Smart 3D includes the BoltLengthLookupRule sheet to maintain bolt lengths. In Smart Reference Data, the bolt lengths must be stored as geometric tables in the assembly details screen, that is, S.70.01. To enable the extraction of the bolt lengths into the BoltLengthLookupRule sheet, the following setup data must be available in Smart Reference Data:
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The bolt length details are stored in geometrics with the bolt diameter and the bolt lengths.
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The bolt details are stored in the assembly details.
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The short code for the assembly is referenced to the specification items for bolted items in the specification as a specification item attribute.
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The value for the SI_BOLT_ASM_SHT_CODE_REF_ATTR configuration item is specified.
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The assembly is included in the specification item.
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The attribute used to store the bolt length has a valid unit set.
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The attributes for bolt diameter and bolt length must be properly set in the FILL_BOLTLENGTHLOOKUPRULE CIP.
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The group code for the flange must be properly set in the FILL_BOLTLENGTHLOOKUPRULE CIP.
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The BoltLengthLookupRule sheet must have the Extended Customization check box selected on Integration > Smart 3D > Smart 3D Configurations > Data Table Configurations.
General Configuration
The general configuration item SI_BOLT_ASM_SHT_CODE_REF_ATTR is available on General Configs to store the physical attribute that will be used to enter the assembly short code reference for the bolts. In the example below, ATTR_CHAR3 is used to store the assembly short code reference in the specification item.
This is available only with delivered SDB.
Retrieval Source
The retrieval source GETBOLTLENGTHLOOKUPRULE is available on Retrieval Sources screen for the BoltLengthLookupRule sheet.
Procedure
The procedure FILL_BOLTLENGTHLOOKUPRULE is available on the Procedures screen.
By default, the attribute code for the bolt diameter is set to P_BOLT_DIA, the attribute code for bolt length is set to P_BOLT_LEN_MM, and the group code for flanges is set to F. You can modify these details according to your data setup.
Sheet Configuration
The sheet configuration 1ST_CONFIG_2014 is available in all product groups on the Integration > Smart 3D > Smart 3D Configurations > Data Table Configurations screen. This sheet configuration has only the BoltLengthLookupRule sheet assigned. The sheet attributes and the sheet are configured to extract the data from the specification. The sheet has the Extended Customization check box selected.
You do not need to set the retrieval method for the attributes. The post sheet function FILL_BOLTLENGTHLOOKUPRULE extracts the values for the sheet.
Copy the sheet from the 1ST_CONFIG_2014 configuration along with all the existing settings.
Workflow
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Define a specification item attribute on the Specification Rules screen for storing bolt assembly short codes on specification items.
The bolt assembly short codes are assigned to specification items.
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Add a specification item with the bolt assembly.
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Specify the bolt assembly details on the Built Assembly Structure screen.
Example
This picture shows an example export job that extracts BoltLengthLookupRule sheet data from the specification.
Here is an example of the extracted data:
The NPS unit is converted based on the project default ZX_NS_UNIT. The bolt length is converted based on the project default ZI_SP3D_UOM.
Limitations
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This process does not support specification breaks.
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Values for the third set (for example, SpecName3, ShortCode3, and so forth) are not supported.