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Marco, I see you are getting alot of advice in various CATIA forums. Most people seem to agree that REUSE PATTERN will do what you described. There's alot of good advice (and some not so good), so I hope you are able to find the best solution for you. (I'm using attachment 1 below for reference) Here's the steps I recommend. Someone suggested using a Component Assembly and I think it's a better idea than what I first suggested. 1. Make the Big Assembly consisting of the plates with holes 2. Add a Component Assembly containing the fastener parts (bolt, washers (2), nut - see attachment 2) 3. In the Component Assembly, Coincidence constrain the washers and nut to be co-axial to the bolt. Contact constrain one washer to the bolt head, and Contact Constrain the other washer to the nut face. (do not FIX the bolt). These constraints will be the same on every set of fastners, and only have to be added once! 4. Make the Component Assembly a FLEXIBLE/RIGID SUB-ASSEMBLY. This will allow you to vary the distance between washers! 5. In the Big Assembly, Contact constrain the washer faces to the top and bottom faces of the hole plate. (If you vary the width of the plate, the fastner parts should move accordingly - see attachment 3) 6. In the Big Assembly, use REUSE PATTERN to copy and position the Component Assembly based on the same pattern that was used to add the holes to the plate. (see attachment 4)