12 Bolting: 12.1 Bolt Table Hierarchy

CHAPTER 12
12 Bolting
This chapter describes the bolting facilities in PDMS. It covers MIXED Bolt Sets and how to include
additional items such as NUTs, WASHERS etc. on the MTO in Isodraft.
12.1 Bolt Table Hierarchy
The Bolt Table hierarchy contains information describing the nature of the bolted connection of Piping
Components in a project. Although the Bolt Table is part of the Catalogue Database, it has been designed
for the exclusive use of Isodraft and so is described in detail in the Isodraft Reference Guide; only a
summary is presented here.
The Bolt Table (BLTAB) hierarchy is illustrated below
CATALOGUE WORLD
PRTWLD TABWLD NBRWLD SPWL CATA CCTA BLTA UNITS
SECT
BTSE BLIS LTAB
BLTP SBOL DTAB
The element types are as follows:
x BTSE
The BOLT SET is the administrative element for ‘NEW’ bolting information. It owns Bolt point
(BLTP) elements. BOLT SETS are not required for ‘OLD’ bolting.
x BLTP
The bolt point stores the bolting information for each bolt hole on the flange, and has the following
attributes:
NUMBER The bolt hole number in the bolt circle.

BDIA Bolt diameter
BTHK The bolt length
BTYP The type of Bolt
This information is relevant to a particular Piping Component, e.g. BTHK is the bolt length necessary for that
Component only and will be matched with a BTHK from the BLTP of the Component to which it is bolted in
the design. There must be a BLTP for each bolt hole within a Component unless all bolts are identical.
x BLTA
The BOLT TABLE is an administrative element.
x BLIS
The BOLT LIST is an administrative element, which groups together Standard Bolt (SBOL)
elements.
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x SBOL
The STANDARD BOLT element which has the attributes:
BITEM Additional bolt items to be used when calculating bolt length

BITL Lengths of additional bolt items
NSTD A pointer to a non-standard bolt length array
XTRA Extension thread length
Any associated nuts, washers and other bolting items can be included using BITEM to store
their type, and BITL to store the length of the additional items.
x LTAB
The LENGTH TABLE holds a number of DIAMETER TABLES.
x DTAB
The DIAMETER TABLE, one for each size of bolt, has information on standard bolt lengths, held
as a string of values in its BLEN attribute. DTAB is accessed from the NSTD attribute of the
SBOLT element.
12.2 How Isodraft calculates Bolt Requirements
The PDMS bolting facilities allow Isodraft to calculate correctly the lengths and numbers of bolts, provided
that all bolts within a given connection are of equal length.
The method used for calculating bolting requirements is determined by the connection compatibility (COCO)
codes for the fitting in question.
There are three basic types of bolted connection to be considered:
x Bolting Length Calculation for Standard Flange-Gasket-Flange

x Bolting Length Calculation for General Wafer Components
x Bolting Length Calculation for Components with Mixed Needs
Any reference to component connection types (PCON attributes) beginning with one of the letters F or L will
cause Isodraft to attempt to calculate bolting requirements. In order for the requirements to be calculated
correctly, the following conventions must be adhered to.
x For flanges and flanged fittings, the PCON for the flanged face must begin with either F or L (lap
joint). There are no restrictions on the other letters of the PCON attribute name, up to a maximum
of four letters.
x For gaskets, both faces must have a PCON beginning with G. There are no restrictions on the
other letters of the PCON attribute name, up to a maximum of four letters.
x For wafer fittings, both faces must have a PCON beginning with W. There are no restrictions on
the other letters of the PCON attribute name, up to a maximum of four letters.
x For lap joints, the side of the flanged component away from the gasket must have a PCON which
does not begin with F, L, G or W.
For example, the joint sequence...
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FLAN
LJSE
GASK
...might be coded and shown in a Design Module by the following:
LJSE
LJTB FRB GRB
BWD JTB GRB
FLAN GASK
x For fittings that do not require bolts to be calculated, the PCON can be any combination of letters
provided that the first letter is not F, L, G or W.
The following principles apply to the setting of bolt references in SPECON:
x The piping specification has an attribute BLTM (Bolting Method) which must be set to ‘NEW’ and a
BSPEC reference attribute which should be set to the bolting specification name.
x Piping Component SPCOMs within a spec are no longer required to have the BLTREF attribute
set. Bolting details etc. are accessed via the BLRF attribute of the catalogue component which will
point to a BTSE (Bolt Set).
12.2.1 Bolting Length Calculation for Standard Flange-Gasket-Flange
At the first component find the BTSE via the CATREF and store the appropriate P-point of the component.
x Store this as ref. (BTSE1).

