Question
How to define a User-defined Bolt?
Answer
Follow the steps below to create a user-defined Bolt in CIM:
Step 1: Go to the Model Ribbon
Step 2: Under the Bolt component dropdown menu, select the Define option
Step 3: Assign the Name of your Bolt
Step 4: Choose bolt type
- Hex Bolt: A common fastener with a hexagonal (six-sided) head, used in Steel member Joint connections
- Welding Stud: A mechanical fastener, typically a headed steel stud, used in composite construction
Step 5: Select the Material
For Hexagonal Bolt:
Under the Bolt shape section
Step 6: Go to the Bolt sub-section
Step 7: Choose the Standard as "None"
- If the user wants, they can select KS, which is the international standard of Bolts designated with M grade.
Step 8: Assign the required values for the Bolt
- Head Width: Total width of the hexagonal part of the bolt
- Body diameter: Diameter of Bolt's body
- Head Height: Total thickness of the hexagonal head of the bolt
- Bolt Length: Total length of the bolt's body part
Under the Bolt shape section,
Step 9: Go to Nut sub-section
Step 10: Enter the total number of Nuts required
Step 11: Choose a standard if required
Step 12: Assign the total width and thickness of the hexagonal part of the nut
Under the Bolt Shape section,
Step 13: Go to Washer sub-section
Step 14: Enter the total number of Bolt washer and Nut top washers required
Step 15: Click on to save and define the bolt
If a user is defining a Welding Stud, then kindly follow the steps mentioned below after Step 5:
Step 6: Assign the Bolt shape values for the welding stud:
- Head Height: Thickness of the welding stud's head
- Head Diameter: Diameter of the welding stud's head
- Body diameter: Diameter of the welding stud's body part
- Stud Length: Total length of the welding stud's body
Step 7: Click to define the bolts
This is how a user can define a user-defined bolt profile in CIM.