Display

To improve the fastener visualization, the following settings are not taken into account when opening the model. To apply these settings, open the Display tab and click OK.

This page deals with the following settings:

3D Fasteners All Display Options

Click Unset All to uncheck all the options, except for the Shape Representation option. Similarly click the Set All button to check all options.
These options apply to all the fasteners contained in the product.

Shape

Click Show to visualize the fastener's shape.
By default, this option is selected.

ID

Click Show to visualize the fastener's ID.
By default, this option is not selected.

Fastener Parameters

Click Show to visualize the fastener's shape.
By default, this option is not selected.

Associating a symbol to a specification

  • a process type (by default): the symbol is displayed according to the symbol code assigned to the Fastener Process Type in the standard file. By default, if no symbol is assigned to the process type in standard, or if there is no imported standard, the symbol is (101)

  • an unspecified type (Unspec): the default symbol is displayed. It can be modified through the Properties contextual command.

  • the thickness count: the symbol is displayed according to symbol code assigned to the Thickness Count  in the standard file.
    By default, if no symbol is assigned to the thickness count in standard, or if there is no imported standard, the symbol is:

for 1 thicknesses (1)

for 2 thicknesses (2T)

for 3 thicknesses (3T)

for 4 thicknesses (4T)

for more than 4 thicknesses

Once the symbol is associated with a specification, it can no longer be modified when editing the fastener's properties, except for the Unspecified type.
The following example shows how to define a graphic symbol (here Laser process type) associated to a thickness count.
For 1T:
For 2T:
For 3T:
For 4T:

Associating a color to a specification

  • a process category (by default): the color is displayed according to the color code assigned to the Fastener Process Category in the standard file.
    By default, if no color is assigned to the Process Category or no standard is imported, the default color is:

Yellow for Welding
Cyan for Adhesive
Magenta for Sealant
Green for BiW Mechanical
White for Unspecified

  • an unspecified type (Unspec): the color is white whatever the Process Category.
  • In this case, the color associated with the process category will be transparent.
  • Once the color is associated with a specification, it can no longer be modified when editing the fastener's properties, except for the Unspecified type.

Associating marks to the specification
  • Robustness
  • Regulation
  • Finish
  • None

Note that:

  • 1 is for assigning a mark
  • 0 is for assigning no mark
For instance assign the 1 mark code for the Robustness parameter and which value set by default is C:

You will get this Mark:

In this case all the Fasteners with the Robustness specification will get the mark symbol.
In the Standard file, Marks are assigned by default:
  • For Robustness parameter ("Safety") enter the C value.
  • For Regulation parameter ("Norm A") enter the A value.
  • For Finish parameter ("Class A") enter the A value.

Fastener Axis Orientation

Click the Show button to visualize the fastener's axis orientation.
By default, this option is not selected.
  • K Axis Only:
    • if checked, only the K axis is visualized on the fastener's location.
    • If unchecked, a trihedron showing the fastener's axis system (I, J, K) is visualized on the fastener's location.

      For a curve bead, the location corresponds to the start point.
By default, this option is selected.
  • On each Discretization Point: for a curve bead, it enables to visualize the axis (K or I, j, K) on each discretization point.
    • if checked: the fastener axis (K or I, j, K) is visualized on each discretization point of the curve bead.
    • if unchecked, the the fastener axis (K or I, j, K) is visualized on the start point of the curve bead only.
By default, this option is not selected.

Support Contact Zone Material Orientation

Click the Show button to visualize the material orientation of the support contact zone.
By default, this option is not selected.

Contact Zones

Show Projected Points
Select this option to visualize the fastener's projected points.
By default, this option is not selected.

Show Material Orientation
Select this option to visualize the fastener's material orientation.
By default, this option is not selected.

Show Thickness Stack-Up Order
Select this option to visualize the fastener's thickness stack-up order.
By default, this option is not selected.

  • In certain cases where the ordering thickness crossing criteria cannot be applied, some visualization attributes are not displayed.
    For further information, refer to Ordering Thickness Crossing Criteria chapter from the Report chapter.
  • You can define the thickness and the material orientation for a GSD feature using the Thin Parts Attribute command in the Generative Shape Design workbench.
    Refer to the Applying a Thickness chapter in the Generative Shape Design documentation.
  • The options listed above can also be accessed using the fasteners' properties via the contextual menu.
    Refer to the Editing the Fasteners' Properties chapter.
Note that, in visualization mode:
  • when selecting at least one of the options contained either in the Support Contact zone Material Orientation or in the Contact Zones within the Properties dialog box,
  • and when selecting  Tools > Options > Mechanical Design > Assembly Design > General, the Automatic Switch to Design Mode option,

then all joint components are automatically switch to Design mode.

The Automatic Switch to Design Mode option must be activated to visualize the desired options.
If you do not wish to have all joint components automatically switch to Design mode, then uncheck the options mentioned above.