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Example: Editing a Hex Bolt in a Custom Standard

This example describes how to modify the name and default length of a hex bolt in a custom standard named Custom ANSI Inch.

This procedure assumes that the Custom ANSI Inch standard has already been created as a copy of the ANSI Inch standard.

  1. Do one of the following:
    • On the ribbon, click Mechanical Content > Manage > Standards.
    • On the Mechanical toolbar, click Standards .
    • On the menu, click Mechanical Content > Standards.
  2. In the Toolbox - Standards dialog box, under Custom standards, select a standard and click Edit.
  3. In the Toolbox - Table Editor, expand Custom ANSI Inch > HARDWARE > BOLTS > Hex Bolt.
  4. To modify how the hex bolt name appears in the Toolbox - Hardware dialog box:
    1. In Related Standard, type ANSI Inch.
    2. In the right pane, in Description Format, click .
    3. In the Toolbox - Edit Description Format dialog box, under Available fields, select Related Standard and click Add to Description Format.

      In the Description Format field, %Related Standard is added at the end of the description.

    4. Click OK.
  5. To modify the default length of the hex bolt:
    1. In the left pane, under Hex Bolt, click Lengths.
    2. In the right pane, in the first row of the data table, change the value in the Length column.
    3. Click Close.
  6. Click Close to close the Toolbox - Standards dialog box.

To see the effect:

  1. On the ribbon, click Mechanical Content > Hardware > Insert.
  2. In the Toolbox - Hardware dialog box, in the left side, click Bolts and Screws.
  3. Do the following settings:
    • Standard: Custom ANSI Inch.
    • Type: Hex Bolt.

      Under Properties, the Name field includes the Related Standard you specified in step 4. The Fastener length and Thread length fields show the value you set in step 5.



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