2 Marking elements for a quasi triangular patch a special type of folded surface The yellow dashed lines indicate the boundaries of the faces The red arrows indicate the direction of the face normals TRANSCAT PLM 40 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Free pixel area 8 12 Free pixel area Description This rule detects whether the TIFF image contains a
52. zed in significant points of the tessellation The tessellation is defined by parameters sag step and angle e Discretization points The geometry is analyzed in a fixed number of points per segment More points result in higher accuracy while computation may take longer Number of discretization points Number of points per segment in which the geom etry is evaluated Tessellation SAG Maximum distance mm between the surface and triangles of the tessellation A lower value results in a tessellation that is closer to the original surface Tessellation step Maximum edge length mm for triangles of the tessellation A lower value results in a more finely meshed tessellation Tessellation angle Maximum angle between the normals of adjacent triangles in the tessellation A lower value better represents uneven surfaces TRANSCAT PLM 49 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Large face edge to surface gap G FA EG Marking elements Example Fig 1 Marking elements for a large face edge to surface gap The dashed yellow line indicates the surface The solid yellow line indicates the face edge The red points indicate points in which the distance between face edge and surface exceeds the allowed distance TRANSCAT PLM 50 LITECOMPLY 1 5 1 Rules Large Vertex Gap G FA VG 8 20 Large Vertex Gap G FA VG Description This rule checks whether the distance between vertices and the underlying surface is within the given tolera
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