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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
      last edited by

      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
          last edited by

          @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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                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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                  • C Offline
                    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
                        last edited by

                        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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