Use section views to ease flaw positioning

Inspection of complex components often leads to big challenges when it comes to position a flaw in a critical area of interest but working in a 3D visualization window. For instance, you are inspecting a nozzle part, and you would like to put the flaw at an oblique position regarding the nozzle connection, but exactly arising at the backwall of the primary part! Well, this is not easy, and a simple 3D view can drive you crazy…

 

 

In CIVA 10, the concept of cross section views has been developed, in order to easily switch from 3D viewing into a specific 2D display. Those views are available by right clicking either on the probe or on a defect. Then, some menus allow you to select typical 2D cross section views regarding the selected object.

For instance, if you select a so-called “parallel section view” available from the flaw, you will immediately visualize the cross section view between the test piece and the flaw plane. From this new view, you are allowed to double click on the flaw to activate its interactive positioning mode, and you can easily translocate and/or rotate this flaw to put it exactly at the expected position.

 

 

You can finally go back to the 3D view with a simple click on the appropriate button, and adjust other parameters before running your simulations.

That is definitely one of the best functionalities that has been provided in the CIVA 10 release, isn’t it?