- [Instructor] Another part of the verification process
is to validate that the wall thicknesses that you have
aren't actually too thick, to make sure that you don't
run into issues with walls that'll sink in
or cause issues on the A side.
So for example, if these ribs are a little too thick,
and they're molded, you may actually have issues
with shrinkage of the material underneath that wall,
which would create odd-looking lines on the A surface.
So we want to verify that
we're not going to get those odd-looking lines.
Remember, this is a piece of molten material.
As it cools, everything is going to shrink.
So we want to verify that our walls
are the correct thicknesses.
Now, I go under Analysis,
and the tool I want to use
is what's called the Check Wall Thickness.
You may have to pull it out
and stick it on your analysis toolbar here.
But it's a great tool, and the way it works is
I simply select on, and you'll notice
it automatically picks the body.
You do want to make sure
that you have your draft analysis
or any other visual analysis turned off,
and as soon as you pick it,
it basically runs the analysis for you.
Just like that, you can see I have some areas here
that are going to cause me some issues.
Now, I'm not so concerned with these in this area
and the reason why I'm not so concerned
is because these are leading into a hole.
So maybe there's reasons why I have these sharp edges,
maybe I'm going to come back later and break those edges.
You'll notice here I have a sharp edge results display.
This is for things from pre-NX 11,
so don't worry too much about that.
Now, as I look at this, you can see that
this is a road map to where the issues are going to be.
So I'm just going to select OK on that,
I'm going to keep that analysis.
I know that I do have an issue with those walls,
so I'm going to have to go back
and thin those walls up a bit.