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Hi everyone,
I have been trying to design a few bolted connections, and am having issues with the generic bolt library. My company is relatively new to Creo, and everywhere else I have worked all the setup and admin work had already been done with respect to part libraries. Here we have a bare bones application and no IT support locally for Creo (and half of our files are locked to prevent me from editing them by our IT admins).
A co-worker was trying to design a 7/16" bolted connection and came to me when he couldn't get the screw tool to work. Using only the inch catalog, I can find a 5/16" hex bolt but no 7/16", or I can use the ANSI-English library and find both but then the washer option isn't available. I have tried checking all the washer related .mnu and .dat files (primarily wa.dat and wa.prt) and it appears all the parameters for a 7/16" bolt and washer are available. I can even import a 7/16" bolt and washer separately using the rhb.prt and wa.prt files. Any idea on how I can get the side washer options enabled for the 16th sizes? It would be nice if the default Creo libraries included more options like even Inventor offers. I plan to create my own fastener library once I can convince our IT to give me access.
Thank you,
Tim
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Hi,
you have to make sure that your diameter 7/16" = 0.4375" is available for your washer files.
In Washer_A_Narrow.dat you find a instance with this size -> WASHER-N-A-7_16
Now you have to make sure, that the washer exist in your catalog file. In the HoloKrome catalog you find a screw and a washer with this diameter.
In the ANSI-ENGLISH catalog you find a screw but no washer. If you want to use the Washer_A_Narrow.dat in this catalog, you have to open the <afx/ifx>\parts\ifx_catalogs\ANSI-ENGLISH.txt file and add the washer in the washer section:
Then you also have access to this washer in the ANSI-ENGLISH catalog:
Of course you can also add a 7/16" size to the INCH catalog. Please refer to the IFX online help or to the IFX tutorials for more information.
Regards,
Oli
Hi,
you have to make sure that your diameter 7/16" = 0.4375" is available for your washer files.
In Washer_A_Narrow.dat you find a instance with this size -> WASHER-N-A-7_16
Now you have to make sure, that the washer exist in your catalog file. In the HoloKrome catalog you find a screw and a washer with this diameter.
In the ANSI-ENGLISH catalog you find a screw but no washer. If you want to use the Washer_A_Narrow.dat in this catalog, you have to open the <afx/ifx>\parts\ifx_catalogs\ANSI-ENGLISH.txt file and add the washer in the washer section:
Then you also have access to this washer in the ANSI-ENGLISH catalog:
Of course you can also add a 7/16" size to the INCH catalog. Please refer to the IFX online help or to the IFX tutorials for more information.
Regards,
Oli
Thank you Oliver. I knew there was something I needed to add, but I could not find where it needed to go. I made the change you recommended and it worked flawlessly. I will look at the other links you provided and see how I can build our local library from that.
Tim