The Bolt Detailing Settings setup window ( Fabricator Settings ) (read-only)

Settings on this window tell you how the window has been set up for this Fabricator in a full-featured SDS2 program .

• To open this window

• When members are automatically detailed in a full-featured SDS2 program , the program looks to the Fabricator Settings that you can review on this window to determine how information about field bolts and shop bolts is to be presented on the member detail drawings. Certain options on this window also affect the plotted bill of material.

Also see :

• Field Bolt Reports (some settings on this window apply to)
• Shop Bolts Reports (some settings on this window apply to)

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To open Bolt Detailing Settings :

Method 1 : Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Bolt Detailing Settings .

Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Fabricator Settings > Bolt Detailing Settings (classic), or use a keyboard shortcut , or click the icon.

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Bolt designation shown on details: Bolt material only or Bolt material & type . The selection shown here applies to the details of members whose piecemarks for automatic detailing of members in a full-featured SDS2 program . It also applies to any reports based on the bills of material of members detailed using the selection that is shown (for example, Bill of Material Reports ).

If ' Bolt material only ' is selected, then only the steel grade of bolts will be listed on system-generated details (e.g. A325).

If ' Bolt material & type ' is selected, then the type of bolt will be listed along with the steel grade (e.g. A325N, A325TC, A325X, etc.).

Bolt designation shown in reports: Bolt material only or Bolt material & type . This applies to reports such as Field Bolt Reports and Shop Bolts Reports that are based on information from the 3D model. For reports based on the member bill of material (e.g. Bill of Material Reports ), bolts will be designated as they are in the bill of material.

If ' Bolt material only ' is selected, then only the steel grade of bolts will be listed on the reports (e.g. A325).

If ' Bolt material & type ' is selected, then the type of bolts will be listed along with the steel grade (e.g. A325N, A325TC, A325X, etc.).

Field bolts listed on which members: Supporting or Supported . The selection shown here applies to any members with field bolts whose piecemarks are selected for automatic detailing of members in a full-featured SDS2 program . Field bolts are bolts that are designated to be fastened in the field rather than in the shop. They are listed at the end of the bill of material in the bill editor on member details.

' Supporting ' ' Supported '

Field bolts are shown when the member on which the bolts are listed is displayed in a solid form.

If ' Supporting ' is selected, then field bolts will be listed on the bills of material of the supporting members and grouped together with the supporting member's mark on Field Bolt Reports . Also, field bolts will be shown in Modeling when the supporting member is displayed in one of the three solid forms .

If ' Supported ' is selected, then field bolts will be listed in the bills of material of the supported members. In Field Bolt Reports , the field bolts required to erect supported members with the same piecemark will be grouped together in a single row on the report. Also, as depicted in the example above, field bolts will be shown in Modeling when the supported member is displayed in one of the three solid forms

Plot field bolt bill of material information: or .

If this box is checked ( ) and " Summarize field bolts listed on details " is also checked, then field bolt information will be included on the plotted bill of material. This information will be associated with either the supporting or supported member as specified in the field " Field bolts listed on which members ."

If the box is not checked ( ), then field bolt data will not be shown in the physical bill of material , nor will it be printed, but the bolt data will continue to be shown in the bill editor .

Summarize field bolts list in bill of material: or . The selection shown here applies to the details of any members with field bolts whose piecemarks are selected for automatic detailing of members in a full-featured SDS2 program .

If this box is checked ( ), then a list of bolts designated to be attached in the field will appear in the bill editor in the Drawing Editor (see example above). Checking this box then detailing also allows the generation of a Field Bolt Listing From Sheet BOM or Field Bolt Summary From Sheet BOM from sheets with those details placed on them. This information, however, will not be printed with a bill of material associated with a particular detail sheet unless the box for " Plot field bolt bill of material information " is checked.

If the box is not checked ( ), field bolts will not be summarized on details. Tracking of field bolts can be done using Field Bolt Reports , Field Bolt Summaries or Field Bolts Point to Point Reports .

Include unit quantities and weights for field bolts in bill of material: or . This applies to the automatic detailing of members in a full-featured SDS2 program when " Summarize field bolts list in bill of material " is turned on.

Include unit quantities and weights

Include unit quantities and weights

If this box is checked ( ), the " Unit Quantity " " Total Weight " and " Unit Weight " columns in member bills of material include information about any field bolts that are associated with those members.

If the box is not checked ( ), only the " Description " " Remarks " and "Total Quantity " are reported for field bolts.

Summarize like field bolts on details: or . This applies to details of any members with field bolts whose piecemarks are selected for automatic detailing of members in a full-featured SDS2 program .

Summarize ... Summarize ...

If this box is checked ( ), then field bolts of the same type and size are summarized beneath the callout on member details (as shown above). Special case: The field bolts are summarized to the right of the member size if the box is checked for " Show main member size " in General Detailing/ Fabrication Options.

If the box is not checked ( ), the field bots are not called out on the member detail itself, but may optionally be called out in the bill of material.

List washers with field bolts on details: or . This applies when the box is checked for " Summarize like field bolts on details ."

List washers ... List washers ...

If this box is checked ( ), washers and the secondary nut are listed along with the field bolts on the member detail.

If the box is not checked ( ), only the field bolts are listed.

Summarize like shop bolts on details: or . This applies to details of any members with shop bolts whose piecemarks are selected for automatic detailing of members in a full-featured SDS2 program .

Summarize ... Summarize ...

If this box is checked ( ), then shop bolts of the same type and size will be summarized beneath the callout on member details (as shown above).

If the box is not checked ( ), like bolts will be listed separately for both sides of the member.

