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Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

(OP)
I was wondering if anyone has any good methods to approach items like safety wired fasteners on models and/or drawings
Frank

RE: Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

3D sketch.

RE: Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

I can go one step further. In a 3D sketch make a spline for the safety wire per Tick's recommendation. Then make the 3D sketch a block and save it to your block library. If just needed on the drawing then make a 2D block for the same purpose.

My motto: Make it pretty and make it once.

TOP
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RE: Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

How about just referencing a spec.  You could write your own using info from a place like this: http://www.whizwheels.com/Tips/safetywiring.html  or you may be able to find an official spec with good graphics.

-Dustin
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Certified SolidWorks Professional
Certified COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist
Certified SolidWorks Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist
 

RE: Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

If you want the solid then sweep the cross section on the sketch.

Rob Stupplebeen

RE: Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

fsincox,

   What do you want to accomplish?

   You need a model of a drilled bolt and castle nut.  These must show up on your BOM so that you can order them.

   I would have to think about the wire.  It can easily be modeled with SolidWorks' routing feature and called up on your BOM.  You would not be able to re-use the resulting part on another assembly.  The next time around, you would have to model it again.  

   I call up items like threadlocker by inserting empty parts.  This generates a BOM entry.  You need a note to tell people to use the stuff.  You can draw the locking wire on your drawing, as opposed to modeling it.  This may be a better way to interface with your MRP/ERP.

               JHG

RE: Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

Whenever I need a wire I use a 3Dsketch, draw a spline and a circle, and use Swept Boss/Base. It's easy to manipulate by dragging the spline.

Chris
SolidWorks 09 SP4.1
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RE: Anyone Have Ideas for showing safety wired bolts?

I am still a fan of a note that reads:

Safety wire indicated fasteners using item X (wire) IAW Spec ZZZZ

Then creating some simple spec like the one I linked above.

That way you don't need to sketch it everytime in a drawing or create assembly specific twisted wire models through fastener heads.

-Dustin
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Certified SolidWorks Professional
Certified COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist
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