Creating Manufacturing Fasteners from Points

You can create a manufacturing fastener from a point.

  1. In the Drill Fill section of the action bar, click Manufacturing Fasteners from Points .
    The Create Manufacturing Fasteners From Position panel appears.
  2. Optionally, you can select a manufacturing setup.

    If there is only one, it is set as the default.

  3. From the Tools section of the action bar, click App Options and choose one of the selection modes available in the Select area.
  4. In the work area , you can:
    • Select several points using the rectangle trap. An arrow defining the direction is shown at each position which is Z-Axis by default.
    • Select a set of points created on lines. You can select several points using the rectangle trap. An arrow defining the direction is shown at each position; position direction vector is defined by the selected line.

    To remove a point from selection, select it again.

  5. The context toolbar that appears allows you to optionally do either of the following:
    • To select a surface which helps to re-compute and displays the normal based on the selected surface, click Select a normal support to set a direction for MFTs
    • To invert the axis of all the selected point, click Reverse the direction of all the selected position(s) .

      Alternatively, to invert the axis of one point, select the arrow associated with the point.

  6. Select the rivet reference.

    • If you have imported a rivet table, select a reference name in the Reference name list. The parameters of the selected reference appear in the Rivet Parameters area. You can edit the rivet parameters.
    • If there is no rivet table, expand the Rivet Parameters area. The rivet reference is displayed as an editor and the rivet parameters are editable.

  7. Click User Parameters. In the Edit User Parameters panel, you can do either of the following:
    • To add a parameter, select a type from the Type list and enter a name and value in the corresponding boxes. Click the button to add the parameter.
    • To delete a parameter, right-click a parameter in the Current Data area and select Remove.

    Note: This command is available only if User Parameters is selected in Me > PreferencesMachining > Operation > User Interface

  8. Click OK.
  9. Right-click in the Manufacturing View and select Sort by Manufacturing Fasteners.
    The manufacturing fasteners are displayed. When hovering the mouse over a manufacturing fastener, the corresponding manufacturing fastener is highlighted in the work area.

Note: To edit a manufacturing fastener, either double-click the manufacturing fastener or right-click it and select Edit. You can edit several manufacturing fasteners by pressing Ctrl or Shift before selection.