Blender has a built-in bolt-factory. Just enable the addon.
> Paul Griswold <pgrisw...@fusiondigitalproductions.com> hat am 25. August 2014 > um 16:10 geschrieben: > > 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 > <mailto: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 > > >
