Editing Smart Fasteners

You can change the type, size, length, and other editable dimensions of a Smart Fastener. You can flip Smart Fasteners used in through holes. You can also drag holes in the fastener tree to change the type of fastener assigned to a hole or to split a hole series.

To edit Smart Fasteners:

Right-click Smart Fastener in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit Smart Fastener.
The Smart Fasteners PropertyManager appears.

Changing the Type of Smart Fastener

To change the type of Smart Fastener:

  1. Under Results, select a Group.
  2. Under Series Components, in Fastener, right-click and select Change fastener type.
  3. In the Smart Fastener dialog box, select a fastener.
  4. Optional: To change the fastener type for a Series:
    1. In the PropertyManager, click Edit Grouping.
    2. Under Results, expand the group.
    3. In the fastener tree, right-click a Series and click Change fastener type.

Changing the Parameters of Smart Fasteners

To change the parameters of Smart Fasteners:

  1. Under Results, select a Group.
  2. Under Properties, select a parameter to change and choose a new value or option from the list. Repeat for other parameters as required.
  3. Optional: To change the properties for a Series:
    1. In the PropertyManager, click Edit Grouping,
    2. Under Results, expand the group.
    3. In the fastener tree, right-click the Series and click Properties.

Flipping Smart Fasteners

To flip Smart Fasteners:

  1. Under Results, click Edit Grouping.
  2. Expand the Group in the fastener tree.
  3. Right-click the Series you want to flip and select Flip.
    The heads of the fasteners in the selected series flip to the other side of the joint.
It is not recommended to edit the individual parameters of a Toolbox part using Edit Sketch or Edit Definition. These functions do not update the Toolbox database.