| Bolt Style
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Selects the desired bolt style.
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Used to edit the selected bolt style. Opens the Bolt
Styles dialog.
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| Gap
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Sets the maximum distance of one contact surface to
the other. If the distance between component parts is larger, the bolted
connection is not created.
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| Length
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Specifies an additional length addition for the
bolts.
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| Use touch plane
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Normally, drill holes are created along the z-axis
of the current UCS. However, when
Use touch plane is on,
ProStructures searches for contact surfaces.
Usually, the surfaces where a bolted connection is to be inserted. Therefore,
the UCS doesn’t have to be placed normal to these surfaces.
The plate is bolted to the shape when the UCS
is not oriented normal to the drill hole direction.
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| Single Hole Bolt
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When on, allows for the insertion of bolts into a
part if only one hole is specified.
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| Turn
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When on, the bolts are turned before insertion.
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| Update automatically
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When on, the connection is automatically updated if
a component part has been modified. A logical link is created between the
participating component parts.
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 Create bolting between at least 2
parts
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Bolts several component parts with each other. You
are prompted to select the participating component parts and then to indicate
the insertion point of the bolted connection (similar to a drill hole). The
bolts are then automatically inserted and the necessary drill holes are
created. You don’t have to specify the flanges because it is automated.
Important: The element selected first is
the main element of the connection. All others are bolted elements. To modify
the bolted connection, you must modify the properties of this main element. The
drill hole fields of the bolted elements depend on the drill hole field of the
main element. The bolted elements cannot be modified independently.
Remember: The bolts are not assigned to a
group. The assignment must be made later using the Groups command.
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 Add parts to a
bolting
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Adds new component parts to the bolted connection.
The necessary drill holes are automatically generated.
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 Remove parts
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Removes component parts from the bolted connection.
The drill holes are automatically removed as well.
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