# Adjusting Screw Threads

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 29, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adjusting-screw-threads/12092 "2021-03-29T12:09:51Z")\
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@Oregonerd the problem with increasing the scale of a bolt is though you are indeed increasing diametric clearance it messes with your thread pitch or axial position of each thread, becoming a compounding problem the farther you go.

There isn’t a change for threads in material when talking TPI and standard fasteners. Size and pitch is size and pitch regardless of material. There can be a change in connector type based on component compatibility or sealing properties, such as pipe threads. Pipe threads have a specific thread pitch like any other fastener depending on size but are on a taper. 3/4” per foot or 1°47” (same thing) which affectively causes the sealing affect as you tighten.

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