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-- Conditional Logic –

The Basics

The main purpose of building tolerance analysis models is to add measurements that provide valuable results. Those measurements can be used to validate the design, identify potential issues or add refinements to improve results. But that's not all measurements can be used for.

Sometimes as assemblies are brought together, areas of importance are measured to make sure they are within specification or that certain conditions are being met before the assembly sequence continues. If a specific condition is not being met it is common for an adjustment to be made to the assembly that will improve results, which will in turn bring an area of importance into an acceptable condition. The way 3DCS handles these adjustments or conditional checks is by using Conditional Logic.

-- Restore Backup --

For almost every 3DCS user, there will come a time when they need to recover a model in a previously saved state. Whether the CAD platform crashed during a long gap between saves, their model was accidentally saved in a newer version of 3DCS, or something was accidentally deleted, having the ability to revert the model back to an acceptable state is a very useful tool. 

The Restore Backup capability is a little-known tool within 3DCS. This video intends to shine a light on that feature and show the user how and when to use it. In this example, a model was accidentally saved in a newer version of 3DCS and there is a need to revert the model back the 3DCS version it was originally created in.