Interference Manager - active, semi-active, passive

When running the Interference Set Manager, there are three options for mode: active, semi-active, and passive. I cannot figure out an ideal combination of these three modes in order to test multiple files. For instance, suppose I want to test Structure.jsm, Mechanical.jsm, and Electrical.jsm for interferences. There appear to be two options on testing:

 

1. Create an Interference Set for Each File against the other.

Interference set One:  

Structure - Semi-Active, Mechanical - Passive, Electrical - Passive

Interference Set Two:

Mechanical - Semi-Active, Electrical - Passive

 

This allows all three files to be tested against one another, but is also difficult to manage as more files are added throughout the life of the project.

 

2. Create a single interference set with all of the files added twice:

Structural - Semi Active, Mechanical - Semi-Active, Electrical - Semi-Active, Structural - Passive, Mechanical - Passive, Electrical - Passive.

 

This will Test all of the files against one another multiple times and checks files against themselves which can slow down / crash intereference manager.

 

Has anyone discovered a better way to manage the interference tests?

 

Thanks,

Jordan

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  • I can't necessarily give you any "best practices" - I would not know - but I am curious why you would have multiple copies of the same file in the interference set?  Unless they're both set to Passive, they will be checked against each other.  Same goes for two files set to Semi-Active, which will be compared against each other even if they're the same file.

    Bottom line is that all Semi-Active files get compared against all other Semi-Active and Passive files.  Only Passive files are not compared against other Passive files, only against other Active and Semi-Active files.



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  • I can't necessarily give you any "best practices" - I would not know - but I am curious why you would have multiple copies of the same file in the interference set?  Unless they're both set to Passive, they will be checked against each other.  Same goes for two files set to Semi-Active, which will be compared against each other even if they're the same file.

    Bottom line is that all Semi-Active files get compared against all other Semi-Active and Passive files.  Only Passive files are not compared against other Passive files, only against other Active and Semi-Active files.



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  • Semi-Active files only check against Active Files and Passive Files. I believe I have found a way. I think it is best to have an interference set for each pair of files. Although a bit cumbersome, it seems like the only solution to the problem. As of now, I see no combination of active/semi-active/passive files to test multiple files without repetition of tests.