Replace Form

QuickInsert Replace form

The Replace Form allows you to quickly update multiple components in your assembly — including fasteners and their washers — all in one go.

It’s perfect when you want to:

• Change diameter, type, or material of components

• Replace entire fastener stacks

• Switch to a different profile (e.g., from English to Croatian)

• Auto-adjust washer diameters for new fasteners

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📥 Opening the Replace Form

To open the Replace Form:

1. In SolidWorks, go to the QuickInsert tab

2. Click the Replace Form button

3. A property page will open, prompting you to select components

   • Only QuickInsert components can be selected

4. Once you confirm your selection, the Replace Form will be displayed

   

   Opening the Replace Form

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🧾 Working with the Replace List

The Replace Form shows a list of all selected components. Components are displayed in stacks — if a bolt has a washer, the washer will appear indented underneath it.

Edit a Component:

• Double-click a row or

• Click the ✏️ pen icon on the right

This opens the same UI as the Main Form, but with limited interaction:

• Only compatible component types are available

  • If you’re editing a washer, only washer groups are visible

  • You cannot replace a washer with a bolt, or vice versa

  

  Working with the Replace List

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⚙️ Auto Adjust Washer Diameters

If you replace a fastener with one of a different diameter, you can let QuickInsert automatically update the washers below it.

• ✅ Auto Choose Washer Diameter checkbox

  • When checked, washers under that fastener will auto-update when you change diameter

• 🔘 Check All Washers button

  • Scans all stacks and updates washers based on fastener diameter

Color Indicators:

• 🔴 Red – Washer is too small for the bolt (not allowed)

• 🟡 Yellow – Washer is too large (allowed, but not preferred)

  

  Auto Adjust Washer Diameters

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✏️ Edit Selection

Want to modify your selected components?

• Click Edit Selection to reopen the property page

• You can add or remove QuickInsert components before finalizing replacements

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🌐 Change Profile for Replacements

You can apply a different profile to the entire replacement list:

1. Use the Profile dropdown at the top of the form

2. Click the Apply to All button next to it

   • All listed components will be updated to use the selected profile

This is helpful when converting an entire assembly from one standard or language to another.

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✅ Replace All

Once you’ve defined all the replacement components:

• Click the Replace All button

• QuickInsert will go through each stack and:

  • Replace fasteners

  • Replace washers (if defined)

  • Apply profile and naming rules

All updates will be made in the assembly automatically.

Edit selection, change component profile and replace all

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🔁 Adjusting Fastener Length and Diameter with ribbon buttons

On QuickInsert ribbon, you can also manually modify the length and diameter of selected components using the four quick-adjust buttons:

Button	Function
Length +	Increases the length of selected fasteners by one step
Length −	Decreases the length by one step
Size +	Increases the diameter of selected fasteners by one step
Size −	Decreases the diameter by one step

These buttons allow you to quickly resize one or multiple selected fasteners without needing to open the full component picker.

Using ribbon buttons to adjust fastener dimensions

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🧠 Selection & Behavior Logic

• You can select one or more components, then click any of the buttons

• The profile used for generating new fasteners is based on the last selected profile in the Main Form

• The material remains the same as the original selected component

• Components are selected based on priority:

  • If the desired length or diameter exists in the highest priority (green) group, that one is used

  • If not, the next lower priority (yellow, then red) is used

• If no suitable size is found, no replacement occurs

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✅ Example Use Case

You select 10 DIN 912 bolts and click Length + — all 10 bolts are replaced with the same type but one size longer, using your last active profile and preserving their current material.

🧠 Tips

• You can use different profiles for original and replacement components

• You don’t have to replace every component — only those you want to change

• Use color indicators as a quick check before replacing large assemblies