Settings for Boltings (3-D)

3-D Standard > Standard Parts > Bolting > Settings

Use this function to specify the settings for the fitting of boltings.

Geometry and Detailing

The options under Geometry and under Detailing determine the representation of the boltings.

Geometry
Bores, standard parts, axes and threads can be shown or hidden by activating or deactivating the corresponding checkboxes.

Detailing
If Exact is chosen, the bolt heads are represented in detail. Especially for large drawings containing very many boltings it often makes sense to use the Compressed (2) representation to increase the performance of the program. If you want boltings (including their nuts and washers) in compressed representation to be considered for identical part search, BOM creation, or product structure transfer to HELiOS, select the Ref. BOM (3) representation.

Example

Effective length

There are three methods for determining the effective length of a bolting:

Calculate
The effective length is calculated automatically by HiCAD.
Pick
Determination by copying a distance from your drawing. The Distances menu is displayed to determine the effective length.
Through
The effective length results from the height of the parts to be bolted together.

Fitting mode

Here, you specify the plane for the fitting.

Prompt for processing plane
Before fitting a standard part, you are prompted for the definition/identification of a processing plane.
Contact surface
The currently active processing plane is used. If no processing plane is active, the fitting is made perpendicularly to the xy-plane of the active coordinate system.
Contact surface
The system searches for a common surface with another part.

Bolt assignment

You use these options to define the assignment of standard parts in the part structure.

1st part (nur bei Verschraubungen)

If the standard part is a bolting, it is assigned to the part as the sub-part BOLTING, which you identified first during fitting. The sub-part BOLTING consists, in turn, of various sub-parts like bolts or flat washers (see also additional parts).

If individual standard parts are being fitted, this option is identical to Only active part.

Only active part

If the standard part is a bolting, it is assigned to the active part as the sub-part BOLTING. The sub-part BOLTING consists, in turn, of various sub-parts like bolts or washers (see also additional parts).

Individual standard parts are assigned to the active part as sub-parts. The part name will be generated automatically by HiCAD, based on the chosen standard and the standard sizes.

Assembly

The bolting or the individual standard part is inserted as a new main part or steel engineering main part. Naming is similar to the other options.

Auxiliary parts

Here, you can define how the auxiliary parts of a bolting, such as washers and nuts, are assigned within the part structure.

Sub-part
The auxiliary parts are subordinated to the bolts as sub-parts.
Parallel part
The auxiliary parts are located on the same level as the bolts.

Production

Use these options to determine the production type. Possible options are:

Factory assembly,
Site assembly,
On-site construction.

Suppress window

The corresponding setting window is normally displayed each time a fitting function is called. If you do not want this to happen, activate the Suppress window checkbox. If you want to make subsequent changes to the settings, you will need to activate the relevant setting function explicitly.