Category in Advanced options dialog box

Marking: Bolts

Use to define the contents of the Size element in slotted hole marks (workshop). The default value is %BOLT_NUMBER%*D%HOLE.DIAMETER%(%HOLE.DIAMETER+LONG_HOLE_X%x%HOLE.DIAMETER+LONG_HOLE_Y%) - M%DIAMETER%x%LENGTH%.

This advanced option is only used when there is a longhole.

You can use any combination of text and the following options as the value for this advanced option. Enclose each option in % characters.

Note that if you are defining this advanced in an .ini file, use double percent signs around the switches %%BOLT_NUMBER%%*D%%HOLE.DIAMETER%%.

To use special characters enter a backslash (\) followed by an ASCII number. You can use the options in any order, and make calculations.

• BOLT_NUMBER

• DIAMETER

• LENGTH

• HOLE.DIAMETER

• LONG_HOLE_X

• LONG_HOLE_Y

• LONGHOLE_MIN (the shorter of the slotted hole dimensions)

• LONGHOLE_MAX (the longer of the slotted hole dimensions)

• BOLT_STANDARD

• BOLT_MATERIAL

• BOLT_ASSEMBLY_TYPE

• BOLT_COUNTERSUNK

• BOLT_SHORT_NAME

• BOLT_FULL_NAME

This advanced option is model specific and the setting is saved in the options database.

See also

Define size in bolt marks using advanced options