Grid structures with bolted spherical joints suffer impairment because of the “fake tightened-up” phenomenon. To prevent the “fake tightened-up” phenomenon, this study presents a new type of visual bolt-ball joint system that visually and effectively estimates the length of threads inserted into the bolt hole after adjusting the position of the fixed trip bolt and the location of the chute. The ultimate bearing capacity of the high-strength bolt and sleeve are studied via experiments. Results show that the failure section of high-strength bolts is the inclined section, which has a 60° angle to the direction of the screw, and a formula for calculating the ultimate bearing capacity is derived. Sleeves are compressed as their bearing failure is strength failure, which is due to yielding of the net section. A design method of the visual bolt-ball joint system is put forward according to the experimental results, and the safety of the visual bolt-ball joint is verified. Finally, the ductility and the fatigue performance of the visual bolt-ball joint are discussed in the paper.