# Helix and threads

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 24, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866 "2020-11-24T22:09:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![MrJack88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjack88/32/8138_2.png) [@MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJack88)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/1 "2020-11-24T22:09:06Z")

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Hello  
New user here 🙂  
I’ve bought my new iPad just for you 😁

So  
I’ve been onshape user for around 2 years  
“My starting point at 3D modeling on Android”

There is something I liked most is threading the holes

And ISO precise measurements kinda

Is there a similar tool on shapr3d?

\*\*\*I like how the created 3D module not bound to the sketch, very A++++

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/2 "2020-11-25T08:20:18Z")

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Hi @MrJack88, welcome to the forum!  
Currently, there is no dedicated thread tool. Here is a workaround with the revolve tool which is also able to create helix shapes. Please take a look at this video:

> **[What does the Revolve tool do?](https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001415014-Revolve)**
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> ⚠️ This tool is available to all users.
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> You can create solids such as sphere, cylinders, and cones by revolving faces or closed sketches with the Revolve tool. Not only that, but you can also cre...

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**Author:** ![MrJack88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjack88/32/8138_2.png) [@MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJack88)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/3 "2020-11-25T13:53:25Z")

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Thank you @KPeter  
I noticed an issue with this method that the revolved end does not extrude right when you enter a number other than multiplication of 360 degree  
For example making a torsion spring with revolving degree of 370 the end only extrude in helical with the same angel

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/4 "2020-11-25T14:01:57Z")

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You are welcome, but please help me put with a small screen recording or some screenshots, I didn’t get the 370° revolution case

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**Author:** ![MrJack88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjack88/32/8138_2.png) [@MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJack88)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/5 "2020-11-25T15:04:53Z")

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@KPeter here is a video explaining

[Revolve tool bug](https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0Ik8QIBe5SW_b6rst4E89OmCg#videozip_5)

Man iPhone is complicated 😪  
sorry for delay 😅

Edit : any number not 360 multiplication show the same issue  
For example no issue for the 720degree but between 360 and 720 shows this issue  
And 720 - 1080 and so on

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/6 "2020-11-25T15:12:33Z")

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Can you please set the sharing options to public? I cannot see it 😕

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/7 "2020-11-25T15:26:18Z")

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I see now, thanks for the feedback. We will investigate it soon!

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**Author:** ![MrJack88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjack88/32/8138_2.png) [@MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJack88)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/8 "2020-11-25T15:35:22Z")

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@KPeter oh it worked ??  
Ohh man that was stressful 😅 😅 😅

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**Author:** ![KPeter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/kpeter/32/7644_2.png) [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/9 "2020-11-25T15:37:06Z")

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yeah, everything is fine 😃 a few minutes after I asked you, there was a download link instead of an icloud login page

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**Author:** ![MrJack88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjack88/32/8138_2.png) [@MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJack88)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/10 "2020-11-25T15:49:33Z")

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Screen record saved the video with size of 5 hundred million 🤪  
I only knew when I trie to upload it  
Even compressing at 2% still 50mb

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**Author:** ![MrJack88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mrjack88/32/8138_2.png) [@MrJack88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MrJack88)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/helix-and-threads/9866/11 "2020-11-25T18:12:11Z")

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Just an info @KPeter

Between 0 and 360 no issue with extrusion but in the length of extrusion for some angles  
Like at 60 degree revolution you can’t extrude for length of 20 for some reason