How to create threads and screws in Tinkercad
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- In this video, Mr. E demonstrates how to create custom threads and screws in the Tinkercad design program.
This is one video from Mr.E’s extensive Tinkercad tutorial collection. See the entire playlist at the link below.
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You saved me man! I'm in way over my head in online grad school. Thanks times infinity!!
Glad I could help!
I know this video is 3 years old, but I hope you see this comment because your video was a game changer! I had been designing something for my son's birthday party and trying to accomplish a good screw design going in blind is HARD! At least for me it was. You're video was a light in the darkness. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for the view and for the feedback, happy to help!
this is the best video on all of youtube
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Succinct, and easy to understand. Great video!
thanks for the love!
Not only was this exactly what I was trying to find, but I also just learned you can make things transparent and there's an alignment tool! Great video. Short and sweet and easy to understand. Awesome!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the view and please consider subscribing if you haven't already :)
There is a keyboard shortcut to make transparent "T" - very handy!
@@UnCoolDad Awesome! Thank you for letting me know!
Awesome video mate! Just what I needed to know to design an adapter that I'm working on. All the best! Sim
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absolute best instructs for doing this. I've watched lots of CZcams today trying to learn.
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This is wonderful. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
didn't know about the alignment button or the transparency. came here for screw thread tutorial... THANKS
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Great video. I just started using tinkercad yesterday and I've figured a few things out on my own but this is going to help me make so many things.
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After watching a few other videos and printing some of my items and them not turning out correctly. I am so happy I found your video everything you just showed me makes so much better end result! Thank you very much!
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Very simple and informative.
It is currently under shape generators
Just watching your workflow and use of tools ive never used properly like align, group and transparency helped me realize that I can just use tinkercad for most things I need to model. I've been using it to make custom containers and mounts for things around the house and felt like i was hitting some limitations in Tinkercad and might have to jump into fusion360. But using some of these tool I can def stretch my legs in Tinkercad a bit more before having to switch to a professional CAD software.
Thanks for the view and I am happy that this video was helpful! I love tinkercad, and it really is a more capable program than you might think at first. It certainly can't do everything a full-size CAD program (like Fusion or Onshape) can do, but it is definitely the easiest to learn and one of the most versatile. If you haven't already see them, check out my other tinkercad tutorials and lessons via my channel and website, and stay tuned for an advanced book coming out later this year!
This was an amazing tutorial video thank you so much!
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Awesome Tutorial! THANK YOU!
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THAT'S AWESOME THANK YOU
Very good video, many thanks for sharing.
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Aweseome tutorial
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ME: "THERE'S AN ALIGN TOOL!?"
Yep! There’s a mirror tool too :)
thanks very useful, as was the info on reducing the thread scale on the bolt while keeping the pitch hopefully making a looser bolt fit.
Happy I could help, thanks for the view!
I have a trick for making threads with 120 sides which you might need for large diameter threads. Make one with 60 sides, duplicate, change duplicate to hole, rotate 3 degrees, set nudge increments to Off, nudge duplicate up till the threads align, make a cube around the duplicate, group duplicate to box, make group a hole, group hole and original thread.
Clever, thanks for sharing!!
Awesome tutorial, thanks! I have one stupid question though. On the far right in the shape property window are sliders but they don't seem to correlate to physical size. For example when you manually set the diameter to 55 mm the slider remained at "12". What do those slider's numbers actually mean? I've searched on google a couple of times but never figured this out! LOL
Not a stupid question, I'm convinced no one knows! I *think* its either a percentage or a ratio of steps / units pertaining to the shape geometry itself....not the unit you're working it, but I can't really say for sure! I've made shapes, like a random box, set to be the unit I wanted, then moved it next to the shape I was trying to dimension for a somewhat more accurate reference. Hope this helps and thanks for the view!
@@MrErdreich Thanks for the reply! Well at least I'm not missing something obvious! :-)
Hi, is there a easy way to set the ID or base of the thread? diameter only controls OD and the other settings take you in wrong directions... seems like it should have that as an option, but it's a missing parameter...
To my knowledge, no. For detailed thread designs like your specifying I usually use onshape (I have a thread video for that too) or I download STLs from McMaster carr of the thread I want and import into Tinkercad.
I've been trying to make a specific threaded cylinder to fit a threaded part on my lathe. Thought it would be simple. Absolutely can’t figure out how to do it. I need a cylinder with female threads of 3/4” with 6 threads per inch. As far as I can tell, there’s no setting for the basic perimeter of threads per inch. It’s driving me crazy. Anyone have an idea of what I’m missing here??
I don't think you're missing anything, but I do think you're working in the wrong CAD program. Tinkercad is awesome for simple models with flexible parameters, but if you want to create something with tighter tolerances or specific dimensions, you may need a more powerful CAD program. I recommend Onshape, and I have a video for making detailed threads using it at the link here: czcams.com/video/4Cdkuo_xdnw/video.html
McMaster Carr also offers downloadable STL files of almost all of their items, including nuts and bolts. You could download a thread pattern from there and drop it into Tinkercad to manipulate / customize as well.
At the 17 second mark, you typed 60 into one dimension of the cylinder and then you somehow got the other dimension to be identical. How did you do that?!
I think that was a glitch in the recording. You can press tab to go to the next dimension box and enter the same dimension, or scale proportionally by holding shift.
why don't they have this as a tutorial. I can now make an expandable locking pole and use it as a vegetable steak or put multiple long bits together.
Not sure, but happy that I could assist with your project! Thanks for the view :)
I understand this is an old video. I have done simular in the past and worked, but lately I can't get ANY threads to work, no matter what I try. They look great on screen, printed they are WAY off and ZERO chance of them working.
What type of printer are you using? You need to design your threads so that the tolerances are suitable for your printer. For example, typically FFF printers need a tolerance of .05 - 1 mm, so you would need to ensure that you have a gap of at least that in your design for the threads to print correctly.
@MrErdreich I have no idea what was happening, but I didn't change anything in how I do my threads. They worked before, then they didn't, now they work again, lol. I have to assume the cad gliched.
@@canadianpatriot5577 it’s possible! Or perhaps print settings / calibration? Glad they are working for you again though!