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If the second component connection type starts with G (a gasket) get its P1 – P2 distance, and go to the
next component. If its connection type starts with F or L, go to the BTSE via the CATREF and store the
appropriate P-point of the component.
x Store this as ref. (BTSE2).
Then for each bolt in the set:
x Get the Bolt Points with corresponding NUMBer.
x Check for matching BDIA values.
x Add the two values of BTHK (Bolted flange thickness) together.
x Add the gasket thickness (if found).
x Select the bolt from the Bolt Specification and obtain its standard (rounded up) length.
12.2.2 Bolt Length Calculation for Wafer Components.
The calculation of bolts through wafer components is the same as the standard flange – gasket – flange
calculation, with the following differentiation:
x If within the joint, a component’s connection type starts with W (wafer), get its P1 – P2 distance,
and go to the next component.
x The joint may contain any number of wafer components, and any number of gaskets.
12.2.3 Bolting Length Calculation for Components with Mixed Needs
The calculation of bolts through components with mixed bolt needs is the same as the general wafer
calculation. However, the calculation allows for different bolts in the set to stop at different places within the
joint.
If the BTYP of the bolt is JACK, TAP or CAP, this will complete that particular bolt calculation. A subsequent
BTYP of JACK, TAP or CAP for the same bolt NUMBER further on in the joint triggers a new bolt.
12.2.4 Bolting Length Calculation at Nozzles.
Nozzle flanges are handled exactly as other flanges via a BLRF of CATREF.
12.2.5 Additional Bolting Items in Bolt Length Calculations.
Once the accumulated flange and wafer thickness has been calculated, the lengths of elements such as
nuts and washers are added. The Bolt SPCOM SBOLT, has an attribute BITL, which stores the thickness of
washers and nuts, whilst the attribute XTRA can store a value for extra thread lengths.
12.3 Creating Bolt Sets and Bolt Points
Bolt Sets and Bolt Points can be created or modified using the Bolting References pane accessed by
selecting Bolt Set from the Model References section of the Model View form:
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There is one Bolt Point (BLTP) for each bolt hole in the component.
Note: If all the bolts are the same by selecting “No of identical Bolts (BTSE)” the Number, Diameter, Bolt
Type and Thickness can be set at The Bolt Set Level in individual bolt points are not required.
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Each Bolt Point has the following attributes:
Bolt Point Numbers must match those on the mating

NUMBER
Number component
Bolt
BDIA -
Diameter
This can be a property, fixed numerical value,

Bolt
BTHK component parameter or a mathematical
Thickness
expression. e.g. (RPRO FLTH)
BOLT General bolt
MACH Machine bolt
STUD stud bolt

Bolting
BTYP
Type
CAP cap screw
JACK jacking screw
TAP tapped hole
L BTHK, BDIA & BTYPE attributes can all be set to actual values or Design parameters.
L Components with blind holes have the tapping depth assigned to their BTHK.
L Jacking bolts have their BTHK set to the sum of the flange/facing thickness and the required opening
gap.
L Wafer components with no bolting do not require a BTHK.
L Wafer components with special bolting needs require the BTHK values set for the specific Bolt Points
affected.
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12.4 Illustration of Element/Attribute Relationship
GASKET
COCO GBD
2No. WELD NECK FLANGE Distance P1 to P2 is 3mm
SPREF /T300CS/TAFWD0:150
COCO FBD
L A COCO that starts with F
triggers bolt selection
BSPEC /T300CS-BOLTS
BLTM ‘NEW’ L Isodraft will look for a Bolt Set when
BLTM is set to NEW L No setting required
TEXT ‘PIPING’
TYPE NAME PBOR0 SHOP STYP CATREF DETAIL MATXT CMPREF BLTREF
DEFAULTS
- - 0.00 = =
FLAN */TFAWBD0:150 150.00 TRUE WN /TAFWBD0-150 /TAFWBD0-D /CS =0 =0
L Optional Selector BSEL can be

NEW SPECIFICATION /T300CS-BOLTS
Set on a Component in Design
TYPE NAME BDIA BTYP BSEL CATREF DETAIL MATXT CMPREF BLTREF
DEFAULTS
- - - STUD A /BOLT
BOLT 20.00 STUD A /BOLT /STUD-D /BOLT-M =0 /BOLT20
*/STUD:20
BOLT */CAP:20 20.00 CAP A /BOLT /CAP-D /BOLT-M =0 /CAP20
BOLT */WASH:20 20.00 WASH A /BOLT /WASH-D /BOLT-M =0 =0
BOLT */NUT:20 20.00 NUT A /BOLT /BOLT-D /BOLT-M =0 =0
WORLD /*
SPWL CATA CATA CCTA BLTA

