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Modeling tapered threads


catfan

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To create realistic threads, I simply sweep the thread profile along a helix with Align set to “no”. (This actually creates the negative of the thread, which must then be subtracted from a cylinder.)

When I attempt to follow the same procedure using a conical helix to produce tapered pipe threads, however, it does not work.

When I set Align to “no”, I get an error message saying “cannot sweep the profile”. If I try it with Align set to “yes”, the profile is twisted and the result does not look like threads.

Does anyone know of a way around this issue, or is this a fundamental limitation of AutoCAD?

Thank you.

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