Bolt Properties

To define Bolt Properties:

  1. First, you must be viewing one of the support design views - select either the Perimeter Support Design view or the End Support Design view.

  2. Select Bolt Properties from the Sidebar, the Support menu or the right-click menu.

  3. You will see the Bolt Properties dialog. Default properties will already be defined for one bolt type. If you only need one bolt property type, then you can enter the properties and select OK.

  4. If you need more than one bolt property type, select the Add button to create additional properties. When you select the Add button, you will see the Add Bolt Property dialog, which gives you the following options:

When you select OK in the Add Bolt Property dialog, new bolt property type(s) will be added to the Bolt Properties dialog. If you used the Import from file option, all bolt properties will be imported from the selected file.

  1. To define the bolt properties, click on the tab for each bolt property and enter the desired parameters.

When you add bolts to the model (e.g. Add Pattern Bolts), you will be able to assign a bolt property type to the bolts, by selecting from a list of the bolt property types which you have created in the Bolt Properties dialog.

Overview of Bolt Support Implementation

For an overview of the way in which the bolt properties are implemented in the Unwedge stability analysis, see the Bolt Support Force topic in the Theory section.