Defining a Bolt Tightening Connection Property

You can define a bolt tightening connection property that prevents bodies from penetrating each other at a common interface. A bolt tightening connection property takes into account pre-tension in bolt-tightened assemblies.

Before you begin:
Related Topics
About Connection Properties
About Connection Meshes
Adding Simulation Connection Properties
Using the Connection Property Manager

  1. Optional: In the Name box of the Bolt Tightening Connection Property dialog box, modify the name of the connection property.

  2. In the Tightening force box, enter a value.

  3. Optional: If you want to reverse the direction of the tightening force, select Opposite in the Orientation list.

    Tip: A symbol helps you to visualize the direction of the tightening force.

  4. In the Connected Geometries area, click to select the surfaces that are physically in contact.

    The Connected Geometries dialog box appears. For more details about the supports you can select, see Supports for a Bolt Tightening Connection Property.

    1. In the Support 1 box, select the first set of geometries to connect.

      The application helps you to select the geometry by displaying the unnecessary geometries in low light mode and hiding the environment of the product that is not concerned by the assembly.

    2. Click the Support 2 box, and select the second set of geometries to connect.

      The application helps you to select the geometry by displaying the unnecessary geometries in low light mode.

    3. Click OK.

    A symbol appears to represent the connection property.

    A bolt tightening connection property is symbolized as shown below:

  5. Click OK.

    The bolt tightening connection property is created and appears in the Connection Properties list of the Engineering Connection dialog box. Bolt Tightening Connection Prorperty.1 appears in the specification tree under the Simulation set.