Left hand thread
Left hand thread
(OP)
Is there another way to do a left hand thread other then to just call it out in your detail?
If not, solidworks really needs to add this feature. I model stuff or someone else does, then it gets detailed by someone other then who modeled it and paths don't cross and the note fails to get called out. Then you got a part made with the wrong threads in it.
If not, solidworks really needs to add this feature. I model stuff or someone else does, then it gets detailed by someone other then who modeled it and paths don't cross and the note fails to get called out. Then you got a part made with the wrong threads in it.






RE: Left hand thread
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Left hand thread
Perhaps you can add a note to drawings or thread call-outs from the hole wizard to this effect?
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
RE: Left hand thread
If the thread is external, I would rename whatever feature created the thread. You could also attach a note to the model.
Also, this is a prime example why drawings need to be checked by the responsible engineer (or designer).
-Shaggy
RE: Left hand thread
The symbol for LH thread on 2D is the 3/4 circle around the hole but mirrored (the open segment comes in the 3rd quadrant).
Altough not quite often, trapezoidal, circular and multi fillet thread lack destinctive representation.
Daniel Pegas
RE: Left hand thread
What I want to implement is that there is an easy way to put in a left hand thread in the holewizard that when they use the hole callout function in the drawing, it will automatically call out left hand thread. That is the easiest way to do it here because 3/4 of these guys just won't learn it if it is any different then the regular way.
RE: Left hand thread
A possible solution would be to have a blank "text" section in the hole wizard. You could put in whatever special operation desired. In your case, LH thread. Anything in the text area will fill into the 2D drawing when the hole callout is used.
Another, more specific solution to your issue would be to add a check box in the hole wizard that indicates LH thread. When the box is checked, the LH Thread text is added to the hole callout.
RE: Left hand thread
RE: Left hand thread
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Left hand thread
Regards,
Regg
RE: Left hand thread