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12-Amethyst
Feb 24, 2026 6:55 PM UTC
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Simulating a bolt pulling through a slot Creo 10.0.7.0

The bolt shouldn't need a nut. I'm just pulling against the slot to see if we can simulate the failure.

I can't imagine that would need to create an imaginary nut for this. What is the best way to create a contact and maintain the cool bolt functionality? (without a nut and another imaginary part for the imaginary nut to connect to) The actual assembly does not have a nut at the end of this bolt and I'm not testing the "pull out" of this bolt in the other part - just the failure of the thin area of the slot.

 

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19-Tanzanite
Feb 25, 2026 6:10 AM UTC

my suggestion

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19-Tanzanite
Feb 25, 2026 6:10 AM UTC

my suggestion

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12-Amethyst
Feb 25, 2026 3:13 PM UTC

Thanks Skunk,

The symmetry mirror constraints are a great idea here. We can easily show the max stress.

The contact surface seems every bit as good as a "bolt" and doesn't need a nut on the other end.

 

Thanks again,

Vince

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