AutoCAD Inventor :: Add Bolt From Content Center To Bolted Connections

Oct 11, 2013

In my work i normally use our standard full threaded rods with square nuts. But, since we make the rods and nuts in the factory, they do not follow any international standard.

I wanted to add the threaded rods to the Bolted Connection menu in order to be able to automaticaly add the rod and to let inventor calculate the needed lenght.

I was able to add the rod to content center as an Ipart with all available sizes, but it doesn't appear on the bolted connections menu.

See attached our normal bolted connection, how can I add this to bolted connection so inventor will size it automatically to the needed lenght?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Publishing Custom Nut To Content Center For Use With Bolted Connections

Sep 12, 2013

I'm making a customized content center library for my company and I'm trying to add a special type of nut but I'm not having any luck. I finally figured out how to author a part and have it show up in the bolted connection tool. Now I'm just getting an error as soon as I select my custom nut.

The error is "Cannot initialize part data table. Please verify the table definition in Content Center editor."

I've attached my part. It's a simple nut for use in aluminum extrusion, the only thing that changes between sizes is the threaded hole.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolt Lengths In Bolted Connections

Apr 11, 2013

When a bolted connection is used, the bolt changes in length as the stackup of hardware increases and decreases. I have noticed that if I do not grab the red arrow to adjust the length, the amount the bolt extends past the nut

seems to be only about 2 threads. What is the formula Inventor uses to determine this extended length?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Content Center Bolt Size Descriptions Missing

May 31, 2012

how I can get the bolt type and sizes to show in the description of the item in a parts list when placed through Content Center! I would like the same with all fixings.

We have configured our own Content Center by copying standards and replacing the part number with our own reference number. This then shows the description as "Bolt" with no size etc.

Can Content Center be configured in a way to show sizes in description?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connections Not Updating

Aug 27, 2012

I've got two pieces with 11/16" diameter holes for 5/8" bolts.

When I use Bolted Connection to place nut/bolt in the hole, it detects the 11/16" hole and sizes the bolt to look for 11/16" bolts. There aren't any 11/16" bolts so the window shows no bolts. I have to manually choose 5/8" for the bolt size in order to get a list of bolts to choose from. In my reading, i was thinking this was supposed to have been fixed by 2010, is that not correct?

Also, in testing another theory, after placing the bolted connection andt then editing the bolt size to 7/16" or 1 13/16" in diameter. The bolt doesn't update it's size to reflect the change in the hole. Is there really no correlation here? Is a manual change to existing bolts, nuts, washers, etc going to be necessary if the hole size changes? If i change the thickness of the plate(s) the bolt is going through, using autosolve updates the bolt length, but nothing seems to be checking the diameter of the hole.

If true, kinda harst to be able to make a completely parametric assembly of everything but the fastners.I'm using the Hole method on the bolt connection dialog with pre-existing holes that do not have threads on them.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connections Box Empty

Aug 14, 2013

When i try to make a bolted connection my "click to add fastener > standard/category" box is empty. my hole, which used hole command, is 11/16" and the bolt only needs to be roughly 2" long so im not demanding odd fasteners.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connections Won't Update?

Apr 9, 2013

So I've got this part, and it's got bolted connections.  There's two of them, and each one is a pattern of multiple #10 machine screws.

No matter what  I do, one of them will always have a lighting bolt next to it, as shown in this picture:

Rebuild All doesn't fix it.  Manually editing the bolted connection will fix the lightning bolt ... but it will invariably switch to the other bolted connection instead.

Also, another fun little thing I've found: if you grab one of the screws with the mouse and drag on it, only the first bolt in the pattern seems to be actually constrained to the hole.  The others appear to have pretty much just distance constraints, maybe plane-axis constraints.  You can rotate the whole pattern around the hole that the first bolt was set in.  This doesn't seem like a good behavior to allow ...

Anyway, the data set for the above image is attached.  The screws themselves aren't, but they're just content center parts and should get automatically generated if you open the assembly. 

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connections Across Assemblies

Nov 16, 2011

We're new to using bolted connection in our piping systems.  They work great within a pipeline, connecting flanged fittings, etc.  Where we have an issue is across two pipelines.  Each pipeline is a sub-assembly, so in the bolted connection wizard it is impossible to select the mating flange on the other sub-assembly as the termination plane for the bolted connection.  I want the bolted connection to show up in the BOM for one or the other sub-assembly, not at the top level. 

