Inserting Fasteners (Basic)

Once you've installed QuickInsert, activated your license, and set up your save folder, you're ready to start inserting components into your SolidWorks assemblies.

This guide will show you how to:

• Find and choose components

• Switch profiles and use priorities

• Insert parts via drag & drop

• Include washers automatically

• Add washers to already inserted components

• (Optional) Preview tool access with ToolChecker

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🧭 Step 1: Open the QuickInsert Form

1. Open SolidWorks and load your assembly

2. Go to the QuickInsert tab in the CommandManager

3. Click the Main Form button

Opening QuickInsert form

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🔍 Step 2: Find and Choose Components

Inside the Main Form, you can browse or search for fasteners:

🔸 Browse by Category

• Components are grouped by type (e.g., bolts, washers, screws) and then subcategorized by standard (e.g., DIN 912)

🔸 Use the Search Bar

• Quickly filter by part name, type, or size (e.g., DIN 125)

• Matches will update instantly as you type

Find and Choose Components

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🔁 Step 3: Change Profiles

You can switch between user profiles directly in the Main Form:

• Select a different profile from the Profile dropdown at the top

• Profiles control:

  • Language

  • Save paths

  • Naming and folder rules

  • Material translations

Change Profiles

💡 Profiles let you switch from English to Croatian part names or match different team standards instantly.

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🎯 Step 4: Use Priority Filtering

Each component is marked with a priority:

• 🟢 Green – Recommended (OK to use)

• 🟡 Yellow – Usable, but not preferred

• 🔴 Red – Do not use

In the Main Form, you can filter by:

• Show All – display all components

• Show Preferred Only – display only recommended parts

• Show Preferred and Optional – display usable and recommended parts

Use Priority Filtering

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🖱 Step 5: Insert via Drag & Drop (with Optional Washers)

In the Main Form, you can enable or disable washer insertion using the "Add Washer" checkbox:

• ✅ Checked: When enabled, you can select:

  • Washer type (e.g. DIN 125)

  • Material

  • Quantity (e.g. 1, 2 per fastener)

• ❌ Unchecked: No washers will be added when inserting the fastener.

Each component also has a default washer defined. If no changes are made, this default will be used automatically.

To insert a component:

1. Select a component from the list

2. (Optional) Enable Add Washer and set washer properties

3. Drag the component onto a face in your SolidWorks model

4. QuickInsert will insert the fastener, and then automatically place the washer(s) behind it (if enabled)

Insert via Drag & Drop (with Optional Washers)

💡 You’ll be able to change default washer settings for each component on a separate settings page.

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➕ Step 6: Add Washers to Existing Components

You can also add washers to already inserted fasteners:

• Select the existing fastener(s)

• Choose Add Washer from the context menu or toolbar

• You can:

  • Use the currently selected washer dimension

  • Or let QuickInsert automatically detect the correct washer size based on standard and material

This helps standardize assemblies even when washers weren’t included initially.

Add Washers to Existing Components

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🛠 Optional: Use ToolChecker

ToolChecker checks if wrenches, allen keys, or torque tools can reach a fastener.

1. Select a component in the assembly

2. Click the ToolChecker button

3. Visual overlays show clearance and direction of tool access

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✅ Done!

You now know how to:

• Find and filter components

• Switch profiles and use best-practice filtering

• Insert fasteners with washers

• Retroactively add washers

• (Optionally) check tool accessibility