Suggestion - compatibility checking for thread sizes

[r.moss]

I have just had the annoying experience of finding that my design has an M6 bolt going through a plain 6.5mm hole in one component,  into an M8 tapped hole in a second component.  Arghh!   I only realised after the components had been made.

Fortunately I have just enough room to open out the plain hole and use an M8 bolt.  It looks a bit clunky.    Wouldn't it be nice if F360 popped up a warning that the thread was the wrong size for the bolt?  (or if I had used an M8 bolt, a warning that it would not pass through the 6.5mm hole)?

[g-andresen]

Hi,

1. how should Fusion know what you are up to?
2. just change (double click on the thread feature) the M8 to a M6 thread in the timeline.

günther

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@g-andresen wrote:

Hi,

1. how should Fusion know what you are up to?

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@g-andresen 
Autodesk Inventor Professional - Bolted Connection Design Accelerator does this for you.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

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@TheCADWhisperer  schrieb:@g-andresen 

Autodesk Inventor Professional - Bolted Connection Design Accelerator does this for you.

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That's nice.
@r.moss  creates his designs with Inventor and can put his brain on standby in the future or sit back and let Chat GPT create his designs.

günther

[r.moss]

My design has around 700 components and is being built in a hurry - occasionally there is a slip-up.  Yes, I can change the timeline easily enough but it's a bit late for that as the metal has already been drilled.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

In the future, define the thread size as a variable in the parameter list.

Then you need to change it there only once.

günther

[r.moss]

Yes, not a bad idea.

It would be helpful too if McMaster-Carr components were automatically given a meaningful name e.g. M6*16 bolt as well as 91292A137.  I know one can edit the component name after insertion, but how many people actually bother to do this?  Clicking on "properties" tells me its mass and density but not what thread size it is.

[laughingcreek]

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@r.moss wrote:

...  I know one can edit the component name after insertion, but how many people actually bother to do this?  ...

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Me.  Every time.