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threads using ACAD2000

threads using ACAD2000

threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
is there an easy way to show 3 dimensional threads using acad2000

RE: threads using ACAD2000

keyword search?


Lothar

ADT 2004
ACAD 2002

RE: threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
Thanks mrr1671. This looks like what I need, but I do not have experience with loading LISP files. I will try to find out more about this in keyword search

RE: threads using ACAD2000

Hi Bearisle. use the appload command at the command line, a dialog box will open , the chose the folder where you save the lisp command, then type
3dthd
at the command line , and follow the instruction.

Pardal

RE: threads using ACAD2000

Thanks to mrr1671 for showing me link and to pardal for the simple description of how to use. worked perfect in a matter of seconds. I assume internal threads are created by first creating external threads and then subtracting them from the object? Or is there a seperate LISP? What else can be done with LISP files? Is there a good source for other LISP files?

RE: threads using ACAD2000

Bearisle,
if you don't want to use the LISP file (3DTHD)then try this Add-in for Autocad:
http://www.3dpowertools.com/
It has exactly what you want to do and more, it is amazing...

RE: threads using ACAD2000

bearisle.
Lisp is a powerfull tool , yo can make a no knowing how to cad , to draw any thing you can program.

one of the best site to see lisp
is
http://theswamp.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=2&s...

http://www.autolisppage.com/link/counter_link.php?...

http://www.autolisppage.com/link/counter_link.php?...


and here is the  all  grade school, from kinder to  12 grade

http://www.autolisppage.com/link/counter_link.php?...

It is my hand book , I use it all time.










Pardal

RE: threads using ACAD2000

To mrr1671-
Is there an English language version of this site? (http://www.3dpowertools.com/)I'm very interested in the stand alone lisp function, and the fact that I don't have to spend $199 for the unneeded extras appeals to me greatly.
Thanks-
C. Fee

RE: threads using ACAD2000

To cfee,
you mean an english version site for the Lisp file 3DTHD?,
well, no that I know. But the code is in english.
You can try this other source: http://www.xanadu.cz/
look for in the Download section and the Cad Tips section.
There is a bunch of Autocad tips and LISP files to download.

If you can't find it, tell me and I can e-mail it to you.

RE: threads using ACAD2000

Hi.
I posted a response to this question posed by another user. Check it out. Any questions, let me know.
Thanks-
C. Fee

RE: threads using ACAD2000

I can send you a lisp routine for this.

RE: threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
I have used the 3dthd lisp. It asks for the nominal size, threads per inch, length and center. The threads are generated with the major diameter = to the figure you enter for nominal size, but the minor diameter seems smaller than it should be. Am I doing something wrong or is the output not to scale?

RE: threads using ACAD2000

Hi Bearisle .
Could you post here the lisp ????
If so, we can check it
Or give us the link where you downloaded it.

www.cadtutorforum.net

RE: threads using ACAD2000

Hi BEARISLE
As this site is in spanish , do you speak it?

Do you have any web site___

www.cadtutorforum.net

RE: threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
I do not speak spanish.....The site is Spanish based , the lisp itself is not.

RE: threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
I found another program to create threads, but the download contained 2 files (HELICAD.VLX / HELICAD.SLB) I used the appload command and was only able to load the .vlx file in AutoCad 2000. When I typed HELICAD in the command line, it then asked for the .SLB file that I was unable to load.

RE: threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
Hello, does anyone have suggestions on this??

RE: threads using ACAD2000

Yes.  I just tried it and it works fine.  The .dwg, .vlx, and .slb files were all in the same directory.  Your problem may be you need to have the slb file in your search path.

RE: threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
Thanks CarlB: I type appload in command line and go to the folder where HELICAD.vlx and HELICAD.slb are stored I then choose file type .vlx and HELICAD.vlx appears and I load it successfully. When I try to load HELICAD.SLB, it is not recognized. .slb is not an option in "files of type..." box -  I cannot load. When I type in Helicad, I get a message similar to what you are describing "HELICAD.SLB is not in your current autocad search path..." I assume Autocad 2000 does not recognize .slb files? Or am I off track on this? Can anything be done?

RE: threads using ACAD2000

You don't need to separately load the slb file, the routine will find it *if* you first include the directory where the slb file is located in your search path.    In menu, Tools>>Options>>Support File Search Path>>Add>>Browse (find folder)>>Apply

RE: threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
Thanks CarlB. I did what you said and got it to work. However, there is something else wrong because the solid it creates is terrible looking. I have now found about 4 different programs for generating these. One generates false minor diameters. One creates a shell of the thread (unsure how to fill to make a bolt. One creates bogus corrupt bolt solid. They all seem close, but????  I have seen many posts on this here and elsewhere, so I know it is a common request.  Please let me know if you have heard of any others and used them with success.

RE: threads using ACAD2000

Did you try typing "shade", or render to get it to look solid?  I thought it looked pretty good - what doesn't look good to you?

RE: threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
Hello Carl...The thread I am trying is a 5/8-11 UNC. Try that one if you get a chance. The threads are broken into pieces. I tried a diffent thread and that looked OK. Neither 5/8 UNC or UNF appear to work properly.

RE: threads using ACAD2000

You're right - the 5/8" diameters don't work right.  You might contact the author and point that out, see if he/she will fix it.  To get around it, maybe you could use a different diameter and scale the resulting solid.

RE: threads using ACAD2000

(OP)
Thanks CarlB - Good Idea

RE: threads using ACAD2000

I tried Helicad some time ago and found the same problems. At the time, I searched several forums and couldn't locate the author of the program. Aparently a lot of people have been trying to track down the author.
It is supposed to be distributed by an engineering company in Australia, but when I contacted them, they said they had never heard of the program and had nothing to do with it.
I would be intersted in either locating the author or even purchasing a licence "as is" because I have expired the trial period and can not use it any longer.
What happens in a situation like this where the author has disapeared, can the program be "hacked" to extend the trial period? I am not generally in favour of hacking, in fact, I would not know where to start, but this program seems to have died yet it is quite useful.

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