Autodesk inventor custom threads

Plus I know for a fact I'm not the only person asking for it so let's not pretend there isn't a desire to have it.

Just make it a feature based toggle. Key features where you want visual impact can have 3D threads turned on while you can slap 2D decals on everything else. It's , not the days of AME and the Message 13 of Thanks, I'll try those. I tried to turn mine into an Ifeature but couldn't seem to have it aquire the diameter from the part. Message 14 of We do custom threads for mounts for custom optics in instrumentation. The size of an optic is determined by the size of the light beam at the particular point of the optic, so the mounts can be any size and are often limited by space.

This is how I handle custom threads. Input is the nominal diameter, pitch, class of thread, any extra allowance, length of engagement, and any coating thickness that may apply. The output is max and min diameters for major, minor, and pitch diameters in the format of the Threads. I copy the line into a sheet of special threads in the Threads.

As a bonus, I have a section of the spreadsheet that formats the thread information so I can copy and paste it to the notes section of the drawing. My complaint in this process is that to get Inventor to read the modified spreadsheet, one has to restart Inventor after a new thread is added.

This is second only to the memory leak problem in my book. Message 15 of If I have lots of small threaded holes in a part, of course cosmetic threads are fine. But, for those of us who design parts where the thread itself is an important feature of the part, cosmetic threads are useless: they don't show up in renders or in drawings.

I have an iPart that I use that can be internal or external, trapezoidal or ISO threadform and it works fine. Sure would be nice to just have the option on the threading tool whether to make it real or Memorex though. Message 16 of I took a similar approach. I got my ifeature to work after looking at CBiss's ifeature. His relies on a table while I just tell it the diameter pitch and length. But mine is just a sharp V with no radius so it gets the point across without taking up more resources than needed.

CBiss's is more acurate as it includes the radius. I started but have not had a chance to finish the internal version. But they should match up using the angle constraint. My first attempt still seems to need an extra geometry selection than I think should be needed.

I guess we can at least be thankful that Inventor has the tools to work around it's own limitations. Post Reply. Click the tab of the worksheet you want to edit. Locate the Custom Thread Designation column column D in a Parallel worksheet or column B in a Taper worksheet and edit the cells as appropriate. If the same thread designation appears on several rows, the custom thread designation must be the same for each.

Customize Thread Type Names You can change the thread type names so that they appear in the Hole and Thread feature dialog boxes as appropriate for the local language or to suit the conventions of you company. In cell B1, change the text that specifies the custom thread type name so that the name is appropriate.

Copy an existing worksheet of the same type parallel or taper. Delete most or all of the data rows row 4 and below , and add data rows as required. Edit cells A1 and D1.

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