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Collision Detection is not activated on V2015.1

Hello all

Following some recent discussions on program safety last week, I've been looking into the Collision Detection in PC-DMIS.

I've found that this function does not appear to be available in our current V2015.1 (Pic 1). This is unexpected, as the 2015 core manual indicates they should be present. Additionally, the "Clearance Moves" option (circled in Pic 2) is also missing.

Could I be missing a specific setting or configuration to enable these features?  Thank you for your insights and responses.

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  • On this topic, do you have issues with it not functioning correctly? When I run mine, (2024), it gives me a long list of collisions that don't exist. For example, I get it on a bolt hole pattern that clearly has functioning clearplanes activated before and after each hole. In my experience, running it and trying to decipher the collisions being reported, is a waste of time. It's quicker and more effective to just prove the program out. I haven't had an opportunity to try it in 2025 yet.

  • There are certain instances where CD kinda acts wonky and threaded features is one of them. Micro differences in the CAD also don't work in our favor. One of the biggest frustrations with CD is that sometimes I select a bore with some SAMPLE HITS and don't realize the software hasn't compensated for a chamfer so the SAMPLE HITS are slightly below the surface and CD picks up on a collision. 

    Coll Detection isn't a flawless tool, but it would certainly help programmers getting a visual reference on how their program is going to execute. 

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  • There are certain instances where CD kinda acts wonky and threaded features is one of them. Micro differences in the CAD also don't work in our favor. One of the biggest frustrations with CD is that sometimes I select a bore with some SAMPLE HITS and don't realize the software hasn't compensated for a chamfer so the SAMPLE HITS are slightly below the surface and CD picks up on a collision. 

    Coll Detection isn't a flawless tool, but it would certainly help programmers getting a visual reference on how their program is going to execute. 

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