Check Connector Quality

Use the Quality controller to perform various checks on connectors and realized FE.

The Quality controller is used to determine if the model contains duplicate connectors or if the realized elements meet the quality requirements such as the length of 1D elements and their perpendicularity to the shells they connect.

Open the Quality controller one of two ways:
- Right-click in the Connector Browser and select Tools > Connector quality.
- From the Connector ribbon, click the arrow next to the Create tool set name and select Quality from the drop-down menu.
Select connectors to consider.

Select a check type and define any options.

Check Type	Description	Check and Fix Action
Duplicates	Finds all duplicate connectors (two or more connectors that are located within the set tolerance and connect the same link entities (Parts) are considered duplicates)	Removes duplicate connectors (according to the ID Manager selected option).
Combine	Finds all adjacent connectors (two or more connectors that are located within the set tolerance and connect different parts are considered adjacent).	Combines all adjacent connectors into one connector that connects all the link entities.
Find too long	Finds all connectors whose length exceeds the length specified by the set tolerance.	-
Find too short	Finds all connectors whose length falls short of the specified length by the set tolerance.	-
Find too long or short	Finds all connectors whose length deviates more than the specified length by the set tolerance.	-
Find too close to edge	Finds spot connectors whose distance to a feature or free edge is smaller than the set tolerance.	Moves connectors found along the surface they are on, by the required distance to satisfy the specified tolerance.
Collinearity	Checks if the angle between the link entities of a connector is within the set tolerance. If the diameter option is filled, a check is performed (only if the first check is satisfied) to ensure that the parallel area is big enough for a realization with the specified diameter.	-

Check Type	Options
Duplicate Combine	Tolerance Specifies the distance between connectors in order to be considered duplicate/adjacent. Consider Unrealized Only Specifies whether realized connectors will be included in the check or not. ID manager Specifies the retain/remove behavior. Duplicate Specifies which connectors will be removed (for example, Higher IDs → Duplicate connectors with the highest IDs will be removed, the one with the lowest will be retained). Combine Specifies which ID will be retained for the resulting connector (for example, Higher IDs → The resulting connector will acquire the highest ID of the connectors that formed it).
Find too long Find too short Find too long or short	Tolerance Specifies the deviation from the "correct" length Length Type Specifies if the "correct" length will be user - defined or the average thickness of the parts connected ((T1 + T2)/2) will be used. Length Only when Length option is selected in the Length Type field. Specifies the "correct" length for the connectors. The ones that deviate from it by the specified tolerance will be located.
Find too close to edge	Feature Type Lets you select between Free edge, Feature edge, or both. Feature Angle Maximum angle at which elements are allowed to be connected to each other to be considered a feature. Distance Specifies the maximum distance from the selected type of edge.
Collinearity	Max. Feature Angle Specifies the maximum angle between the connected parts to be considered parallel. Diameter Specifies the diameter of the desired realization.