Bolt/hole patterns and shear studs can be created in any plane and are dependent on the current coordinate system. You can create bolt and hole patterns, as well as shear studs in any plane, dependent on the current coordinate system. Bolt patterns create connections between individual Advance Steel objects such as beam/plate or plate/plate connections.
Bolt patterns create connections between individual objects (e.g., beam/plate or plate/plate).
You create bolt patterns, anchor patterns, hole patterns and shear studs with the same commands that are grouped on the Objects tab Objects tab 
Connection objects panel. The icon on the Switch panel indicates the active type of elements.
The most used bolt creation tools are on the Home tab Objects panel.
