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CREO Your Model Accuracy
CREO Your Model Accuracy
copying data from one model to another (copy geom, publish geom, etc.)
model size is large relative to feature size
exporting data for manufacturing (cnc milling, turning, etc.)
The allowed values for both relative accuracy and absolute accuracy are based off the model's
bounding box size. If the accuracy dialog won't let you enter the value you want, temporarily change
the model size, set the accuracy, then change it back.
The config.pro option "default_abs_accuracy" will always be accepted, even if the bounding box
calculation wouldn't normally allow it. We have this set to "0.0001"
The config.pro option "accuracy_lower_bound" will allow smaller numbers to be entered for the
accuracy values without needing to change the model size, but it shifts the upper limit down as well.
We have this set to ".000001"
As a general rule you want the effective accuracy to be at least half of the smallest feature you want
to resolve. So if you want to be able to see/measure something .001" you need the accuracy at .
0005" or smaller. Keep in mind that relative accuracy is not the same as effective accuracy. When
relative accuracy is used, the effective accuracy is a calculation between the relative accuracy value
and the bounding box size.
Absolute accuracy can increase file size, memory usage, and regeneration time. PTC still
recommends relative accuracy, but in the tool & die world it seems pretty common to standardize on
a single absolute accuracy setting for all models.
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