No nuts in bolted connection with custom bolt

[roelfoubert]

I have a problem with a custom bolt in the bolted connection.

I want to add DIN 15237 to the content center. I thought it was succesfully done, but with the bolted connection I can't select a nut.

What is the best procedure to make a custom bolt to work with the bolted connection?

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! I guess the standard libraries required in this workflow are not included. Close all files. Go to Get Started -> Projects -> click on Configure CC Library (the button on the right at the bottom) -> make sure DIN standard is included.

Many thanks!

[roelfoubert]

The standard libraries are checked in the project file. When I change the custom bolt to a Din931 the nuts are visible. But with my custom bolt they don’t. So I think I missed something when I publish the custom bolt, but I don’t know what.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Please share the custom bolt here so we can take a closer look?

Many thanks!

[roelfoubert]

I've attached my custom bolt. 

[jan_priban]

Hi,

 when I open your bolt, it seems bolt has not been authorized. Components/part used in AddIns like Bolted Connection / Frame Generator / Tube & Pipe have to authorized. So you need to authorize our bolt.

Regards

Jan Priban

[roelfoubert]

I did this before publishing the part. But then I can't select a nut in the bolted connection.

Can you test this for me? And tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[jan_priban]

OK, I can help you, but the part you sent is bolt

but you are talking about nut :). Send the nut please.

Jan Priban

[roelfoubert]

This bolt is a custom bolt. I want to use this custom bolt in the bolted connection. But then I can't use the standard nuts in the bolted connection like DIN 934 for example. So I thought I did something wrong with the publishing of the bolt. 

[jan_priban]

Sorry, I see what you want.

Your bolt is OK,  but no nut pairs with your bolt, right?

[roelfoubert]

correct. It needs to work with the standard nuts in the content center.

I tried doing the same steps with a standard bolt and I get the same result so I think I do something wrong with authoring or publishing to the content center.

[jan_priban · Accepted solution]

Hello,

basically there is nothing wrong with bolt you made, model is nice 🙂

Based on Content Center / Publish recommendation and my suggestions:

- there are some parameters duplicates (like r, R) and Content Center is not case-sensitive, so r=R which is wrong

- can be resolved by rename, but in your case by Purge parameters since not all parameters are used/required

- make your bolt iPart (even it has only one member/row)

- add Thread info into iPart table (Class, Designation)

- re-author (hex Head category is OK even your bolt is not hex head)

- all should be fine like I see on R 2020.3

(Seems like your current bolt version has a thread somehow incompatible with nut thread.)

Regards

Jan Priban

[roelfoubert]

Thanks it works perfectly with inventor 2020.2.2.

What is the Grip Length from the bolt? It's not clear to me which parameter I need to link. 

[jan_priban]

It should be distance between end of thread and bottom head side. But to be honest, inspecting existing bolts from Content Center, it is something else, e.g. constant value / number (not parameter).

Sorry, no clear answer

Jan Priban