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
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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-M4-6 4 7 7.7 3.2 3.3 0.7 hexagonnut ISO 4032 M4 - 6
ISO4032-M5-6 5 8 8.8 4.7 4.2 0.8 hexagonnut ISO 4032 M5 - 6
ISO4032-M6-6 6 10 11.1 5.2 5 1 hexagonnut ISO 4032 M6 - 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 M12 - 6
ISO4032-M16-6 16 24 26.8 14.8 14 2 hexagonnut ISO 4032 M16 - 6
ISO4032-M20-6 20 30 33 18 17.5 2.5 hexagonnut ISO 4032 M20 - 6
ISO4032-M24-6 24 36 39.6 21.5 21 3 hexagonnut ISO 4032 M24 - 6
ISO4032-M30-6 30 46 50.9 25.6 26.5 3.5 hexagonnut ISO 4032 M30 - 6
ISO4032-M36-6 36 55 60.8 31 32 4 hexagonnut ISO 4032 M36 - 6
Modified fastener data file iso4032-6.dat
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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-M16 16 24 26.8 14.8 14 2 Hexagonnut ISO4032 M16
NUT-ISO4032-M20 20 30 33 18 17.5 2.5 Hexagonnut ISO4032 M20
NUT-ISO4032-M24 24 36 39.6 21.5 21 3 Hexagonnut ISO4032 M24
NUT-ISO4032-M30 30 46 50.9 25.6 26.5 3.5 Hexagonnut ISO4032 M30
NUT-ISO4032-M36 36 55 60.8 31 32 4 Hexagonnut ISO4032 M36