The Nominal wall thickness result displays thickness variations relative to the wall thickness of the part.
Thickness is influential in many calculations for the part including pressure, temperature and cooling time. Identifying thickness in complex parts may be challenging depending on the construction history of the part in the solid modeling program.
The Nominal wall thickness result calculates the nominal wall thickness of the part, and then displays the thicknesses in bands relative to the nominal wall.
The wall thickness can be expressed as a percentage of the nominal wall or as values.
With the Percentage bands option, the wall thicknesses that comply with predefined tolerances are displayed in green. By default, the low deviation range starts when the wall thickness exceeds 20% of the nominal wall thickness, and the high deviation range starts when the wall thickness exceeds 50% of the nominal wall thickness. These tolerances can be manually adjusted.
When the Values option is selected, the Examine results tool can be used to display the actual thickness of the selected element.
| Red | The color red indicates very thick areas of the part, or areas that exceed the high deviation range limit. |
| Yellow | The color yellow indicates thick areas of the part, or areas that exceed the low deviation range limit. |
| Green | The color green indicates areas that have a thickness equal to the nominal wall thickness. |
| Cyan | The color cyan indicates thin areas of the part, or areas that exceed the low deviation range limit. |
| Blue | The color blue indicates very thin areas of the part, or areas that exceed the high deviation range limit. |
Ideally, parts should be designed with uniform walls in order to avoid warpage or surface defects. Variations in part thickness may cause flow variation such as race-tracking or hesitation and may also result in excessive warpage.