Importing Fasteners

You can import point fastener definitions from an XML file or directly from the 3D modeling Fastening app.

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About Importing Fasteners
  1. From the Connections section of the action bar, click Fasteners from .
  2. Choose whether to import fastener data from the product structure or an XML file.

    The option to import from the Fastening app appears if fasteners are detected in the product structure.

    Note: You do not need a license for the Fastening app to import fasteners for use in a simulation. The import considers all fasteners detected in the model.

  3. Optional: If you are importing fastener data from the product structure, do one of the following:
    • From the 3D view or the model tree, select the entities directly.
    • From the context menu, choose one of the following options:
      Option Description:
      Meshed supports Includes only the parts that are already meshed in the search domain.
      All products Includes all of the fastener products in the model.

    Tip: You can use the context menu to review and edit the list of features included in the search domain.

  4. If you are importing from an XML file, click and open the file containing your fastener data.
  5. Optional: To add or adjust fastener properties, click .
    The fastener editor displays.
    Note:

    When you edit the properties of a beam or solid hex construct fastener, you can select a material to apply. This material assignment does not override any assignment made in the XML file, however—the imported XML file takes precedence.

  6. Optional: You can import a point fastener template that has properties you have previously defined. For more information, see Defining Point Fasteners.
  7. From the Creation location options, select where the model connections are created in the model:
    OptionDescription
    One engineering connection for all connection properties Creates a single engineering connection for all detected fasteners.
    One engineering connection per connected parts Creates or selects engineering connections based on which parts are connected.
    One engineering connection per connection property Creates an engineering connection for each different connection property.
    In current finite element model Creates connection definitions in the current finite element model for any detected connections.
  8. Optional: Select Create Automated Specification to save the detection tool options so that you can easily regenerate the fasteners after a model change. For more information, see About Automated Specifications for Connections.
  9. Optional: Enter a Prefix, which is added to the imported fastener names.

    The prefix is prepended to all point fastener group IDs contained in the imported XML file.

    Prefixes can help organize or identify groups of imported fasteners.

  10. Click Read fasteners.
  11. Review the import results.

    You can review information from the import process, and you can click the fastener names to highlight them on the model.

  12. To complete the fastener import, click OK in the dialog box.

Fasteners are imported into the mode.