You can dynamically detect the clearance between components when moving or rotating a component. As you move or rotate a component, a dimension appears indicating the minimum distance between the selected components.
Additionally, you can prevent two components from moving or rotating within a specified distance of one another.
To dynamically detect the clearance between components:
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Click Move Component
or Rotate Component 
on the Assembly toolbar.
- In the PropertyManager, select Dynamic Clearance.
- Click in Components for Collision Check
, select the components to check, then click Resume Drag.
- Click Stop at Specified Clearance
and enter a value in the box to prevent the selected components from moving within the specified distance.
- Drag one of the selected components in the graphics area.
Notice a dimension appears in the graphics area and in the PropertyManager. This dimension is the minimum distance between the selected components; the dimension dynamically updates as you drag the component.
Also, in the PropertyManager, a value appears in brackets. This is the minimum distance found during the drag operation.
- Under Advanced Options, select:
| Option |
Description |
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| Sound |
The computer beeps when the minimum distance in the Stop at Specified Clearance box is reached.
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| Ignore complex surfaces |
Clearances are only detected on the following surface types: planar, cylindrical, conical, spherical, and toroidal.
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The This configuration check box does not apply to Collision Detection, Physical Dynamics, or Dynamic Clearance. It applies only to Move Component or Rotate Component.
- Click
to finish and exit.