Cosmetic thread views in drawings

[infraredowl]

I could have sworn this was possible, but I haven't been able to find the answer to the following question in the SW help file:

Is it possible to show the cosmetic threads of a tapped hole (using the hole wizard) in a solid models or in a drawing section view as actual thread (ie a true goemetric representation of the thread as opposed to the usual dashed line or circle that denotes the extent of the thread cut)? Thanks.

 

[SBaugh]

No you can't view the texture that is given to a tapped hole in a drawing. It's been like that since I can remember. You can manually add a texture or OLE image to your drawing but it's always on top of everything in the drawing view.

If you made a true thread in a part (Sweep feature using a profile and a helix. No Hole Wizard.) then you could see the threads in the drawing.

You can only get the Cosmetic thread that is a dashed line in the drawing.

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Scott Baugh, CSWP

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[MElam]

The thread texture should show on the drawing or model IF you have the view set to shaded AND The Annotations display is set to show "Shaded cosmetic threads" (right-click Annotations in the Feature Manager and select Details...)

I just found this today, I think in SP4 they added the new checkbox in annotations - but left it unchecked.