Bolted Connection Thread units

[Cosmin_V]

Hi
I'm trying to use "Bolted Connection Component Generator", but for some reason if I change the thread from

"ISO Metric profile" to one of our standard the units it change from "mm" to "in".

How this can be fixt?

[andrewdroth]

Are you changing the thread to a custom diameter, or a custom thread profile?

[Cosmin_V]

Thanx @andrewdroth 

A custom thread profile.

[CGBenner]

@Cosmin_V 

Can you attach one of your parts here with the custom profile?

[Cosmin_V]

No, unfortunately I'm not allowed to. 😞

[CGBenner]

@Cosmin_V 

I recently saw something similar, with a pipe fitting.  The part model was created using Imperial units, but the size parameter was manually set to Metric (mm).  Inventor ignored the parameter setting when the part was authored and published, and used inches instead of mm.  Check your original part model units, to see if it was modelled in inches or millimeters.

[Cosmin_V]

It was in mm, everything is in "mm", we don't use and we never used "in".

[CGBenner]

@Cosmin_V 

Sorry,... had to ask.  I assumed that it was in mm, but I thought it was worth checking.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! The behavior does not sound right to me. But, I need a way to reproduce it. Please try publishing a non-proprietary part and see if it behaves the same. I would like to see an example. What release of Inventor are you on? Please make sure all applicable Inventor updates are installed.

Many thanks!

[Cosmin_V]

HI

In fact I don't even have an example to show because I didn't make one, if it's wrong ...

This is what it is happen

If I change the thread from ISO "Metric profile" to one of our "Standard"

The Diameter it is change from "mm" to "in"

[CGBenner]

@Cosmin_V 

How did you define the thread designation?  The method you used there might hold a clue to what is going wrong. 

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! I suspect the family template associated with the CC family might be wrong (inch based). Try this. Open a CC part from the family and go to Tools -> Doc Settings -> Unit. Is it set to "inch" or "mm"? If it is inch, change it to mm. Make sure all other settings are correct. Then go to CC Editor -> find the family -> replace family template -> pick the part you just save. Does it work better now?

Many thanks!

[Cosmin_V]

It is in "mm"

[CGBenner]

@Cosmin_V 

Did you see my post above?  How was your custom thread designation created?

[Cosmin_V]

I'm sorry, I didn't see your post.
I don't know exactly how, I was there ...

[CGBenner]

@Cosmin_V 

Can you share the Thread.xls data file from your system?  It is normally found at: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 201x\Design Data\XLS\<language folder>\.   You couls also find it through a search in Windows Explorer if that does not work.

[Cosmin_V]

I hoppe it is ok

[CGBenner]

@Cosmin_V 

Thank you!  Which family is the one that is giving you the size error?  Is it the Kleecoil?

[Cosmin_V]

Thank you @CGBenner 

Yes, it is the Kleecoil!

[CGBenner]

@Cosmin_V 

In the Thread.xls file that you sent, I noticed that the "Size" column is populated with the value from "Thread Designation".  In all of the other tables, Size is an Integer, Thread Designation is a String.  I suspect that putting the correct Integer value in this column may fix the problem.

This is the Kleecoil table:

By comparison, this is the ISO Metric table: