You need to add individual bolt elements, such as bolts, nuts, and washers, to the bolt catalog before you can define bolt assemblies and use them in a model.
The following steps are for adding bolts, but they also apply to adding nuts and washers.
- On the File menu, click to open the Bolt Catalog dialog box.
- Enter the name of the bolt in the following box:
You can enter a maximum of 40 characters in the name box.
- In the Type list, select an option to define the bolt element type.
- Define the other properties of the new bolt.
You can enter a maximum of 25 characters in the Standard box.
Use different names for bolt, nut, washer, and stud standards to distinguish bolt element types from each other when defining bolt assemblies.
- Click Add to add the bolt to the bolt catalog.
You cannot use a bolt if it does not belong to a bolt assembly. Therefore, we recommend checking that the catalog also includes nuts and washers that work with the new bolt so that you can create a bolt assembly. If the catalog does not include suitable nuts and washers, add them the same way as you added the new bolt.
- Click OK.
The Save confirmation dialog box appears.
- Select Save changes to model folder to save the changes in the screwdb.db file in the current model folder, and then click OK.
Tip: You can also add bolts by importing them to the bolt catalog.