To Check Screw Fasteners for Screw or Thread Length
The functionality described in this procedure requires a Creo Intelligent Fastener paid license which provides additional functionality to the PTC Creo Intelligent Fastener tools that are included in PTC Creo Parametric.
1. Click Tools > Intelligent Fastener > Check Screw Fasteners. The Check Screw Fasteners dialog box opens and a list of screw fasteners appears. Problematic fasteners are displayed with icons. The icons for problematic screws are described in the table below:
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Screw is too short
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Screw is too long
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 —Not screwed in. |
 — #ETSCRMAX is exceeded. |
 — #ETSCRMIN not fulfilled. |
 —Exceeds plate thickness. |
 —Not connected with a nut. |
 —Thread length is too short. |
 — #MUSCRMIN not fulfilled. |
 —Thread depth exceeded. |
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 —Thread length is too short. |
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 — #MUSCRMAX is exceeded. |
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 You can enter the MIN and MAX values for #ETSCR and #MUSCR in the configuration file ifx_screw_data.cfg. |
2. Double-click a problematic fastener. The Screw Fastener Definition dialog box opens, listing the fastener errors.
3. Correct the fastener errors.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each problematic fastener.
5. Click Close to close the dialog box.