There's a plug-in for Lightwave called quickBolt. It was fantastic for this sort of stuff: http://www.iemedia.co.uk/product/plugins.htm
I used to use it years ago for medical device animations where I had to match their threads exactly. Obviously you'd need Lightwave & this plugin is 25 pounds, but if you do a LOT of this kind of stuff it might be worth considering (I'm sure you could pick up an older copy of LW for a song these days). -Paul ᐧ On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 7:41 PM, Ryan Maguire <rpmagu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > Does anyone know of an online library or a add-on that allows for the > creation or import of male & female threaded parts ....real-world > dimensions. > > Example* I have modeled a gear shift and need to add a precise female > threaded part on the bottom. If I could import already made .. Then I > could boolean to the poly model and export STL for 3D printing. > > I have always been a softimage poly modeler ...But I don't think softimage > is capable of this kind of thing? > > Thanks, > -Ryan >
