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Default Density Setting

Question asked by Graham Wells on Jul 11, 2013
Latest reply on Jul 12, 2013 by Graham Wells
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Hi All,

 

When I insert any toolbox item into an assembly, whether direct from toolbox or using smart fasteners, the resulting components density is set at a default of 1000 kg/m³.

 

While SW is brilliant at calculating the masses in the resulting BOM's, they are the incorrect values as I work 99.95% of the time with steels @ 7850 kg/m³. Some might argue it does not make a huge difference but at times, certain assemblies I create can have several hundred kg's of fasteners which can throw my inertia calculations out the window.

 

I have yet to see any fasteners made out of H20 or light mayonaise which are two other substances that have a 1000 kg/m³ density. That would be interesting though as well as tasty.

 

So, my question is, without me manually having to change read only properties on the files, or use the reload function via SW and uncheck the read only value on the component, and then manually having to set the density via Plain Carbon Steel in my Materials list, and then having to save all changes, and then having to return to my browser and set my file properties to read only, is there a default density setting somewhere that I can assign to every component I add in from my Toolbox?

 

Your assistance on the matter is greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you.

 

Graham

JHB

South Africa

Graham Wells
Graham Wells Jul 12, 2013 5:04 AM
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Hi All,

 

I managed to sort the issue out myself this morning. Please see the solution below for any others who might be struggling with the same problem.

 

How to automatically assign material properties to toolbox components:

 

  1. Open you Toolbox Settings. (Via Tools, Options, System Options, Hole Wizard/Toolbox, Configure Button).
  2. Select option 2 (Customize Hardware)
  3. Highlight the first Toolbox Standards group name (ie: ANSI Inch). In the bottom half of the screen select the “Add new Custom Property” icon. (*Note: The Material checkbox will not be present on your screen as it only appears once the custom property has been inserted as I have already completed in my setup.)

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Figure 1.


    4.   The Custom Property Definition Box will popup. Type in Material under the property name, select the Type as List, enable the           “Link to SW Material” checkbox,  Click the select button and choose your desired default material (mine was Plain Carbon           Steel) and under the value box type in the materials density (ie: 7850 kg/m^3). Click Ok to close the window.

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Figure 2


     5.  The new Custom Property will be listed under the Custom Properties Tab as seen in Figure 1. The checkbox might not be           enabled, if not simply click on it to do so.

     6.   Now that our Custom Property has been setup, it will reflect underneath the Custom Properties tab for all the various Toolbox           Standards Groups.  Simply select each group individually, enable the new custom property checkbox we just added and voila,           the next time you insert a component from the respective group, its material properties will be automatically assigned.

     7.  Save changes.

     8.  Close the Toolbox window.

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Cheers

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