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Adding Smart Fasteners to an Assembly

To add Smart Fasteners to an assembly:

Click Smart Fasteners (Assembly toolbar) or Insert > Smart Fasteners.
Set options in the PropertyManager.
Click .

To edit an existing Smart Fastener, right-click it in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit Smart Fastener.

Search 'Adding Smart Fasteners to an Assembly' in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.

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