Skip to main content Link Expand (external link) Document Search Copy Copied New Bolt Settings option “Show Bolt Coordinate System”. New Bolt Settings option “Load Translucency” and “Result Translucency”. New Bolt Settings option “Automatic Bolt Fatigue Legend” to set “Reversed Rainbow” and/or “Logarithmic” depending on Result Item “Life”, “log10(Life)” or “Safety factor stress”. Show bolt “Shear Force” or “Contact Slip Force” vector on Bolt Strength results. Bolt result csv file contains “Contact Slip Angle”, “Fs_ang” Output csv files . New context action on rivet and bolt objects to clear the bolt result csv file Clear Result File . Use Bolt Toolkit in Mechanical Stand-alone. Bugfix “Advanced Bolt” node merge of nut to shaft if “Nominal Diameter Length > 0”.Bolt Toolkit from version V211.1 and up can be patched using this instruction . New Bolt Settings option “Scale Only Pretension Change”. Automatic check for new versions of the app and that the app is installed in correct Ansys version. New Active License status button in the toolbar that replace the “Licensing” menu. Import Bolt Settings from selected previous version.Bugfix of result summary table for “Maximum/Minimum over Time” in Bolt object worksheet preview . Bugfix for check of custom criteria in Bolt Code Editor and save of ktv options. New Bolt Toolkit Tutorials . New Help menu with shortcuts to the online help. Bolt report migrated to Report Generator .Bugfix “Advanced Bolts thermal mapping ” (Bug appeared in V231.2). Bugfix “Advanced Bolts with head/nut, quadratic elements and PRETS179”. Bolt Settings control panel edit all preference and bolt codes.Bolt Strength according to AISC 360-16 now includes both the “ASD” and “LRDF” methods. Bugfix when evaluating Category F utilization Ufslip for bolts without preload, Fp = 0. Bolt Result averaging option “Individual” (Default) or “Group” on all bolt strength results. A Rivet/Bolt Strength/Fatigue Child result takes the pre-selected result object as the result parent, see Child Result . Bugfix “Advanced Bolt” node merge of nut to shaft if “Nominal Diameter Length > 0”. Bugfix for check of custom criteria in Bolt Code Editor and save of ktv options. Advanced bolt element revolve Element Division . Advanced bolt Thread mesh sizing . Child Setup let you re-use the rivet and bolt setup from one linked parent analysis.Bugfix “Add bolt pretension” cause GUI to hang. Bugfix post processing contact results of co-axial bolts in the same group. Bugfix not running the solution if creating bolts fails due to missing license. License check in (release) license after starting a solve.Bolt strength according to AISC 360-16 . Fatigue load case using Solution Combination from different analyses in the model tree. Fatigue load case using Solution Scanning from different analyses in the model tree. Cumulative Damage fatigue from grouped bolt fatigue results.Grouped Result to combine results (from different linked analyses) in one plot to get an overview and/or to get the max or min from several different load cases. Bugfix shear resistance factor , αv , in the preference file for bolt material 6.8 and 8.8. Bolts Fatigue result (Normal, Structural & Shear Stress) including Eurocode 3 S-N curves .Packing plate thickness , tpp , as separate property for shear resistance calculation, Fv.Rd .Contact Slip Radius , rslip , property defined in bolt objects and used when post processing contact normal and slip force.Bugfix when app is saved with project, so local preference is not overwritten with default values. Bugfix for Ufslip calculation if contact force is zero (divide by zero). Bugfix for “Contact slip force” and “Contact normal force” if “Auto-asymmetric” or “Program controlled” contact behavior is used. Bugfix if using orthotropic material data for rivets and bolts. Bugfix to make app work in Ansys 2020 and 2021 and to find current Ansys license for post proc. Bugfix for zero bolt result if no contacts are found (e.g. share topology). Bugfix for bolt/rivet result scale factor. (Was only used for the first evaluated result of a bolt group). Bugfix for rivets in solid models not coupling one of the coincident edges to the rivet shaft. Detect and display errors messages from post processing MAPDL process. Bolts/Rivets Child Result . To display different result items from a parent result. Insert Figures with automatic naming and renaming of existing figures/images. (This feature is moved to the Report Generator app in 2023R1.) Bugfix to make app work in Ansys 2020R1/R2 License client automatic installed if needed when installing the app.Bolt Group Pretension scoping allows multiple faces on shaft (half cylinders). Current technology thermal elements. Bugfix to allow project path name to contain space etc. Improved Bolt Report result table formatting. Bugfix on “pretension change” result so it is updated if applied pretension is changed. Documentation updates. Full support for 2019 R2, new GUI. (Require that “Service Pack” is installed). Bugfix for thermal analysis of rivets and improvements of rivet geometry. Bugfix clearing old bolt results when solving on cluster. Preference file to control automatic creation of csv files etc. Create Bolt contacts : Enough with “bolt” in the name.Check for valid material name in case material has been renamed in Engineering Data. More Eurocode 3 result options for rivet and bolts (Combined, Tension and Shear). New Multi-Bolt Pretension graphics . Bolt Result Evaluation works (Mechanical bug in R19.0 and R19.1) Advanced Bolt contact morphing works (Mechanical bug in R19.0 and R19.1) Bugfix pretension section real property Bugfix advanced bolt element display Save and Import bolt configuration to/from text file.Bolt contact automation and contact match automation. Bolt head node position factor, Khead , for simplified bolts (0 ≤ Khead ) Distance from contact face, Doffset = Khead ·Dshaft . Thermal rivets and bolts to allow conduction. Post processing Mesh Result of rivet and bolt element results in Mechanical (Temperature, Deformation, Strain, Stress, Contact). New Advanced Bolt graphics . Bugfix for bolt results at head and thread for cyclic symmetry. Bolt thread node position factor, Kthread , for simplified bolts (0 ≤ Kthread ≤ 1) Improved bolt hole centroid calculation for multi edge holes . Improved bolt position using thread axis or nut plane to position head in oversized or slotted holes Updated to run in ANSYS versions 17.0, 17.1, 17.2. and 18.0 Create groups of rivets including results Rivets and simplified bolts can have rigid/deformable/custom behavior . Imported body temperatures and/or Thermal conditions will be automatically mapped to the rivets and bolts for all load steps. Rivet and bolt properties and result settings are included in EDRMedeso Report Generator app. Bug fix for material properties temperature conversion C => F and for multi linear material with only one temperature.
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