This document provides instructions for migrating legacy fasteners to the IFX format. It describes populating menu and data files for screws, washers, and nuts. Specific steps include mapping file contents, localizing tooltips, ensuring file names match folder names, and mapping family tables. Configuration options are also outlined.

1. Migrating Legacy
Fasteners to IFX

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Populating Screws.mnu
Located in Screws folder
Localization of Tool Tip
Tool Tip
Folder name

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Populating custom Screw mnu file
Mapping of file content
Name of dat file with
.prt appended
Tooltip Information
Localization of Tooltip
The *.mnu file name must be the same as the name of containing folder.

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Populating Custom Screw *.dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating Custom Screw *.dat file
Mapping of file content
config.pro option show_selected_item_id yes

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Populating Custom Screw *.dat file
CBSCR mapped to afxconfiguration sl_data.cfg

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Populating Custom Screw *.dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating Custom Screw *.dat file
Mapping of file content
Used for matching the
nut The pitch of the nut
must match the pitch of
the fastener

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Populating Custom Screw *.dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating Custom Screw *.dat file
Mapping of file content
Can be deleted for custom fasteners

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Populating washers.mnu
Located in Washers folder
Folder Name
Tooltip Information
Localization of tooltip

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Populating custom Washers mnu file
The *.mnu file name must be the same as the name of containing folder.
Name of Part
Tool Tip
Localisation of Tool Tip
Mapping of file content

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Populating custom Washer dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating custom Washer dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating custom Washer dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating custom Washer dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating custom Washer dat file
Mapping of file content
Can be deleted for custom fasteners

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Modifying nuts.mnu
Located in Nuts folder
Folder Name
Tooltip Information
Localization of tooltip

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Populating custom Nuts mnu file
Mapping of file content
Name of Part
Tool Tip
Localization of tooltip
The *.mnu file name must be the same as the name of containing folder.

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Populating custom Nuts dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating custom Nuts dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating custom Nuts dat file
Mapping of file content

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Populating custom Nuts dat file
CBNUT mapped to afxconfiguration sl_data.cfg

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Populating custom Nuts dat file
Mapping of file content – Family table
Name of Family table Generic

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Populating custom Nuts dat file
Mapping of file content – Family table