When generating a metric thread on Shapr to get the pitch are there plans to be able to generate the pitch by direct entry instead of the angles you enter until the pitch “looks about right”. It would very useful if there was an icon to select “Thread” with a drop down box to select the pitch requi…

Hi, thanks for the feedback. Having a “thread” tool is not on our very near plans, however, we keep improving the app as fast as possible. I will also pass on your feedback to our product team and hopefully, this might be available sometime in the app. Thank you for your understanding!

@Tanker It is possible to set the Pitch accurately by controlling the distance traveled by the spiral every revolution: [IMG_1207] Note that the Thread Forming Shape has not been drawn fully for clarity purposes.

Thanks for the reply Gelphyn I will try your suggestion. Thank you Best Regards Tanker

Hi Gelphyn, So off my screenshot, I have 1.5 pitch at 360 degrees. If I increase the angle from 360 to 720 ie 2 threads It doesn’t work. [image] so how do I lock the pitch at 1.5 and achieve a thread length of say 25 mm? If I divide the pitch into the length required it comes out at an angle of 60…

If you want 25mm of Thread that is the Height of the Thread Your calculation 6001.12º looks good enter this as the Angle Hit the Green Tick Box: I get this: [IMG_1209] When I produce Threads I prefer to use the Thread Profile as a Cutting Tool, as in use on a Lathe. I create a Body, either a …

@Victor_Shapr3D A thread-tool already has been asked for multiple times - all participants in the old forum-thread offered to work with your team to implement it… Unfortunately nothing has happened! @Tanker The main problem is the handling of the revolve-tool - I don’t remember it completely, bu…

@Lichtagent The ‘overlapping’ aspect is the reason for my statement: [image] Gelphyn: EDIT: Make sure the maximum width of the Thread Former is less tham 1.5mm in this case.

:star_struck: ahhh - now I understand it clearly… Yes Gelphyn, this seems to be exactly my workaround - normally you’d use an equilateral triangle with the side-length being equal to the pitch-width as the cutting shape (or thread-forming shape as you called it), because this leads to ISO-standard …

I need M6 inside threads and I don´t know how to make it. I need to have it precice for 3D-printing.

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@Tanker
Have a look at this old thread for some clarification…

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