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    • C Offline
      Coach_Travis
      last edited by

      I am working on a new project and caught a snag. I am trying to add threading to my M4 barrel and can not seem to get the hang of it. On the picture below I would like to add exterior threading to the part that is yellow. Does anyone know a good tutorial to assist me with this?


      Barrel.jpg


      M4 Barrel.jpg

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        Have you searched the forum for 'threads'? I expect you'll find three or four different approaches. Due to the small size you'll want to model them at a larger scale and scale down afterward.

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          Coach_Travis
          last edited by

          Dave - Thanks for the heads up about the search. I have used it in other forums and it didn't come to mind in this one. Unfortunately, I must start over because I was using radius instead of diameter for my measurements. DOH!

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          • cottyC Offline
            cotty
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            @coach_travis said:

            Unfortunately, I must start over because I was using radius instead of diameter for my measurements. DOH!

            You know the scale tool? You can scale a 3D object along 2 axes...

            my SketchUp gallery

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              Coach_Travis
              last edited by

              @cotty said:

              @coach_travis said:

              Unfortunately, I must start over because I was using radius instead of diameter for my measurements. DOH!

              You know the scale tool? You can scale a 3D object along 2 axes...

              Yeah, I had some other errors so I decided to start over.


              Barrel 2.jpg

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                TECHDAVE02
                last edited by

                here is a couple techniques

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT5r3AQZBnw
                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKrWDNDd62c

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                • C Offline
                  Coach_Travis
                  last edited by

                  @techdave02 said:

                  here is a couple techniques

                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT5r3AQZBnw
                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKrWDNDd62c

                  Thank you for the videos. I actually used the "screw 1_5" plugin. It worked very well.


                  Barrel Threading.jpg

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                  • C Offline
                    CL
                    last edited by

                    I may be wrong, but it looks like you have the faces reversed. The grayblue ones should be on the inside.

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                      Coach_Travis
                      last edited by

                      @cl said:

                      I may be wrong, but it looks like you have the faces reversed. The grayblue ones should be on the inside.

                      Yeah, good catch. That is how the plugin makes it. I caught it right after I submitted it.

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                        Coach_Travis
                        last edited by

                        I think I got the hang of it. What do you think?


                        Barrel SBS.jpg

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                        • Rafferty94R Offline
                          Rafferty94
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                          Looks pretty good.

                          If you are going for close up detail from what the picture shows it is just faces made onto the cylinder? ( ❓ ) that could bring your model down when it comes to render.

                          Try playing around with different types like this...

                          http://physicsgeek.mu.nu/archives/screw-thread.gif

                          Notice how the one raised thread is continuous from top to bottom.

                          Scott.

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                            Coach_Travis
                            last edited by

                            Raff - I do not exactly know what you are referring to. The threading was not created on the face. It was made using a plugin. Here are two pictures of them close up. The first one is external threading, and the second is the internal threading.


                            Barrel Thread.jpg


                            Brake Thread.jpg

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                            • Rafferty94R Offline
                              Rafferty94
                              last edited by

                              Ahh...

                              Forgive me, I could not make out the detail from the attachment above my post.

                              Scott.

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                                Coach_Travis
                                last edited by

                                @rafferty94 said:

                                Ahh...

                                Forgive me, I could not make out the detail from the attachment above my post.

                                Scott.

                                Not a problem. Thanks for looking out.

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