Posts made by WorldWiz

While this plugin is running, does it get interrupted if my computer goes into standby mode?

I need to test the fit of my bolt and screw hole model, but I'd prefer not to have to order prints of them just to test. Is there an online resource for testing? Thanks.

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@dave r said:

There are specifications for internal and external threads. You might find it useful to look those up for the size of your threads and use those figures. What material will your model be printed in? Can it be machined? If so, it might make more sense to print the parts without threads and then use tap and die to add the threads.

That's good to know. I'll check that out. I haven't decided for certain what material I'm using (though I'll probably opt for plastic until the price of brass printing goes down), but as this is just a hobby, I don't think I'll want to spend money on machining parts.

I have a model I'm preparing to eventually print, and it includes a bolt and a hole with screw threads designed for the bolt, and I'm looking for any tips, such as if I should make the hole 1 or 2 percent larger than the bolt to accommodate possible error in printing? Or if I should use the exact same model size for the bolt and the hole to get a snug fit? Other tips also appreciated. Thanks.

I did consider posting this in the RoundCorner Plugin thread, but then I noticed that most of the posts there were regarding installation, so I figured a new thread may be more appropriate. I'm trying to round the edges of my model (attached), offsetting as far as I can, using the RoundCorner Plugin, but because nearly all of its edges are curved in various fashions, I can't round them even a little bit without making holes or wrinkles. I've tried scaling up before rounding, but that hasn't helped. Some tips would be greatly appreciated. (Note: I want to round all of the edges except those that are part of the hole for a screw.)

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