Where is the best thread making video featuring correct method?

[lander (CAD CAM CNC)]

@Helvetosaur

It would be nice if someone split the last, say 25 posts or so into a separate topic - as it’s so far off the original and so long that this thread has become almost impossible to read and find the actual proposed solutions to the OP’s problem.

Not to mention the iterations of other similar permutations of threads being avoided due to the fear of being labeled as ‘necroposting’.

Although this subject matter has been going on since the '70’s, sooo…

Bolt created on grey layer jumps to beige 40 instances 3Mb why?

Think about it. It’s exceedingly rare to actually “need” real 3D threads. Even modern computers are easy to bog down with this level of detail while people have been doing this CAD thing since…the 70s. And people doing mechanical design who do a lot of fasteners usually need a LOT of fasteners. So no they generally don’t.

I agree with this 110%:

@Steve1

I love accuracy so seeing lovely bolts looking like bolts , project looks good

That’s why I often will 3D-model threads maybe 7 times outa 10, on my projects. But CAD’s don’t make it easy. Although, it seems to be easier for users and more common, than 15 yrs ago.

I’m sure 3D printing is driving it.