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Product Overview
Analyzing tolerances alone does
not insure that you will achieve a quality assembly. Fit, finish and functional
requirements can be compromised due to the lever arm effects that can be
inherent in the design. Poor part
locating strategies can compound this variation in the resulting assembly,
while dramatically jeopardizing the ability to achieve system
requirements. 3DCS Geofactor
is an add-on module to 3DCS used to understand how inter-relating
part features and placement of tooling locators impact overall assembly
quality. Simply put, a tolerance,
regardless of how small, can produce a much greater impact to the overall
variation of the assembly. If you picture a hammer or pry-bar, the longer the
arm is the more leverage you get. Conversely, if your assembly is using the
short end of the pry-bar and your measurement is at the end of the handle, a
small amount of variation results in significant variation at the end of the
handle. Identifying and eliminating these conditions in your design is critical
to creating a robust assembly.
Business Values
3DCS Geofactor assesses the geometric effect of part interface and locating strategies, assembly sequence, and assembly process during the design phase; where changes are most cost effective.
Key Product Features & Benefits
- Geometric Factor or Coefficient of Influence
- A coefficient to establish the ‘real’ tolerance effect
- Determines how tolerance is amplified by part geometry
- Focuses on the design integrity not the tolerance
- Provides numerical value for design validation
3DCS Analyst SA, 3DCS CAA V5, DCS-DFC, 1DCS, GDM-Web, GDM-3D, and all add-on modules within this site are registered trademarks of Dimensional Control Systems.
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