To Create Simple Conical Cosmetic Threads
1. Click > > . The Thread tab opens.
2. Click
Simple Thread to create a simple thread.
3. To select a surface to thread, click the Placement tab, click the Threaded surface collector, and then select a conical surface.
4. To change the thread height (distance between the inner and outer thread surface), under
Hole/Thread, in the
Diameter box, type a value.
5. To change the pitch or threads-per-inch value, in the
Pitch box, type a value.
6. To define the start of the thread, perform one of these actions:
◦ On the
Thread tab, under
Depth, click the
Starting surface collector, and select a reference (plane, surface, or quilt).
◦ Click the Depth tab, click the Start thread from collector, and then select a reference (plane, surface, or quilt).
An arrow appears indicating the direction of the thread creation.
7. To flip the thread to the other side of the start reference, click
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on the
Thread tab.
8. To set the thread length (distance from the start reference), next to Depth on the Thread tab, select one of the following options:
◦
Blind. Type a length value in the box.
◦
To Reference. Select a surface, plane, curve, axis, vertex, point, or quilt at which to end the threading.
9. To change a parameter value, click the Properties tab, and then click a cell in the Parameters table.
10. Click
OK.