Bolt properties in drawings

Use the settings in bolt properties to check or change the bolt content and appearance.

To open bolt properties:

On the Drawings & reports tab, click Drawing properties, select the drawing type, and navigate to bolt properties.
To open view level bolt properties, in an open drawing, double-click the drawing view frame and select Bolt in the options tree.
In an open drawing, double-click the drawing background, and navigate to bolt properties.
Click a bolt in an open drawing. If the property pane is not open, double-click the bolt.
Select Bolt from the property pane object list.
In an open drawing, go to Quick Launch, start typing bolt properties, and select Drawing bolt properties from the list.

The following table lists all bolt settings on the view and drawing level and in the property pane. All bolt properties do not contain all of the settings listed below.


Option	Description
Save, load and search properties in property pane	To load existing properties, select the properties from the list. To save the modified properties, click . You can also save the properties with another name. To search for a property, start typing the property name.
Visibility Symbol content (drawing or view level properties)	Select whether to show Hole and Axis symbols in the drawing. Click the eye button to activate or deactivate the options.
Presentation type Solid/Symbol (drawing or view level properties)	The options are: Solid Exact solid Symbol Symbol2 Symbol3 DIN symbol User-defined symbol DIN symbol corresponds to German standards (DIN). The only DIN symbols you can control are: Symbol 24 for normal workshop bolts Symbol 25 for normal site bolts Symbol 26 for front countersunk site bolts Symbol 27 for back countersunk site bolts Symbol 28 for front countersunk workshop bolts Symbol 29 for back countersunk workshop bolts Symbol 30 for front countersunk holes Symbol 31 for back countersunk holes User-defined symbol is a symbol that has been created in Symbol Editor.
Color	You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.
Visibility of bolts	Control the visibility of bolts in main parts, secondary parts and sub-assemblies separately on the view level, and in GA drawings also on the drawing level. Visible shows bolt group holes in main parts or secondary parts. Not visible hides the bolt group holes. In assembly drawings you can also define whether to show or hide bolt group holes in sub-assemblies. This setting is not available in the drawing property pane. To show or hide bolt lines that are behind other parts, use the following advanced options: XS_DRAW_BOLT_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_SINGLE_DRAWINGS XS_DRAW_BOLT_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_GA_DRAWINGS XS_DRAW_BOLT_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_ASSEMBLY_DRAWINGS To show or hide own hidden lines in bolts (the lines of the bolts covered up by the bolt itself), use the following advanced options: XS_DRAW_BOLT_OWN_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_SINGLE_DRAWINGS XS_DRAW_BOLT_OWN_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_GA_DRAWINGS XS_DRAW_BOLT_OWN_HIDDEN_LINES_IN_ASSEMBLY_DRAWINGS Also take a look at the following support article: Hidden bolts or studs are not visible in GA drawing