/BOLT-CATA /PIPE-CATA /BLTAB-TRAINING
SECT SECT BLIS LTAB

/METRIC-BOLT- /FLANGES /BLIST-TRAINING /LTAB-TRAINING
SETS
CATE SBOL
BTSE /TAFWBD0 /BOLT20
/TAFWBD0-MB-
150
SCOM XTRA 3 DTAB
/TAFWBD0-150 BITL 20 2 2 20 /DTAB-D20
BLTP BITEM NUT WASH
WASH NUT
NSTD /D20 BLEN (50 60 70 80)
BLTR
/TAFWBD0-MB-
Num 1 150
BDIA 20
BTHK PARA 5 L BITEMs are selected from the specification
BTYPE BOLT BOLT Length and the BITL length is added to the bolt
Default length.
PARA5 30
Selection
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12.4.1 Bolt Selection
In conjunction with the diagram shown in Section 12.5, the following points detail Bolt selection. In the first
instance Bolt Selection is triggered by:
1. Isodraft ‘finding’ a COCO starting with F, for example FBD.
Isodraft looks at the Pipe Spec and if the Bolt Method (BLTM) is ‘NEW’, Bolts are selected as follows:
2. The Flange Specification Reference (SPREF) points at a Specification Component (SPCO) in the
Piping Spec.
3. The Specification Component (SPCO) has a Catalogue Reference (CATREF) which points at a
Component (SCOM)
4. The Component (SCOM) has a Bolt Reference Table (BLTR) which points at a Bolt Set (BTSE).
The Bolt Set (BTSE) can define a number of Bolts with a Bolt diameter, Thickness and Type, or a series of
Bolt Points (BLTP); one for each bolt. Bolt selection is the same in all the cases.
In the example of Section 12.5, Bolt Number 1 is selected using the following information: Bolt Diameter
(BDIA) 20; Bolt Type (BTYP) BOLT and Bolt Thickness (BTHK) PARA 5 of the Flange.
1. Isodraft checks the Pipe Spec for the Bolt Spec (BSPEC) to use.
2. The Bolt Type (BTYP) of the flange is BOLT but the default in the Bolt Spec (BSPEC) is STUD –
this default has a greater importance compared to BOLT and is therefore used.
3. Isodraft searches the bolt spec for a 20 Dia. STUD and finds a Bolt Reference (BLTREF) of
BOLT20 this will be used for the bolt length calculation.
4. The Bolting Code, Detail and Material information is also selected for use on the Isometric; the bolt
length once calculated can also be added to the CODE.
5. The BOLT20 Bolt Length Calculation is performed as follows using the Bit Items (BITEM) and Bit
Length (BITL):
½ XTRA 1.5
Nut 20
Washer 2
Flange Thickness or Bolt 37
Thickness (BTHK)
PARA 5 of the Flange
Gasket 3
Flange Thickness or Bolt 37
Thickness (BTHK)
PARA 5 of the Flange
Washer 2
Nut 20
½ XTRA 1.5
Total 124mm
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6. Once the Bolt Length has been calculated a reference is made to a Standard Length Table (DTAB)
to find the next allowable size; in the example case, this is 130mm.
7. Isodraft selects each one of the Bit Items from the Specification: 20mm Nut, 20mm Washer, 20mm
Washer and a 20mm Nut. In each case the Code, Detail and Material information is selected for
use on the Isometric
The selection is repeated to for the next bolt and the bolts are accumulated.
Exercise 12 – Bolting Worked Example
Use the following worked example to create a Boltset (BTSE) and Bolt Points for the Flange and Valve
created in the training catalogue. Use STUD bolts, and create NUTS and WASHERS.
Create a new Bolt Specification and set this as the Bolt Spec for the Piping Specification /CS-PIPE-SPEC.
12.5 Bolting Information
The bolt requirements for the ANSI 300# Flanges already created are:
Bore Size No. Bolt Dia.

