ANSYS Discovery SpaceClaim

Bolt circles

Use the  Bolt Circle tool from the AnnotationInformation you can add to a drawing, such as notes, dimensions, geometric tolerances, center marks, and Bills of Materials. ribbon group in the DetailAspects of a design incorporated to communicate with others or submit the design for review. Use the tools on the Detailing tab to annotate designs, create drawing sheets, and review design changes. You can customize detailing settings to conform to standards or create your own custom style. tab to view information about diameter, angular, and radial dimensions for a circular pattern, as shown below:

To create a Bolt circle

1. Select the  Bolt Circle tool from the Annotation ribbon group in the Detail tab.

2. In your circular pattern design, click the face of your design that holds the pattern member to create a datum plane on which to place your Bolt circle.

   Discovery SpaceClaim creates a datum plane for the Bolt circle.
3. Select a pattern member.

Discovery SpaceClaim automatically adds dimension call outs, arrows, and lines to the annotation plane. You can click on an arrow or line to view or modify each dimension's values in the Properties panelArea of the user interface that displays editable details about the selected object(s). This panel is initially displayed on the lower left side of the screen, but can be moved..

Working with Bolt circles

• You can create a Bolt circle for either one- or two-dimension circular patterns.
• A Bolt circle displays in the Structure tree as an Annotation PlaneConstruction geometry consisting of a flat surface. Planes can be used for a 2D sketch, section view of a model, a neutral plane in a draft feature.. You can deselect the Annotation Plane checkbox to hide the Bolt circle.
• Bolt circle information does not update if you modify the options for your pattern, such as Circular count or Angle.
• The count and angular dimension are separate and can be deleted individually.