wreckgar413 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I need a little help, I am still new to the Autocad world. I have been using it for the last 9 months and I have about 8 eight years of using Pro_Engineer Wildfire experience and have become pretty decent at 2D modeling in Autocad, but now I am trying to model in 3D and need some help. I am trying to model a nut, i am able to model 3D solid iwht the outer dimensions i need but my troubles come when i try to make the hole and add threads. i have been able to make a hole but i usually stumble upon it by accident. Could someone point me in the right direction, I have done several searches for it and come up with anything. Also, as far as 3D goes am I only able to draw in the XY plane or can I change the drawing plane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nestly Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Here's a demo showing several methods of making the nut with the hole. Cutting the threads is a bit more involved, but the concept is the same: make the threads as a solid, then subtract them from the nut. For more detail on making 3D nuts and bolts, see the link at the bottom of my post. http://screencast.com/t/dugDC4Gwaa05 http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?51078-Links-to-tutorials-about-3D-bolts-screws-and-threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreckgar413 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 thank you I will check those out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43st Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Keep in mind, depending on your drawing complexity, that drawing screw/bolt threads will absolutely destroy system performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreckgar413 Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 I managed to draw the threads by using a helix/sweep with a profile of the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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