drawing a bolt

[Elektryk]

hmmm ;( ok....

[SuperCAD]

www.mcmaster.com

There are a lot of bolts that you can find CAD files for there. The threads are anything but perfect though, but good enough for just showing a picture. There are a lot of bolts in 3D as well. I snag CAD files from this site all the time and they are a preferred vendor where I work.

[Elektryk]

There are a lot of bolts that you can find CAD files for there. The threads are anything but perfect though, but good enough for just showing a picture. There are a lot of bolts in 3D as well. I snag CAD files from this site all the time and they are a preferred vendor where I work.

how do you get the cad files?

[Elektryk]

ok i got it... but i cant get them in cad 3d solids... only in 2d...

there is something like 3dsolidworks something but i cant open it

[SuperCAD]

Download the 3-D SAT file (not all of them have this option though) and then "import" it into AutoCAD. You have to click on File and then Import in AutoCAD, select the SAT file and click OK.

Just a warning, you may have to scale the object for it to work. For instance, if you're working in imperial measurements some of the bolts will look enormous. You'll have to scale them by a 0.03937 scale factor.

[Elektryk]

ohh ok lemme see

[JD Mather]

If you are a student you can download Autodesk Inventor for free from http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity Inventor has 3D libraries of standard stuff like nuts, bolts, washers, cotter pins, bearings, fittings.... built in.

[Elektryk]

i did imported and nothing happened

[Elektryk]

If you are a student you can download Autodesk Inventor for free from http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity Inventor has 3D libraries of standard stuff like nuts, bolts, washers, cotter pins, bearings, fittings.... built in.

no im not a student.... but it would help

[JD Mather]

i did imported and nothing happened

ACISIN command.

You might first open the file in Notepad and make sure it is ACIS v7 or earlier. Autodesk products will only read up to ACIS v7 (*.sat files).

In any case, it should only take 5-10 minutes to create these parts and good practice on easy stuff. What are you having difficulty with (zip and attach dwg attempt).