Right now what I am doing is manually inserting what would be the mating washer and nut, from the CC and using an offset Insert constraint to make it appear to sit on the face of the mating flange, then pattern that... and THEN run the bolted connection for the bolt and another washer on the other side.  This works, but is very time consuming. How this could be done across sub-assemblies, with all of the parts in one sub-assembly's BOM?   

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connections Between Two Angled Surfaces

May 29, 2012

Bolted connections between two angled surfaces?!?

Is this possible ?!! Ive been working in various CAD packages and have found this to be an issue every time. Say for instance you want to bolt through a wall onto a tapered flange, how can you select a non parallel face as the start or finish surface?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Custom Fasteners With Bolted Connections

Apr 8, 2013

Is it possible to use your own customer fasteners with bolted connections?

I other words, special nuts / bolts that do not appear in the Inventor standard libraries, that are essentially user created, defined and published.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Accessing Bolted Connections Through ILogic?

Nov 27, 2012

I'm currently creating a program to replace all fasteners in an assembly with there Metric / Imperial opposites. My program works and I've created a log file for any issues that do come up.

My question now is: 

Is there any way to manipulate bolted connections through the API? Or is this not supported yet?

I cannot seem to find anything to do with them. It's strange though as my program creates an error log for the Lock Washers in the Bolted Connection (which it was struggling with previously anyways), but shows the other fasteners as being successful.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Cross Hairs Left Over From Bolted Connections

Aug 1, 2012

When deleting bolted connections from my assembly using design accelerator I am left with black cross hairs where the connections used to be, I can't seem to delete these from my model either in the assembly itself or by editing the sketch, what are these, why are they left over from a deleted connection and how do I remove them  ... ? ?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Multiple Bolted Connections Using Design Accelerator

Nov 29, 2011

If there is a way to create multiple instances of bolted connections using design accelerator instead of having to add one by one which takes forever ? All the bolted connections are of the same specification.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connections Creating Tapped Holes

Aug 15, 2013

I needed to create a lot of bolted connections so that my design could be sent for FEA analysis.Connections with thru holes eg. nuts and washers on the back work fine beyond the everpresent update issues.

My issue is with tapped holes, my parts already have the tapped holes but the "Botlted connection" feature insists on creating a new tapped hole for me. This is not so bad but every time I have to update for moved holes etc when updating the bolted connection I get a new tapped hole.Would really like to get rid of that tapped hole?

Also when I get the extra holes I delete the feature and then have problems with the underlying sketch which I cannot access, how do I get rid of that sketch or how do I access it?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connections As Assemblies In Parts List

Jun 21, 2012

We'd like our bolted connections to show up as assemblies in our parts list rather than individual parts.

We've modified our CABoltCon.Imperial.xml template to make the assemblies B.O.M. structure 'Normal' rather than the default 'Phantom'.

Now we'd like to drive the assemblies description based on the bolt size used. For example, the description in the parts list would read "5/8" HEX BOLT C/W NUT AND WASHER".

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connections Follow Pattern 2013

Nov 5, 2012

I have an assembly comprised of 2 identical parts that have holes in a radial pattern.  The holes were created at the part level, & the holes are obviously in both parts (they are not created by the bolted connection).

I've made a bolted connection using the "By hole" option & I've checked "Follow pattern."  The bolted connection is made without any problems, & the "Follow pattern" populates all the holes as would normally be expected.

However, here's the problem:  the only bolt/nut/washer assembly that appears to be fully constrained is the one on the base hole (by "base hole" I mean the hole that I initially selected).  The other bolts/nuts/washers are not constrained to the holes.  So, I can drag the entire pattern & it spins radially about the axis of the base hole.

I've never seen this ridiculous behavior before IV 2013. 

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connection - Tool Will Only Draw One Bolt

Apr 21, 2011

Im using the bolted connection tool and when i chose all of circluar reference and pick out my bolt and nut the tool will only draw one bolt and ignore all the other circular references.  It previews all the bolts just fine ut will only place a bolt in one of the circular references.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Placing Bolt From Content Centre

Aug 29, 2012

I starting out new to Inventor 2013.What are the steps to place a washer and bolt from Content Centre into the assembly?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Change Content Centre Bolt Description?

