Using the Solid Doctor

Use the Solid Doctor to find and fix faults in a solid. The following are classed as faults:

• holes
• overlaps
• self-intersections
• bad trimming of surfaces

These faults need to be removed as they can cause further solid feature operations to fail.

To use the Solid Doctor:

1. Select the solid you want to check for faults.
2. Click Solid Tools tab > Fix panel > Solid Doctor.
3. Use the Solid Doctor dialog to fix all the faults in a solid by removing holes and repairing the trimming of the faulty surfaces:

   

• Fault Tree — This lists the faults in the solid. Faults can be selected in the Fault Tree or the model window. If you select a fault in the tree, it is highlighted in the model. You can also select a fault in the model to highlight it in the tree.

  

  For example:

  1. Click on the fault in the Fault tree.

     

  2. Click on the fault annotation in the model.

     

• Fault information — This describes the selected fault.

  

  The following fault information is provided:

  • What is wrong — This shows a description of the fault.
  • What to do — This gives a suggested repair procedure.
  • Failed repair operations — This lists the fixing operations that have failed.
• Zoom — Click to zoom into the model to enlarge the view of the selected fault. Zoom out to view the whole solid.
• Fault display — Choose how you want to display the faults in the model window.
  • Display selected faulty areas — This displays the selected fault in the model window.
  • Display all faulty areas — This displays all the faults in the model window.
  • Show affected areas — Not currently available. For future development.
• Repair Options — Select a repair option from the list of available repair operations. For further details see the List of repair options. The default option is Attempt automatic repair. Depending on which repair option you have selected, the Doctor Edit toolbar is displayed.
• Apply — Click to apply the repair option.
• Undo — Click to undo the last repair option.
• Re-check — Click to check the solid for faults.
• Advanced — Not currently available. For future development.
• Finish — Click to close the dialog and check for faults. If faults are found the Faulty Solid Query dialog is displayed:

  

  • Continue — Click to open the Solid Doctor dialog to continue fixing faults.
  • Finish — Click to accept the changes made by the Solid Doctor.