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Fasteners

*  NEW EVALUATION VERSION v1.2 *

Multiple insertions allowed.
Insertion and orientation now specified on screen.
SMART editing removed.

The standard fastener utility creates insertion blocks representing fasteners onto the current drawing sheet. It supports a large range of fastener types, both male and female, and allows several differing views of the fastener.

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This utility can reduce the time taken to draw a fastener from 5 minutes to a matter of seconds.

 

 

Movie Demonstration of Fastener Utility

 

 

 

Zipfile
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AVIFile02
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It removes the tedium of having to draw all the individual lines, arcs and circles.

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This utility allows the drawing of a large number of differing fasteners, of differing diameters and lengths in seconds without reference to a standard fastener specification or data sheet.

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Fastener Utility, Evaluation Version 1.2
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Fastener Dialog box

Functionality :

In the evaluation version of this utility ....

  • The fastener block is drawn on the current UCS at a specified point and angle and on the "0" layer.
  • The fastener details are selected via a dialog box.
  • Full and simplified representations of the fasteners are supported.
  • Dialogue box settings are retained by system.
  • Point and angle of fastener block can be chosen (picked) from drawing or input by hand.
  • Diameter and length of fastener selected from revisable database of fasteners.
  • Small selection of fastener supported in restricted version;
    • hex head screws,
    • hex head bolts and
    • standard hex nuts.
  • Six separate views of the fastener supported.

In the full version of this utility ....

  • Much larger collection of fasteners supported including;
    • pan head screws,
    • cheese head screws,
    • button head screws,
    • studding,
    • socket cap head screws,
    • socket CSK head screws,
    • slotted and castle nuts,
    • short crown and high crown dome nuts,
    • shoulder bolts,
    • T-nuts,
    • T-bolts,
    • swing bolts,
    • dowels,
    • dog point, flat point and cone point grub screws, and
    • washer hex head bolts.

Download AutoCAD
r2000 drawing of
supported fasteners

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  • Allows the user to specify the layer upon which the fastener blocks are inserted.

 
Fastener1

Only hex head bolts, screws and standard nuts are support in the evaluation version.
Fastener2

Fastener type, length, diameter and the layer the fastener representation is drawn onto is selected from list boxes on the dialogue box.
Fastener3

The fastener to be drawn is selected from a visual representation of the supported views.