100mm 8 M20
150mm 12 M20
200mm 12 M24
Create a bolt table and bolt specification for an extended size range as follows:
ANSI 300#WN
No of Bolt Holes Bolt Diameter
Flange Bore Size
50mm 8 M16
100mm 8 M20
150mm 12 M20
200mm 12 M24
250mm 16 M27
300mm 16 M30
400mm 20 M33
12.6 Creating a Bolt Table
Bolt Tables are used to hold Bolt Length Tables (LTAB) which store Standard Bolt Lengths for specific
diameters (DTAB). Bolt Lists are used to group together standard bolt elements (SBOL).
Navigate to the training Catalogue, e.g. PIPING/CATA-A
From the main menu bar, use: Create > Bolt Table
Utilities
Enter the name as: BLTAB-TRAINING
Click Ok.
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A new BLTAB element is created and the Bolt Utilities form is displayed:
Create a new Length Table element (LTAB) by clicking Add Length Table.
Name the table LTAB-TRAINING.
Click Apply Changes.
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L BLTA and LTAB are administrative levels of the hierarchy

12.7 Creating a Standard Length Table
Create a new Diameter Table element (DTAB) by clicking Add Diameter Table.
Name the table D16 and set the standard bolt lengths for this table as shown below.
Apply Changes
Set the start length to 50, interval 10 and the end length to 300, any lengths not required can be deleted
using the Delete Length Button.
Create the following standard length tables for bolt diameters in increments of 10mm:
D20 50 – 300mm
D24 100 – 300mm
D27 150 – 600mm
D30 150 – 600mm
D33 200 – 600mm
On calculation of the bolt length these tables will be used to round the bolt length up to the nearest standard
length.
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12.8 Creating a Standard Bolt List (BLIS) / Bolt List Elements (SBOL)
Select the Single Bolting Tab from the Bolt Table Utilities form.
Click Add Single Bolt List to create the administrative level of the hierarchy (BLIS).
Name the bolt list BLIST-TRAINING.
Apply Changes
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Create a Stud Bolt using Add Bolt from the Single Bolt Elements pane to create the SBOL element and
set the attributes values as follows:
Bolt Name: /S-BOLT16
Extra Length: 3
Non Std Bolt Length: D16
Click Apply Changes
Set additional bolt items/lengths as follows:
Bolt Items:
NUT WASH WASH NUT
Bolt Item Length:

16 2 2 16
Click Apply Changes
The Bolt Items allow additional requirements such as washers, nuts, etc... to be stored in the database.
Once the Bolt has been selected, additional items can be selected from the bolt spec using the BTYP
selector.
Extra Length is used to add any additional Bolt length required, this for example, may be used to cater for
extra threads beyond the end of the Nuts.
Non Std Bolt Length is a pointer to the Bolt Non. Standard Length Table i.e. /D16
L It is not necessary to set Diameter, Lengths or Number of Bolts. These attributes were used by earlier
versions of PDMS and are not now required.
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A further CAP Bolt is required to select set screws on a Wafer Valve. Create a new SBOL element as above
and shown below:
Set the Name to be CAP16.
The Non Standard Bolt Length Table,

NSTD should be set to D16.
There will be one extra item associated

with the cap bolt:
WASH length 2.00mm.
Create further STUD/CAP bolts; S-BOLT20, CAP20, S-BOLT24, CAP24, S-BOLT27, CAP27, S-BOLT30,
CAP30, S-BOLT33, and CAP33.
12.9 Create a New Bolting Catalogue
Create a new catalogue and assign a name

of BOLT-CATA
Set the Purpose to PIPE
Ok
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12.10 Create Material Text Elements
Create a new section to hold the bolting Material Text elements Name the section BOLT-MATERIAL-TEXT
Create a new Material Text element to hold the material description of the STUD bolts.
Name the text BOLT-M
Set the Material to be GALVANISED
Apply
12.11 Creating Dummy Components for the Bolt Spec
Create a new Section and a new Category to contain dummy components for the Stud Bolts, Cap Bolts,
Nuts and Washers in order that the CATREF attributes in the bolting spec can be set.
Set the Section name to /BOLT-CATA.SECT and the CATE name to DUMMY-BOLTS
There is no requirement for either a point set or a geometry set. Set GTYPE to BOLT. The first parameter
should be set to the bolt diameter as follows.
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Set individual bolt attributes as follows:
12.12 Create Detail Text Elements
Create a new Detail Text element to hold the description of the STUD bolt.
Name the detail text L-STUD-D.
Generic Type Bolt
Set the detail description to be LONG STUD

