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Wrong Bolt Length when connecting to flanged nozzle

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Wrong Bolt Length when connecting to flanged nozzle

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When connecting to flanged nozzle of an equipment that converted from autocad objects/blocks, P3D does not give bolt length correctly.

 

Compare following  2 examples:

 

1. If the quipment is created from Plant 3d parametric shapes, the bolt length is correct( P3D recalculated the bolt length  according to each "Flange Thickness" value).

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2. If the equipment is converted from Autocad objects/blocks, the bolt length is NOT correct( P3D does not recalculated the bolt length  according to each "Flange Thickness" value. The bolt length remains the value in catalogue).

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This problem has bothered me and our company for a long time. So many boltsets  in the BOM must be modified by hand! 

 

Is it a bug? 

 

PS: Searched the forum, I found that the same issue was posted more than a year ago, but no reply. 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Plant-3D/Bolt-length-on-Equipment-Flanged-Nozzle-Issue/m-p/357...

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Wrong Bolt Length when connecting to flanged nozzle

When connecting to flanged nozzle of an equipment that converted from autocad objects/blocks, P3D does not give bolt length correctly.

 

Compare following  2 examples:

 

1. If the quipment is created from Plant 3d parametric shapes, the bolt length is correct( P3D recalculated the bolt length  according to each "Flange Thickness" value).

无标题.png

 

 

2. If the equipment is converted from Autocad objects/blocks, the bolt length is NOT correct( P3D does not recalculated the bolt length  according to each "Flange Thickness" value. The bolt length remains the value in catalogue).

无标题2.png

 

 

This problem has bothered me and our company for a long time. So many boltsets  in the BOM must be modified by hand! 

 

Is it a bug? 

 

PS: Searched the forum, I found that the same issue was posted more than a year ago, but no reply. 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Plant-3D/Bolt-length-on-Equipment-Flanged-Nozzle-Issue/m-p/357...

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dave.wolfe
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Last I checked the bolt length calcs still need some work done on them. Autodesk is aware of the issue.

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Last I checked the bolt length calcs still need some work done on them. Autodesk is aware of the issue.

Dave Wolfe
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I have the same problem now, any new updates?

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I have the same problem now, any new updates?

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