havox07 Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 I am in a mechanical design class in highschool and am having trouble drawing bolts and pipe thread for out assignments, We have to make the threads realistic not like just lines on the bolt. I am pretty much done all the drawings except for the bolts and pipe threads on each drawing, any help would be greatly appreciated on how to draw these, Examples of what I have to draw: 5/18 18UNC x 1 1/4 Capscrew, 37/64 Drill, 3/8 NPT. Thanks! Quote
ReMark Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 References books: Basic Technical Drawing by Spencer. Chapter 14 - Threads and Fasteners Engineering Drawing by French. Chapter 13 - Bolts, Screws, Keys, Rivets and Springs. Technical Graphics Communication by Bertoline & Wiebe. Chapter 17 - Fastening Devices and Methods. The first two are "old style" because they were written long before the advent of computers and CAD. THe third book dates from around 2004 and is probably still in use. Some of the best sources of information can still be found in books believe it or not. Quote
SLW210 Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Try looking at the bottom of the page here for this.... [ATTACH]25766[/ATTACH] Quote
ReMark Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 The three most referenced tutorials about drawing a 3D threaded bolt can be found by first clicking on this. http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?51078-Links-to-tutorials-about-3D-bolts-screws-and-threads.&highlight=threaded+bolt I don't believe any of the similar threads shown in the above image cover how to draw a 2D threaded bolt. That is why I included the reference books list. Quote
ReMark Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Instructions for drawing a 2D bolt can be found here. http://www.cadalyst.com/cad/autocad/how-draw-good-looking-bolts-from-trenches-tutorial-11188 Quote
havox07 Posted January 18, 2011 Author Posted January 18, 2011 Thanks guys, I figured out bolts to the best of my ability but am having trouble with threads for pipe threads. Anyone able to help me out with that? Honestly if this was for the robotics team I am on or 3d modelling I would probably have no troubles and be done already Quote
ReMark Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 If you did the threads on a bolt then doing them on a pipe should be no problem. Quote
havox07 Posted January 18, 2011 Author Posted January 18, 2011 Well I am having trouble drawing them when they are on an angle. Like pipe thread Quote
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