Secure Pin Generator dialog box - Design tab

Sets parameters for design of a secure pin.

You must be connected to Content Center server and Content Center must be configured on your computers to insert components using Secure Pin Generator. If you are not connected to the Content Center, the Items area where you select the pin is grayed out.

See the Content Center Help, or About Configuration of Content Center Libraries to learn how to use the Content Center.

Access:

Ribbon: Design tab Fasten panel Secure Pin

Type

Selects the type of secure pin. There are two options for holes:

Through All - All holes are drilled through. Taper Hole - Allows only selection of existing hole, and taper pin.

Placement

Specifies the placement of the secure pin.

The first pull-down menu is used for placement specification of the secure pin. You have 4 options to specify the secure pin position. Commands appropriate for your selection are enabled below the pull-down menu.

Placement Options:

Linear - creates holes on a face with respect to two linear edges. Concentric - creates holes on a face, concentric with a circular edge or cylindrical face. On Point - creates holes which are coincident with a work point and positioned with respect to an axis, edge, or work plane. By Hole - places components into the selected hole.

Commands for placement are used for placement specification of the created secure pin:

Note: Commands appropriate for the Placement option you select are displayed.

Face - select a start face to place the hole. Reference 1 - selects the first linear edge referenced for dimensioning the placement of the hole. Reference 2 - selects the second linear edge referenced for dimensioning the placement of the hole. Circular - selects the object referenced for the placement of the hole center. Choose a circular edge or cylindrical face. Point - selects a work point to set the hole center. Existing Hole - selects an existing hole. Termination - selects an end face.

Pin

Specify the pin diameter.

Items

Designs a secure pin connection.
First, select the placement options. According to the selected placement options the generator chooses the number of holes or offers to select additional hole(s) or add virtual hole(s). To begin populating the secure pin connection, you must first follow the instructions provided under the Items list "Click to select pin". Click this area of the selection list to display a filtered list of available pin content (from Content Center) based upon the previously set Hole Diameter settings.
Each of the components is editable:
Custom Properties	Displays the Custom Properties dialog box where you can change part parameters (length of secure pin, secure pin diameter, and so on).
Delete	Deletes the component.
Change Content	Displays a dialog box where you can select from filtered Content Center items.

Summary of Messages

Displays the reports about calculation. To open the Summary of Messages area at the bottom of the Calculation and Design tabs, double-click the double line at the bottom of the tabs or click the chevron at the bottom of the tabs.

Graphical Preview

A graphic preview of the elected geometry is displayed in Autodesk Inventor. You can use grips to specify pin length, for example.

Calculation tab

Menu Commands