{"id":5151,"date":"2021-09-15T04:17:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T08:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/?p=5151"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:05:05","slug":"simulation-based-collision-detection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/simulation-based-collision-detection\/","title":{"rendered":"Simulation-based collision detection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thirty (30) years ago, I learned in school how to calculate the intersection of two spheres in 3D space. Today, I needed this to avoid the collision of flying objects in a Tecnomatix Plant Simulation model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls controlsList=\"nodownload\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/General_Collision_detection_PlantSimulation.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Vector-based collision detection in Plant Simulation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Simple engineering mathematics: Can you calculate the collision circle between two spheres moving in a 3D coordinate system? Plant Simulation can perform vector calculations based on arrays. You can download this Plant Simulation model file (.spp) in the Plant Simulation Community Forum <strong>&gt; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.sw.siemens.com\/s\/question\/0D54O000076Lw0DSAS\/collision-detection-in-plant-simulation-3d-coordinate-based-collision-detection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Collision_detection_Plant_Simulation_fix-1024x619.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Collision_detection_Plant_Simulation_fix-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Collision_detection_Plant_Simulation_fix-600x362.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Collision_detection_Plant_Simulation_fix-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Collision_detection_Plant_Simulation_fix-900x544.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/09\/Collision_detection_Plant_Simulation_fix.png 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty (30) years ago, I learned in school how to calculate the intersection of two spheres in 3D space. 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