Bolt Add Single Ply ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

  • Inserts bolts through holes that you select in a single ply of material.
  • For example, you might want to use this tool to add anchor bolts to a column base plate. If you want a special designation for the anchor bolts, you can define the bolts in the Bolt Specifications and then select the anchor bolt as the " Bolt type ."
  • Bolts may be input several at a time. Just select the holes that you want the bolts to be inserted into. The selected holes must have the same diameter and, if they are slots, the same rotation. The length of the inserted bolts is determined by the thickness of the material the holes go through. If the holes have different depths, the depths and grips of the bolts are based on the hole with the greatest depth.
  • You cannot add bolts to a member that has its " Model completed " date set.
  • If you want to bolt two materials together, use Add Bolts instead of Add Bolts to Single Ply . This tool is for inserting bolts into holes in a single ply of material.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

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   Step-by-step instructions :

Add Bolts to Single Ply lets you input 3D bolts through a single ply of material. The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse and that you use mouse bindings similar to those shown in these illustrations.

Before using this tool:

Make sure that the member associated with the material with the holes you want to add the single ply of bolts to is displayed in one of the three solid forms .

Step 1 (preselection) is optional. If you are going to do step 1, you may want to set the selection filter to ' Holes '. If you don't do step 1, in-tool selection is required -- see note 2 . Also, if you invoke Add Bolts to Single Ply from a mode, steps 1 and 2 are combined for a single hole.

1 (optional) : Select the holes you want to add the bolts to. In this example, the selection filter is set to ' Holes ' and selection is done by area box .
2 . Invoke Add Bolts to Single Ply . If you didn't do step 1, see note 2 before going to step 3.
3 . Left-click ( Yes ) to accept the bolt direction. Right-click ( No ) reverses the direction.
4 . The Bolt Edit window opens. " OK " on that window generates the bolts. " Cancel " stops the bolts from being added.

Note 1: To invoke Add Bolts to Single Ply , you can do any one (1) of the following:

Method 1 : Click the Add Bolts to Single Ply icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Bolt ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Bolt > Add Single Ply .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Add Bolts to Single Ply can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

Method 6 : With Bolt Mode mouse bindings active, hold down the Ctrl or Shift key and middle-click ( Add 1-Ply ).

Note 2: If you didn't do step 1 (preselection), Add Bolts to Single Ply prompts you to use Select Item(s) Mode mouse bindings to select one or more holes. This prompting also occurs if a member or material or something other than holes were selected in step 1. Press the Enter key or right-click ( Menu ) and choose " OK " on the menu when you are done selecting the hole(s).

Select Item(s) bindings

Note 3: If you right-click ( No ) in step 3, you are then prompted to verify the bolt placement again. If you right-click ( No ) a second time, no bolts are placed.

step 3 mouse bindings

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