List washers with shop bolts on details: or . This applies to details of members with shop bolts whose piecemarks are selected for automatic detailing in a full-featured SDS2 program .

List washers ... List washers ...

If this box is checked ( ), then washers and the secondary nut will be listed along with shop bolts on system-generated details.

If the box is not checked ( ), washers will not be listed on the detail itself.

Bolt summary format on details: Unit quantity or Total quantity or Unit & total quantities . This applies to details of any members with shop bolts whose piecemarks are selected for automatic detailing in a full-featured SDS2 program .

'Unit quantity' 'Total quantity' 'Unit and total'

If ' Unit quantity ' is selected, the subsequently generated member detail lists the quantity of shop bolts required for the fabrication of a single member (e.g. 4-3/4 x 2 A325N).

If ' Total quantity ' is selected, the detail lists the total quantity of shop bolts used for the fabrication of all members represented on that detail (e.g. 12-3/4 x 2 A325N).

If ' Unit & total quantities ' is selected, the detail lists both the quantity of shop bolts for a single member and the total quantity for all members (e.g. 4-3/4 x 2 A325N [total = 12]).

Bolt callout : This applies in the Drawing Editor when the user of a full-featured SDS2 program performs a Objects > Material Callout > Add operation and selects a system-generated bolt.

Units of measure + None Units of measure + Dia Units of measure + ø

Units of measure + None Units of measure + Dia Units of measure + ø

' Units of measure + None ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and length of the bolt, but not to designate the units or include "Dia" or "ø". (e.g. 3/4x2 A325N BOLT).

' Units of measure + Dia ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and "Dia" and the length of the bolt, but not to designate the units. (e.g. 3/4Diax2 A325N BOLT).

' Units of measure + ø ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and "ø" and the length of the bolt, but not to designate the units. (e.g. 3/4øx2 A325N BOLT).

' Units of measure + None ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and units and length of the bolt, but not include "Dia" or "ø." (e.g. 3/4inx2 A325N BOLT).

' Units of measure + Dia ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and units and "Dia" and the length of the bolt. (e.g. 3/4inDiax2 A325N BOLT).

' Units of measure + ø ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and units and "ø" and the length of the bolt. (e.g. 3/4inøx2 A325N BOLT).

Nut callout: This applies in the Drawing Editor when the user of a full-featured SDS2 program performs an Objects > Material Callout > Add operation and selects a system-generated nut that does not have a bolt associated with it.

Units of measure + None Units of measure + Dia Units of measure + ø

Units of measure + None Units of measure + Dia Units of measure + ø

' Units of measure + None ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter of the nut, but not to designate the units or include "Dia" or "ø". (e.g. 3/4 NUT).

' Units of measure + Dia ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and "Dia" of the nut, but not to designate the units. (e.g. 3/4Dia NUT).

' Units of measure + ø ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and "ø" of the nut, but not to designate the units. (e.g. 3/4ø NUT).

' Units of measure + None ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and units of the nut, but not include "Dia" or "ø." (e.g. 3/4in NUT).

' Units of measure + Dia ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and units and "Dia" of the nut. (e.g. 3/4in Dia Nut).

' Units of measure + ø ' instructs Material Callout to call out the diameter and units and "ø" of the nut. (e.g. 3/4in ø NUT).

Washer callout: This applies to the washer's " Description " in the member bill of materials during automatic detailing in a full-featured SDS2 program.

' Units of measure + None ' instructs automatic detaling to call out the diameter of the washer, but not to designate the units or include "Dia" or "ø". (e.g. 3/4 WASHER).

' Units of measure + Dia ' instructs automatic detaling to call out the diameter and "Dia" of the washer, but not to designate the units. (e.g. 3/4Dia WASHER).

' Units of measure + ø ' instructs automatic detaling to call out the diameter and "ø" of the washer, but not to designate the units. (e.g. 3/4ø WASHER).

' Units of measure + None ' instructs automatic detaling to call out the diameter and units of the washer, but not include "Dia" or "ø." (e.g. 3/4in WASHER).

' Units of measure + Dia ' instructs automatic detaling to call out the diameter and units and "Dia" of the washer. (e.g. 3/4in Dia Nut).

' Units of measure + ø ' instructs automatic detaling to call out the diameter and units and "ø" of the washer. (e.g. 3/4in ø WASHER).

Bolt/Nut/Washer broken out in BOM: or .

Bolt/Nut/Washer broken out in BOM   Bolt/Nut/Washer broken out in BOM

These examples are taken from a member's bill of material. To open a particular member's bill of material ( bill editor ), start up Drawing Editer > open the desired member detail > choose Objects > Bill of Material > Review Bill .

If this box is checked ( ), then bolts, nuts, and washers are, by default, called out as separate line items in the member bill of material's " Description " column.

If the box is not checked ( ), then bolts, nuts, and washers are, by default, called out as a single line item.

Defaults: In a full-featured SDS2 program , the choice made here sets the default for " Bolt/Nut/Washer broken out in BOM " on the Bolt Edit window ( Modeling ), which in turn sets the shop bolt default for " Bolt/Nut/Washer broken out in BOM " on the Bolt Edit window ( Drawing Editor ). The choice made in Modeling can override the choice made here for all bolts (shop or field), and automatic detailing for members looks to the choice made in Modeling to determine whether or not to "break out" bolts in the BOM. Since only shop bolts are shown on member details in the Drawing Editor , the choice made in the Drawing Editor can override the choice made in Modeling for shop bolts only.

HOW/2: BOLTS, NUTS, AND WASHERS LISTED SEPARATELY IN BILL (a downloadable .pdf file)

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