Use the Smart Fasteners page to
set defaults and preferences for fasteners used with Hole Wizard holes and non-Hole Wizard
holes.
To access the Smart
Fasteners page:
- From Windows, click
.
- Click 5 - Smart
Fasteners.
Washer sizes
Select from the options to limit the available washer types, depending
on the size of the Smart Fastener.
| Exact
match |
Limits the available types to
washers that match the fastener size exactly. |
|
Greater than
tolerance |
Limits the available types to hole
diameters that match the fastener size within the tolerance you
type. |
|
Unrestricted |
Makes all washer types available.
|
Automatic fastener change
You can make the fastener's length change when the hardware stack
changes, and make the stack hardware size change when the fastener's size
changes.
| Change
fastener length to ensure minimum thread
engagement |
Adjusts fastener lengths to
satisfy your thread engagement requirements:
- Threads beyond a
nut - Adds to the fastener length to ensure
that the specified number of threads protrude beyond the
nut.
- x diameter into a
tapped hole - Sets the minimum length a
fastener engages a tapped hole, based on a multiple of its
diameter.
|
|
Change stack components when fastener
size is changed |
Changes nut and washer sizes
automatically when the fastener size changes. |
Fastener to use with Non-Hole Wizard holes
You can specify the default Smart Fasteners components to use with
nonstandard hole types.
|
Fastener to use with Non-Hole Wizard
holes |
Specifies the Smart Fastener for
non-Hole Wizard holes when you click Browse (...) and select the fastener. |