# Screw threads and text?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screw-threads-and-text/8535>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 4, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screw-threads-and-text/8535 "2020-08-04T02:13:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Reefwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/reefwalker/32/6948_2.png) [@Reefwalker](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Reefwalker)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screw-threads-and-text/8535/1 "2020-08-04T02:13:50Z")

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I’m new to Shapr3D and very much enjoying this app.  
2 things that seem to be missing as features are:

1. a **quick** way to make a screw thread, as either the screw its self or an internal thread, and
2. Insert text from a list of available fonts

I was wondering if these features are on the developer’s to-do list, or perhaps these are not often required features of the majority of the community?

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**Author:** ![Dzee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dzee](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Dzee)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screw-threads-and-text/8535/2 "2020-08-04T03:28:25Z")

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I would love this functionality. I hope they can include it. Also the chamfer is set to 45 degrees. Air would be nice to specify depth and width for chamfer.

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screw-threads-and-text/8535/3 "2020-08-04T04:03:44Z")

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You can import any screw from Grainer or McMaster-Carr, then subtract it.

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/screw-threads-and-text/8535/4 "2020-08-04T08:23:31Z")

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Hi Jason! These are on our roadmap.

For letters, in the interim, a user created a workspace with all alphabets. You can import the workspace into your design and then project letters to a face using the Project tool.

Here’s the thread where you can find the alphabets workspace:

> [@Text file - ADD TEXT](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-file-add-text/2864):
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> [Alphabet.shapr](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/d/d9813fa235de3422e4592fbf09e693900ff9a69b.shapr) (672 KB) Hi guys, For anyone looking to add text to their workspace, here’s a workaround until the function is added natively. I put the characters on separate planes in groups of 5 or 6 to reduce slowdown. Font is Arial Anyone can feel free to upload their own fonts, numbers and non-alphanumerics Enjoy