Dec 12, 2012

I want to change the description of a bolt to be "M(bolt size) bolt. then add the length in another column. example M10 bolt.

I want to know if it is possible to do this using the Family Properties & changing the "Family Description" to something like M=<NND> BOLT. i have tried but had no luck as it only comes back with "M Bolt" & no diameter 

Any other way to make it populate a BOM easily.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolted Connection Custom Content

Dec 8, 2009

I've been setting up all our standard faster in the content center. I'm now trying to test the Bolted Connection feature, So far all is well, I can utilize our Nuts and Bolts however I can't select our Washers on the "Select Fastener" dialogue box. When I filter by our Standard it shows nothing, When I filter by All, it shows a whole bunch of washers (But not all of the ones included in content center). What determines whether a fastener will be displayed in the "Select Fastener" dialogue box?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Change Bolt Size Form Content Centre

Dec 16, 2009

I want to change the bolt form "M8×80" into "M8×50". How to realize the function in my VB program make use of API?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Content Center Filter Voids All Content When Engaged

Nov 20, 2011

Somehow the Content Center Filter clears all content while in ISO or DIN. Both libraries are turned on in project.

I can see only one custom library when either filter engaged. I also see both ISO and DIN parts when filter is off.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Bolt Diameter Is Inactive In Bolt Connection Component Generator

Aug 7, 2012

I have some problems with Bolt Connection Component Generator. For placement I choose Concentric, i choose all references, but I can't select Diameter. It is stuck to 10mm and i can't change it.

I am using Inventor Profesional 2013

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Change Length Of Bolt In Bolt Connection

Aug 23, 2012

After I create bolt connection by select the "termination"  and all the fasteners, the length of bolt is fixed. How can I change the length of bolt?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: BSI Content Center

Jun 1, 2012

I used to use the BSI content fine in my old version of Inventor, but on this years version there appears to be no BSI content.  I have tried reinstalling the content center and all of the options are selected but still no BSI?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Can't Log Into Content Center

Nov 18, 2011

I can log into data managment services outside of inventor.

I can't log into content center or access frame generator from inventor.

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AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Use Content Center

Jun 22, 2012

I'm using a student version of inventor 2013, and i'm trying using the content center for add bolts at my project, but all the components are unable for my use, because everything are marked as read only.

How can i do for use these components? and other question, how can i create account at vault?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Content Center Characters

Oct 13, 2012

We have an extensive library of parts that we consistently utilize, but we do use Content Center for hardware and routed systems components.

All of our library parts have our company ERP's item number in the stock number iProperty, and the ERP's description in the Comments iProperty.

For CC items, we have added columns for these and mapped them to the appropriate iProperty.

Everything works great except for one thing.

Many of our ERP descriptions inlude inch marks, foot marks, and the & symbol.  For our normal library parts thhis is not an issue.  However, CC items utilize these characters differently.  The result is our descriptions come out different that what is entered.

See the example below...

How to include these characters in the CC descriptions?

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Content Center Sharing

Jun 22, 2012

At my company we currently have a huge number of Autocad deployments for 2010,2011,2012.  Right now our deployments weren't setup to include the content centers.  I have installed 2012 Inventor on my personal computer as a trial version to grab the .idcl files.  I was wondering if I would be able to just drag and drop these onto a server and have my co-workers point to the file location within inventor itself via options>content center>etc.  

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Content Center Not Visible

Nov 29, 2011

Two computers with Inventor Pro 2011 on them, same set up in Apllication Options/Content Center and Apllication Options/File. On one Inventor sees Content Center on the other does not. What could be the problem? 

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AutoCAD Inventor :: Content Center Is Empty

Jun 24, 2013

Installed 2014 recently, and now my Content Center has nothing in it. The "Place from Content Center" window loads, and there are no folders.  My item count is 0.  I've attached a screen shot for reference. Clicking the refresh button does nothing.

We have no custum hardware/materials/etc.

If I try to update the content center library (step 2), the Configure Libraries is full of "Not Available"s. Again, I've attached a screen shot.  I'm nervous to continue migrating with out all that info.

There are two pc's with IV, and the content center is working fine on the other pc.  The CC is a local thing, and only my computer seems to be upset.

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