Bolts

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About Bolt Patterns
Bolt patterns can be inserted into any required plane and depend on the current coordinate system.
Create Bolt / Hole / Anchor / Shear Studs Patterns
All four connection types, bolt patterns, anchor patterns, hole patterns and shear studs are created with the same commands.
Create rectangular pattern using two points
Create a rectangular pattern using a corner point
Create a rectangular pattern using a center point
Create a circular pattern using a center point
Calculate the grip length
Shift bolts or holes
Split bolt and hole patterns
Bolts Properties
Hole definition tab
Holes - Distance tab
Shear studs Properties tabs
All shear studs have default properties that you can change in the properties dialog box, which automatically opens after you create a shear stud pattern.
Anchors - Definition tab
All anchors have default properties that you can change in the properties dialog box, which automatically opens after you create an anchor pattern.
Create and Customize Bolts Anchors and Shear Studs in Management Tools
Learn how to customize bolts, anchors and shear studs in Advance Steel by using the Management Tools application to set default parameters and rules for specific bolt sets you then further use in your 3D model.

Parent topic: Create Model Elements