Auto Insert Fasteners

patrick_shea

I am looking for a tutorial on how to 'auto fill' fasteners into the holes you have provided for them.

Thanks 

Pat
 

dirk_van_der_vaart

I think you mean the replicate tool?
Info is in the help file's

patrick_shea

I thought there was a feature to 'Auto Insert' items into an assembly.  Like putting screws into countersink holes.  Will Replicate do that?
pat

john_mcclary

There is no one click button that reads every screw hole on your assembly nad auto inserts a starck of fasteners.

But replicate can take any mated group of objects, then query the part, or face, to find identical faces or edges that match the mated group's root mate connector. 

Then it will act sort of like an auto updating pattern. 

patrick_shea

Got it - I tried it with simple block with csk holes, and screws.  Thanks guys !!