Blocks and drawings

[Mark Ruble]

Not sure if this is allowed here. Some boards don't like having websites listed but I found a cool site where you can download drawings with dimensions in 2d and 3d. The drawings are free to download.

www.mcmaster.com

[hyposmurf]

Where are the drawing files?

[Mark Ruble]

From the front page you need to select what part you are looking for. For example under: Fastening and Sealing select Machine Screws then start selecting what kind of Machine Screw you are looking for. This will narrow the search. Once the selection is narrowed down a drawing will appear on screen. After you see this look in the upper left hand corner of the screen and you will see a button that says "Download" this will bring up a selection of what format you are looking for. There are lots of online parts with dimensions that can be downloaded but not every part has a drawing. We use McMaster-Carr for most of our mechanical parts like nuts, bolts and washers. Hope this helps. Let me know if need further help with this.

[erona]

Thanks for link!

[willwould]

Thanks Mark,

What a site.

Now I need to learn how to use it. I am using AutoCAD 05 and have downloaded a 3-D nut, I think. It is a 81 KB Standard ACIS text file with no extension in the filename. Is this a 3-D object and if so how do I get it into a dwg?

Thanks again,

Bill