Bolt connector

A bolt connector adds an idealized bolt to your simulation study without you having to model it. You can choose a bolt that uses either a threaded hole, or a nut, to fasten the connection. The bolt connector is available for the following simulation study types:

Static stress

Modal Frequencies

Structural bucklling

Nonlinear static stress

Limitations

• You cannot specify the diameter of a washer, currently.
• A head washer or nut washer only increases the length of the bolt according to the washer height you specify.
• A washer does not affect the area of contact between the head or nut and their contact faces. In other words, a washer does not reduce local contact stresses by spreading the bolt load over a larger area. While the visualization of the bolt suggests this effect, the actual calculations do not consider the effect.