Add a bolt to the catalog

Tekla Structures
2019
Tekla Structures

Add a bolt to the catalog

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.

  1. On the File menu, click Catalogs > Bolt catalog to open the Bolt Catalog dialog box.
  2. Enter the name of the bolt in the following box:

    You can enter a maximum of 40 characters in the name box.

  3. In the Type list, select an option to define the bolt element type.
  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Click OK.

    The Save confirmation dialog box appears.

  7. 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.

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