Threading a rod to make a bolt...

[TurboLS]

so i have this cylindrical part that i want to add a thread to. I did a search in the help file and found out about a bolt command, but cannot find it in the software. Is this a special package?? Also, i noticed i can do camshafts as well with a special wizard. I couldn't find that one either.

If one of you could shed some light, that would be fantastic.

 

[Timelord]

TurboLS,

To get to the cam wizard, you must load toolbox in the add-ins. Exterior threads do not have a wizard. You can add cosmetic threads or cut grooves to simulate external threads (schematic) or you can cut the actual threads with a helical sweep. Helical sweeps hogs a lot of resources so it is not done except when absolutely required. Load a bolt from the toolbox to see cosmetic or schematic threads (grooves).

Timelord

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Bolt and Camshaft commands? Are you sure you're talking about SolidWorks? Where did you find them in the Help files?

You can add a Cosmetic Thread to a shaft by selecting a circular edge and activating the, umm, Cosmetic Thread icon in the Annotations toolbar.

You can add a bolt, screw, nut, washer, etc if you have the Toolbox add-in.

 

[Eltron]

You don't necessarily have to do a helical sweep (which requires the creation of a helix). You can do a sweep of a profile and use the Twist Along Path command to mimic a thread. It takes less CPU power, but I still wouldn't recommend it, unless whoever you're making the drawing for requires it.

The customer is always right, right?

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Wrong ... the customer is always the customer but that doesn't automatically make him right ... it does however give them the right to ask for whatever they want.

 

[Timelord]

CorBlimeyLimey,

Never said bolt was a command, but CAMS shows up in the dropdown menu for toolbox when it is loaded and it starts a cam wizard (the bearing calculator and beam calculator commands are in the same place). Once the wizard is open it has its own help. By the way, this has been true for a while, cause I'm still on SW2005.

Timelord

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Timelord ... I was replying to the OP.

I did a search in the help file and found out about a bolt command

Also the OP mentioned camshafts, not cams.

 

[Timelord]

CorBlimeyLimey,

My bad, I thought your remark was aimed at me. There are references for both BOLTS and CAMS in the help files. Yep, in SolidWorks!

Timelord

 

[TurboLS]

alright. looks like i'll have to load these tool boxes and mess around a little bit.

 

[SnowCrash]

Go look at McMaster.com SHCSs to see how they cheat threads on screws with tilted rings. Can look like a left or right hand screw, depending on how you orient it. Probably not as resource intensive as actual thread features.
"no helix needed"

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