2009 Bolted Connection Lengths

[Randy Knight]

New to Inventor, had 2008 and in bolted connection I could select different lengths, but in 2009 I seem to be limited to one length, just able to choose either coarse or fine thread. Am I missing something?
TIA

[Anonymous]

Hello,

You can change the length of the screw in an assembly document in the 3D
preview if you use either Drag&Drop method over a red arrow in the bolt
preview or hold 'Alt' key and click on the three dots button to invoke the
Modify length dialog.

Regrads

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Pavel Holecek
Design Accelerator - Autodesk


"Randy Knight" wrote in message news:5897831@discussion.autodesk.com...
New to Inventor, had 2008 and in bolted connection I could select different
lengths, but in 2009 I seem to be limited to one length, just able to choose
either coarse or fine thread. Am I missing something?
TIA

[moretti999]

Pavel,
he is new so it would help if you supplemented your statement with some screen shots.
Normally, it is a great help.
Best,
AM

[Randy Knight]

Thanks for the reply. The Alt does the trick for getting to the custom lengths. I am putting in a bolted connection using a point and choosing a blind hole. If I edit an existing bolted connection and choose a different length of connector the existing hole and thread length created by the original connection have to be updated manually, correct?
Thanks

[Anonymous]

Hello,

Yes, it is correct. If you change the Bolt length, then the bolt has a
custom length and the Bolted Connection does not react to this custom
change. So, the hole is not updated.

Pavel Holecek
Design Accelerator - Autodesk


"Randy Knight" wrote in message news:5898944@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks for the reply. The Alt does the trick for getting to the custom
lengths. I am putting in a bolted connection using a point and choosing a
blind hole. If I edit an existing bolted connection and choose a different
length of connector the existing hole and thread length created by the
original connection have to be updated manually, correct?
Thanks