where can I get 3d drawings of nuts, bolts and screws?

where can i get 3d cad drawings of nuts bolts and screws, for machining drawings?

Freebies or paid? For freebies you can check in at the CAD Block Exchange Network. I'm positive that you can buy 3D libraries of nuts, bolts and screws. We talking Imperial or Metric?

what software are you using? mechanical desktop and inventor both have thousands of screws/nuts/bolts built into their content centers.

or you can draw them in like 30 seconds.

or you can draw them in like 30 seconds.

Ill second that :D

Bolts: 60 seconds if you include the helical threads.

Try this website for a variety of 3D parts including bolts. Note that you have to click on the 3D Manufacturers tab.

http://oem.cadregister.com/asp/PPOW_Entry.asp?language=GB&product=PS&referrer=V3Redirect&ori=/CADREgister.ppow&

The content is free after registration.

For bolts, nuts and washers I suggest looking at a company called Fastenal. Companies are listed in alphabetical order. I hope you find this useful. Wish you had replied with more detail however.

Free metric bolts here. Although I think they are 2D it wouldn't take much effort to convert them to 3D.

http://www.draftsperson.net/autocad/blocks/metals/fasteners/index.php

i have also used the thomas register.net for cad files of bolts/nuts. although importing things like this may not always give you the best format to work with.

It's always best, whenever possible, to create your own models. The free stuff you find online is not always the best quality. It will do in a pinch, but as the saying goes, "if you want something done right, do it yourself." :wink:

using punch via cad. very basic i think but it does everything i need except this, i have a hard time doing the threads. i can use any cad format as an input, just needed a little help finding the drawings.

thanks.

Bolts: 60 seconds if you include the helical threads.

Just wondering how you would do the helical threads so quickly? be great if you've got time to quickly explain the command for that

Just wondering how you would do the helical threads so quickly? be great if you've got time to quickly explain the command for that

http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/content/CAD238/AutoCAD_2007_Tutorials.htm