Graphical methods for designing bolted joints in engineering drawings

Abstract

This article analyzes graphical methods for designing bolted joints in engineering drawings, presents design system of a truss node’s with bolted connections. The creation methods of automated design system of a truss node’s bolted joints are discovered with Unified Modeling Language. Graphical system can design steel plain truss node’s bolted joints, form information tables of objects. The bars bolted connections near node sheet are calculated using programming object’s bolted joints properties and methods. Drawing’s graphical objects have additional data from which exchange of data between graphical system and information table of objects is executed. Example of truss node’s bolted joints project with information table is presented. Creation problems of automated design system are discussed and conclusions are made.