Defining the properties of the bolt

The Selectables that define the bolt properties are the following: bolt type, friction coefficient, geometry, lubricant, material and surface, size, and strength grade.

All these selectables are protected.

  1. On the left-side menu bar, click Main Data > Selectable.

  2. In the Selectables page, select a Joint type selectable from the table.

  3. On the upper-right corner of the Selectable details dialog box, click Edit.

  4. In the Edit selectable dialog box, add/delete/move an item of the Value box.

    To add a value, near the Values box, click the Add icon ().

    In the Values box, double-click the new row. Type the new value and then click outside the Values box.

    To edit a value already configured, in the Values box, double-click it. Then edit the value.

    To delete a value previously configured, select the value and then click Delete icon ().

    To change the sorting of the values in the Values box, click the Move up icon () or the Move down icon ().

    All the other parameters of the Edit selectable dialog box are unavailable.

  5. On the upper-right corner of the Edit selectable dialog box, click Save.