Tubular rivets

Mode

Tool

Tool set

Modes for The Symbol Insertion tool

Tubular Rivet

Fasteners

Multiple rivet 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 tubular rivet:

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

Size

Select a size in millimeters

Length

For a custom length value, deselect Use Standard Length Increments and enter the length

Form

Select one of the rivet types

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View

(2D only)

Select the 2D view

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Show Uncompressed Length

(2D only)

Displays the uncompressed rivet length

Use Standard Length Increments

Automatically adjusts the length to the nearest increment based on DIN standard sizes; deselect to enter a custom length value

Show Center Line

(2D only)

Draws the rivet with center line(s)

Large rivets

Small rivets

Rivets (DIN)

 

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