Defining Bolts
- From the ribbon in the Prepare tab, select Assign from the Bolts group.
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Select a hole.
Discovery automatically highlights all faces in line with that hole. If something is selected that you do not want included, control-click to de-select.You can select all similar bolt holes by clicking .If you have separated holes that are coaxial, and you want to create bolts through those holes, click .
- Discovery automatically selects a bolt type from a standard library based on the hole size. The bolt type specifies the grade and the bolt dimensions as well as material properties. However, you can also select a bolt type from the dropdown menu in the right side of the HUD. Click the filter to narrow down the list of bolts.
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Click Accept to complete the bolt setup.
Once a bolt is defined, you can add a Bolt Preload condition from the Simulation tab to model the bolt under pretension.