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To Modify Fasteners
1. Open the fastener data file you want to modify.
2. Change the values as required.
3. Save the changes and close the file.
For the following example, the changes are described in the list below:
• Changed the INFO value.
• Removed unused instance sizes M3 — M10.
• Removed unused parameter columns BUW_NAME, BUW_TYPE and BUW_SIZE
• Changed the instance names. Add the prefix NUT- and remove the material suffix -6.
• Added the custom parameter column NAME.
Original fastener data file iso4032-6.dat
...
NUTTYPE
1
UNIT
MM
SURFACE
9
AXIS
92
INFO
ISO 4032 - 6
CBNUT
DIN974-2 R1
SYMBOL
DN
S
E
K
DG
P
BUW_NAME
BUW_TYPE
BUW_SIZE
INSTANCE
DN
S
E
K
DG
P
name
type
size
ISO4032-M3-6
3
5.5
6
2.4
2.5
0.5
hexagonnut
ISO 4032
M3 — 6
...
ISO4032-M8-6
8
13
14.4
6.8
6.8
1.25
hexagonnut
ISO 4032
M8 — 6
ISO4032-M10-6
10
16
17.8
8.4
8.5
1.5
hexagonnut
ISO 4032
M10 — 6
ISO4032-M12-6
12
18
20
10.8
10.2
1.75
hexagonnut
ISO 4032
M10 — 6
...
ISO4032-M36–6
36
55
60.8
31
32
4
hexagonnut
ISO 4032
M36 — 6
Modified fastener data file iso4032-6.dat
...
NUTTYPE
1
UNIT
MM
SURFACE
9
AXIS
92
INFO
ISO 4032
CBNUT
DIN974-2 R1
SYMBOL
DN
S
E
K
DG
P
NAME
INSTANCE
DN
S
E
K
DG
P
name
NUT-ISO4032-M12
12
18
20
10.8
10.2
1.75
Hexagonnut ISO4032 M12
...
NUT-ISO4032-M36
36
55
60.8
31
32
4
Hexagonnut ISO4032 M36
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