Upset Bolt

Upset bolts are installed on the side of poles to support neutral conductors and secondary service wires. Assembly Creator's Components tab is where you view, create, edit, and delete upset bolts. Expand the Bracket Hardware category on the left pane, if necessary, and select the Upset Bolt subcategory. This populates the middle pane with a list of available upset bolts. The right pane provides details for the currently selected bolt.

The results of creating, deleting, or editing components are not permanently saved until you select File > Save from the main menu.

Create

Follow these steps to create a new upset bolt:

Select the Components tab.
Select the Bracket Hardware category.
Select the Upset Bolt subcategory.
Click the Create New button to open the Create Upset Bolt form.
Enter the desired values for each field. The specifications are defined below.
Click Create to add the new upset bolt to the component list.

Edit

Follow these steps to edit an upset bolt:

Double-click the bolt you want to edit. This opens the bolt's edit form.
Enter the desired values for each field. The specifications are defined below.
Click the appropriate button:
- Delete - delete the bolt from the component list.
- Update - apply edits to the bolt.
- Cancel - exit the form without making changes to the bolt.

Delete

There are two ways to delete upset bolts:

Click the red X next to the bolt to delete from the list in the middle pane of the Components tab.
Double-click the bolt to open the edit form. Click Delete.

An asterisks after "Assembly Creator" in the title bar denotes unsaved changes. If you close Assembly Creator without saving, a popup window will alert you that unsaved changes exist.

Create upset bolt

Specifications

In Assembly Creator, upset bolts are defined with five parameters: Name, Vertical Strength, Transverse Strength, Longitudinal Strength, and Length.

Name

Unique identifier for the upset bolt. If you attempt to create an upset bolt with a name that already exists, a popup will warn of the issue when you click Create. You must provide a unique name before Assembly Creator will create the bolt.

Vertical Strength

The amount of upward or downward force the bracket can withstand before failing.

Transverse Strength

The maximum force directed towards or away from the pole that the component can withstand before failing.

Longitudinal Strength

The maximum force directed perpendicular to the pole that the component can withstand before failing.

Spool Offset

The distance the spool will be from the pole.

Any values you enter that are out of the acceptable range for that item will be outlined in red. Hover the cursor over the caution triangle to see the range of acceptable values.