Stupid smart Fasteners!

I have an assembly that was created in SW 03 and I have fasteners in this
assembly that were installed using smart fasteners. Now in 04 I have
problems with the smart fasteners the cherry bombs are there for some of the
fasteners, when I RMB to edit them there is no edit fasteners to pick what
gives.
On another note there is no option to flip the fastener like there should
be.

get pissed off more and more

Nathan

 

i gave up using smart fasteners quite some time ago.

however, i use toolbox without any trouble.

 

I use them frequently, they do have some problems, but once you know the
bugs they are managable even if they are a pita sometimes.

The fact is they save time when I need a full stack of washers nuts etc.
Saves lots of toolbox dragging etc. You can easily tweak the far side
washer mates to pull them out to the proper face etc.

Main problem is that between configs suppression doesn't behave properly.

Zander

 

The only time I use Smart Fasteners is when I do a series hole in an
assembly. Regardless of the other troubles with Hole Wizard and Toolbox,
this works slick.

"Series Hole" can only be done in the assembly, and it puts in context
holes (these are not just assembly cuts) through each part, distinguishing
(more or less) between the "first" part (gets a cbr, csk, etc), the
"middle" part(s) (through hole sized to the hole in the first part), and
"last" part (through hole or tapped blind hole), and then when it's done,
it puts fasteners in with nuts and washers if you like. No mates or
patterns to create. Don't have to edit each part to put holes in.

I generally distrust the other methods for using SF, but "theoretically",
you should be able to select a face or a part and have SF automatically
populate all the holes, or just tell it to populate all the holes in the
whole assembly with fasteners, which is typically when you'll see it put a
screw backwards into the end of a shaft with no hole. It's definitely
flaky, but the series hole usually works ok for me (unless you have gaps
between your bolted parts).

matt

 

Matt,
if you put the hole in at the assembly level how do you show the hole in the
drawing of the part? the holes won't be there?

 

Yes, they show up in the part because they are incontext part features, not
assembly features. This is what distinguishes a "hole series" hole from a
regular hole wizard hole in the assembly.

matt

 

Smart fasteners rock! They fill all wizard batties!

 

I must be dumb as a bucket of rocks.........
(answers on a postcard please)
batties? what the @#!%$ are batties??

non-SWX user

 

What! Don't you know proper Engrish.

http://makeashorterlink.com/?T2A726F28

Toolbox yes
Fartsmasteners No

 

Ah so! Somefing rost in transration, no?
Such a stoopi' iriot, I should rook & risten more croserey.

As for the Queen's Engrish- OF COURSE I know she's Engrish!!