Retaining rings and washers

Retaining rings

Mode

Tool

Tool set

Modes for The Symbol Insertion tool

Retaining Ring

Fasteners

Multiple retaining ring and retaining washer tools share the same position on the tool set. Click and hold the mouse on the visible tool to open the Pop-out tools list and select the desired tool.

To insert a retaining ring:

Click the tool and mode.

Click to place the object, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Type

Select the retaining ring type

ASME

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DIN

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Size (mm)

Select the retaining ring size in millimeters

View

(2D only)

Select the 2D view

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Place Locus at Center

Adds a locus at the center of the retaining ring

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Retaining washers

 

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