Nuts

Draw nuts in plan and side view.

This function allows you to draw a predefined nut, or specify and create a new nut definition.

The Mechanical Setup option defines the default line styles and pens to use.

Make sure that the drawing units are set to "mm" (millimetres) before using the mechanical toolkit functions.

Procedure

1. The Nuts Settings display.

2. Select a pre-defined nut from the drop-down list, or fill in the relevant data.

3. Select whether to draw the top view, the side view, or both.

4. Select the line type (solid or hidden) to use for the top and side views.

5. Click OK to draw the specified nut.

6. You are prompted to:

Indicate the position of the Nut side view

7. Position the cursor where the nut must be drawn, and then click. The hook point is at the base of the head of the nut, as shown below.

8. If you have selected the Automatically align the side view checkbox in the nut definition, the nut is rotated to align with the nearest object. If not, you are prompted for a rotation.

Indicate a point on the Nut centreline for rotation

9. Click on a point to define the angle of the centre line. The nut is drawn in side view, at the indicated angle.

10. You are prompted to:

Indicate Nut centre for plan view

11. Cursor hold is active at this point, which allows you to specify a position for the plan view of the nut that is aligned with the axis of the nut side view. Indicate a centre point for the plan view.

12. You are prompted to define an additional point for the rotation of the centreline axes of the plan view:

Enter a point on the Nut plan view centreline for rotation

13. In the example below, a point is indicated at a 45 degree angle to the nut centre point so that the axes are drawn at a 45 degree angle.

Using the Repeat Option

The repeat function is used to draw multiple equidistant copies of the nut.

Linear

To draw multiple copies of the nut in a straight line:

1. Select the Linear radio button.

2. Enter the number of nuts you want to draw.

3. Now enter the distance between the nut centres.

4. Click OK and follow the prompts.

Polar

To draw multiple copies of the nut in a circular arrangement:

1. Select the Polar radio button.

2. Enter the number of nuts you want to draw.

3. Select either the Spacing or PCD option from the list box.

• • If you select Spacing enter the distance between the nut centres.

  • If you select PCD enter the PCD of the circle on whose circumference the nuts will be arranged.

4. Click OK and follow the prompts.

The side view is not be drawn if you select the Polar repeat option.

Adding Nut Definitions

To add your own nut definitions:

1. Clicking Add.

2. Entering the relevant data.

3. The nut definition is saved when you click OK, or when you select another nut definition from the list.

Deleting Nut Definitions

To remove a nut definition, select it in the list and click Remove.

If you modify an existing nut definition, you are asked to save it. Select No to avoid changing the original nut definition.