https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4087&p=45782#p45782
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Nik
Friday, 30 September 2022, 05:56 PM

I Found A Budget Drop-bolt  / Tower Bolt...
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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]