BOLT.
Create three further Detail Text elements for washers, nuts and caps as follows:
Name Detail Text
L-WASH-D WASHER
L-NUT-D NUT
L-CAP-D LONG CAP SCREW
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12.13 Creating Bolt Sets
Navigate to the Flange Category AAFWABG created earlier in the

training course.
Navigate to the default Bolt Set for the Category

/AAFWABG/BTSE_001.
Use Modify > Name to change the Bolt set name to /AAFWABG/BTSE_100, for use with the 100NB
Flange.
Select Apply
Select Create > Copy from the Main Window and make a copy of the Bolt set for the 150NB and 200NB
Flanges.
Copy AAFWABG/BTSE_100 to AAFWABG/BTSE_150
Copy AAFWABG/BTSE_150 to AAFWABG/BTSE_200
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Use Modify > Category from the main menu bar. Highlight Bolt Set in the Model References panel.

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Check the Bolt Set; for a 100NB Flange it should be set at /AAFWABG/BTSE_100.
Repeat the process for 150NB and 200NB Flanges changing the Bolt Set as appropriate.
Select component /AAFWABG-100 and Bolt Set /AAFWABG/BTSE_100. The panel at the bottom of the
form can now be used to create the Bolt Points required for the Flange.
Create a metric bolt set for the Flange: 8 NOFF, M20 Bolts.
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Set attributes as follows:
Number Off: 8
Bolt Diameter: 20
Bolt Thickness: PARA 6
Bolt Type: BOLT.
Select Apply.
Repeat the process for 150NB and 200NB Flanges:
For component /AAFWABG-150 set attributes as follows:
There are 12 identical bolts, select No of Identical Bolts from the toggle buttons.
Number Off 12, Bolt Diameter 20, Bolt Thickness PARA 6, Bolt Type BOLT.
For component /AAFWABG-200 set attributes as follows:
There are 12 identical bolts, select No of Identical Bolts from the toggle buttons.
Number Off 12, Bolt Diameter 24, Bolt Thickness PARA 6, Bolt Type BOLT.
L Bolt Type is normally set to BOLT for a Flange.
The way the selection works is as follows:
If the BTYP for both sides of a joint is set to BOLT, the default bolt of the given diameter is used.
If the BTYP for one side of the joint is set to BOLT and the other side is set to anything other than
BOLT, the BTYP of bolt specified by the other side will be used.
For example, a bolted through flange may have its BTYP set to BOLT, and the mating flange may
require cap screws and have its BTYP set to CAP. In this case, the cap screw overrides the default
type, and the selected BTYP will be CAP. A BTYP of Cap is also used to trigger a new bolt.
If both BTYPs are the same and are not set to BOLT, the bolt with that BTYP is selected. If the
BTYPs are not equal and are also not set to BOLT, the BTYP from the start of the bolt is selected.
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12.14 Creating a Bolt Specification.
Create a new spec named T300CS-BOLTS. Set the description to Example Metric Bolting Spec and the
Spec Type to Bolting
Define the headings TYPE, BDIA, BTYP and BSEL for the bolt specification as shown below:
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Use Set Headings and Back to return to the Create Specification form. Navigate to the Category
/DUMMY-BOLTS.
Select Add New Items from the Tasks window:
Set the BTYPE to be STUD:
Apply the changes to add the Dummy Bolts to the spec and select Back.
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The bolting specification now contains the following SPCOs.
Select the Back button and then use Edit Answers… and Edit References… to set BSEL, Detail Ref,
Material Ref and Bolt Ref as follows:
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Using the same methodology, add the Cap Screws, Washers and Nuts to the bolting specification. For each
type, use DUMMY-BOLTS as the Category and a BTYP of CAP, WASH or NUT as appropriate. Set the
reference attributes for the Detail Ref and Material Ref. For CAP screws, set the Bolt Ref to the appropriate
SBOL element. Rename the SPCOMs to reflect the BTYP as follows:
Once the bolting specification is complete, edit the piping specification CS-PIPE-SPEC to reference the bolt
spec:
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Set the Bolt Method to NEW and

reference the bolting spec:
T300CS-BOLTS by setting CAD

attributes as shown:
12.15 Create a Pipe in Design
Create a test pipe in Design and select the Flanges with the
added Boltsets.
Use Utilities > Pipe Isometric from the main menu bar in
Design to create an isometric of the pipe. The bolts appear
as shown.
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Exercise 13 - Multi-bolting on Wafer Fittings
Using the knowledge gained from this chapter, create a Wafer Valve as shown below:
L Parameter Definitions 10, 11 and 12 are as follows:
Parameter 10 279 Body Diameter

