https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4087&p=45782#p45782 ----------------------------------- Nik Friday, 30 September 2022, 05:56 PM I Found A Budget Drop-bolt / Tower Bolt... ----------------------------------- I found two, but one looked wrong, too 'modern'. https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/house/accessories/interior-door-lock-slide-barrel-bolt Another was 'chunky', looked 'traditional', would scale well. https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/industrial/industrial-part/tower-bolt It came as IGS, which TC happily imported. I managed to separate bolt and case, the former destined to be 'brass', the latter 'black oxide'. Six brass 'roundheads' gave neat fixings. But, there, it all began to go wrong. I have persistent problems setting 'origin' for imports, so they can be aligned on rotation axes etc. Four times, I set bolt slide limits to dial up/down, dial bolt turn etc. Four times, that bolt vanished into the distance when I tried to 'parent' it... My 'ghastly' cold has subsided to 'miserable', the joint pains have eased. But, I could not see what was wrong with the bolt. In the end, I just shrugged, saved the scene, rendered... [img]https://www.posetteforever.com/files/posted_images/680/notsmart1.jpg[/img]