Back with another Question.(bolt/screw threads?

[uncle808us]

Back with another Question.(bolt/screw threads?

I've tried twist but no luck, any help on making threads for bolts and screws? :?: :lol:

 

[Francois]

Re: Back with another Question.(bolt/screw threads?

I've tried twist but no luck, any help on making threads for bolts and screws? :?: :lol:

How about this ?

 

[joste]

Hi,
This is a real good video that demonstrates one way to create threads.

http://www.luxology.com/community/user_tutorials/modeling/machine_screw/

 

[peer]

I also tried to make a screw but I tried to use a triangle. Somehow the helix is twisting my triangle. It seems to "bank" during rotation. See attachment, is this a bug? Martin, do you have an answer to this?

Regards,

Peter

 

[joste]

Hi, Here is the link for two sample files too play about with that may be some help to you.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/jesdesign/

 

[frank beckmann]

Nuts ´n Bolts ´n Screws, Chapter One

Hi
You will love this - til Martin rewrite the sweeptool to correct the torsion Peer mentioned.
Start with a tall box divide y=66, x+z=15. Make editable. Get the "twister", stretch it to same height as box and set the angle to 1440. Throw it in the box.
Not so bad yet? :wink:
For the tapered thread use the "tapertool". Ad a cylinder for screwhead and put it with the box in a folder, so you´ll be able to change it as you like later on.

With kindest regards
Frank 8)

 

[joste]

Frank, they look fantastic.

 

[uncle808us]

My first try at what Frank said.

Thanks I got this far but I'm not satisfied as of yet. I need some refinement. I'll keep working on it. Thanks again everyone for your help.

 

[Martin]

Hi,
I just stumbled over a skrew also created by Cheetah3D on tg_jp webpage

http://www.tres-graficos.jp/blog/

I think he also got a quite nice one.

The problem to create a skrew with the sweep tool has already a quite high priority on my v3.x feature list. It's actually not a bug but more a missing features which corrects the torison of the spline along the path.

By,
Martin

 

[Dave R]

Just curious... is the sweep torsion corrected in 5.5? I started out trying to create a screw with the helix and a triangle similar to the approach of the original poster in this thread, and I seem to be having the same issue. Meantime, I'll try the workaround suggested by Frank Beckmann, the results look pretty good.

Thanks!

 

[frank beckmann]

Just curious... is the sweep torsion corrected in 5.5

Aunt Edith says: "The sweet anti-torsion sweep feature is called "Rotate sweep" now.

Aunt Edith adds: "The sweep-creator got now a "Maintain Profile" parameter, which is tremendously helpful with profiles swept along open splines now. Check it out!"


Cheers
Frank