About the Cosmetic Thread User Interface
The Cosmetic Thread tab consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. Click Model > Engineering > Cosmetic Thread to open the Thread tab.
Commands
The commands are context-sensitive to the thread type and surface.
• —Displays the simple thread options.
◦ —Sets the diameter for a simple thread on a cylindrical surface.
◦ —Sets the height (distance between the inner and outer thread surface) for a simple thread on a conical surface.
◦ —Sets threads per inch or pitch for a simple thread.
• —Sets the thread to use standard series and diameter and displays standard thread options.
◦ —Sets the thread series for a standard thread.
◦ —Sets the thread size for a standard thread.
• collector—Displays the thread start reference (a plane, surface, or quilt).
• Depth or Length command—Sets the method to determine thread depth for a cylindrical surface or thread length for a conical surface.
◦ Blind—Sets the depth or length of the thread from the thread start reference to a specified depth or length.
▪ Depth or Length box—Sets a value for the thread depth or length.
▪ —Flips the cosmetic thread to the other side of the start reference.
◦ To Selected—Sets the depth or length of the thread from the thread start reference to the selected reference.
▪ Depth or Length collector—Displays a reference (surface, plane, curve, axis, vertex, point, or quilt) for the thread depth or length.
Tabs
• Placement
◦ Threaded surface collector—Displays a cylindrical or conical surface on which to place a thread.
• Depth
◦ Start thread from collector—Displays the thread start reference (a plane, surface, or quilt).
◦ Depth option or Length option menu—Sets the method to determine thread depth for a cylindrical surface or thread length for a conical surface.
◦ Depth or Length box—Sets the thread depth or length as measured from the thread start reference when
Blind is selected.
◦ Depth or Length collector—Displays thread depth or length when
To Selected is selected (reference can be a surface, plane, curve, axis, vertex, point, or quilt).
• Properties
◦ Name box—Sets the cosmetic feature name.
◦ —Displays detailed component information in a browser.
◦ Parameters table—Edits the cell value.
▪ Name column—Lists the names of cosmetic thread parameters.
▪ Value column—Lists the values of cosmetic thread parameters.
◦ Open—Retrieves a stored parameters file.
◦ Save—Saves the parameter values in a .thr file for later retrieval.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access shortcut menu commands.
• Threaded surface—Activates the Threaded surface collector.
• Start Thread from—Activates the Start thread from collector.
• To Selected—Activates the Depth or Length collector.
• Clear—Clears the active collector.
• Flip Thread Side—Flips the cosmetic thread to the other side of the start surface when
Blind is selected.