Parameter 11 19 Tapping Depth
Parameter 12 238 Hand Lever Length
x Create a Wafer Valve as shown in the illustration; make sure that the Connection type is set to
WFBD. A COCO that starts with W indicates to PDMS that the valve is a Wafer fitting and would fit
between flanges. PARA 11 will be also used for the length of the CAP Screws. Remember to
create a CATE to hold the components. Use AAVWBD for the CATE name
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x Create a Detail Text named AAVWBD-D Detail “300# Butterfly Valve” select Genetic Type
VALVE and Description Butterfly Valve (FL) this will give an SKEY of VYFL .
x Create a Material Text AS with a Material of Alloy Steel
x Create a new Bolt Set for the VALVE, use Individual Bolts (BLTP). 8 through bolts and 4 Cap
Screws are required. Remember if the Bolt Type is set to BOLT the default bolt in the bolt spec is
selected.
x The attributes for the through bolts will be:

BDIA 20 BTYPE BOLT
x The attributes for the caps will be:

BDIA 20 BTYPE CAP BTHK PARA 11
x Bolt Point numbers will be:

Caps 1,6,7,12
Through Bolts 2-5, 8-11
x Add the Valve to the CS Spec
x The COCO WFBD-GBD already exists in CCTA PDMSPIPE.COCO.
x Test in Design and produce an Isometric of the pipe. The bolting appears as follows:
In the following example, the following Bolts are referenced:
8 - 20mm Diameter Stud Bolts 200mm Long
16 - 20mm Diameter Nuts (two for each Stud Bolt)
8 - 20mm Diameter Cap Screws 70mm Long (two for each cap hole)
24 - 20mm Diameter Washers (two for each Stud Bolt and one for each Cap Screw)
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CHAPTER 12

12.1 Bolt Table Hierarchy

The Bolt Table (BLTAB) hierarchy is illustrated below

PRTWLD TABWLD NBRWLD SPWL CATA CCTA BLTA UNITS

BTSE BLIS LTAB

BLTP SBOL DTAB

The element types are as follows:

NUMBER The bolt hole number in the bolt circle.

BITEM Additional bolt items to be used when calculating bolt length

12.2 How Isodraft calculates Bolt Requirements

There are three basic types of bolted connection to be considered:

x Bolting Length Calculation for Standard Flange-Gasket-Flange

For example, the joint sequence...

...might be coded and shown in a Design Module by the following:

LJTB FRB GRB

BWD JTB GRB

The following principles apply to the setting of bolt references in SPECON:

12.2.1 Bolting Length Calculation for Standard Flange-Gasket-Flange

x Store this as ref. (BTSE1).

x Store this as ref. (BTSE2).

Then for each bolt in the set:

x Get the Bolt Points with corresponding NUMBer.

x Check for matching BDIA values.

x Add the two values of BTHK (Bolted flange thickness) together.

x Add the gasket thickness (if found).

12.2.2 Bolt Length Calculation for Wafer Components.

12.2.3 Bolting Length Calculation for Components with Mixed Needs

12.2.4 Bolting Length Calculation at Nozzles.

12.2.5 Additional Bolting Items in Bolt Length Calculations.

12.3 Creating Bolt Sets and Bolt Points

Each Bolt Point has the following attributes:

Bolt Point Numbers must match those on the mating

This can be a property, fixed numerical value,

BOLT General bolt

MACH Machine bolt

STUD stud bolt

JACK jacking screw

TAP tapped hole

L Wafer components with no bolting do not require a BTHK.

12.4 Illustration of Element/Attribute Relationship

L Optional Selector BSEL can be

SPWL CATA CATA CCTA BLTA

SECT SECT BLIS LTAB

12.4.1 Bolt Selection

1. Isodraft ‘finding’ a COCO starting with F, for example FBD.

Exercise 12 – Bolting Worked Example

12.5 Bolting Information

Bore Size No. Bolt Dia.

12.6 Creating a Bolt Table

Navigate to the training Catalogue, e.g. PIPING/CATA-A

Enter the name as: BLTAB-TRAINING

Name the table LTAB-TRAINING.

Click Apply Changes.

L BLTA and LTAB are administrative levels of the hierarchy

Name the bolt list BLIST-TRAINING.

Bolt Name: /S-BOLT16

Non Std Bolt Length: D16

Click Apply Changes

Set additional bolt items/lengths as follows:

Bolt Item Length:

Click Apply Changes

Set the Name to be CAP16.

The Non Standard Bolt Length Table,