Bolted connection to slots

[IB55]

It is very common to have slots instead of holes for expansion or adjustability of the connection. Can inventor design bolted connection through slots?

[blair]

I guess you could use the Linear option

[blandb · Accepted solution]

This is kind of a cheating way of doing it, but you could make a circular cut at the center of your slot that is just say a .001 larger than the slot. Then you could use the "Concentric" method using the circular cut-out as the reference.  Just a thought.

[blair]

Or use at a Point but as with the sketch, they both add geometry to the model. Most likely, you will have a hole on the other side of your model so I would use it to "anchor" the hole.

The Bolted connection does require starting and ending planes and then a location point, I've never seen very many slot/slot connections.

[IB55]

Blandb that is a very good trick, not exactly what I was looking for but your idea can be very useful. I was more hoping to get some ideas how to customise bolted connection tool so it will create slot (or slots) in bolted parts. If I have to create slots in addition to the bolted connection then all the productivity associated with the bolted connection is lost.
Thank you all for your ideas and suggestions.

[LukeEngineering]

For anyone comming here through g00gle.

Use the Joint feature, or if you don't want any joints in you assembly:

In the part with the slot: Make a Work Feature point with the "Center Point of Loop of Edges".

In the assembly: Put your bolt/washer at the plane with a constrain and then add a constraint to the centerline of the bolt and the specified point.

It still is some work to add all the points.