Screw and thread
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Hi can anyone help? I am designing a plastic tube and I need to design it so that 2 of the tubes can screw together. Ie one with a screw and one with a thread. Similar to a coke bottle top and cap but much larger.
Can anyone help? I am willing to pay if need be.Will be greatly appreciated.
many thanks
Mark - aka (se777ens) -
There are a lot of tutorials out there about this topic, have you tried to follow one of them?
One great example by Dave: http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/112614/screw-threads-in-sketchup -
Thanks Cotty - I will give that a try.
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Hi Cotty,
I tired the tutorial you sent me but am unable to use it as the one plugin is no longer available (Draw Helix)
Can anyone help?
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It's still available here. I'm not sure how you got the idea it isn't. I just downloaded it againfrom that link and it worked fine. That's the link I provided in the blog post, too. Make sure you download DrawHelix14.
An alternative would be the Curve Maker plugin available in the SCF Plugin Store or EW.
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@se777ens said:
Hi can anyone help? I am designing a plastic tube and I need to design it so that 2 of the tubes can screw together. Ie one with a screw and one with a thread. Similar to a coke bottle top and cap but much larger.
Can anyone help? I am willing to pay if need be.Will be greatly appreciated.
many thanks
Mark - aka (se777ens)Hi, Please try EP_Fasteners.rbz
I updated it today, and hopefully it will help you! It can add threaded holes and bolts.
You should be able to edit the results to make the threads you need.There is a video in another plugin thread showing how to use it.
Let me know how it goes!
Jay
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Have you updated it so it makes smoother curves?
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@dave r said:
Have you updated it so it makes smoother curves?
Yes. On the main menu at the bottom is a dropdown for Quality.
Does look much better at higher quality
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