1. DRAWING A HELIX/SCREW THREAD
HELIX = SPRING
SPIRAL = FLAT

3. Major Diameter – Largest diameter of the thread

4. Thread Pitch – Distance between any two of the same points of a thread

5. 1 2 3 4 5 REGENERATE CYLINDER TOP PLANE Ø2.00 SKETCH A CIRCLE HEIGHT 5
SAME DIAMETER AS THE CYLINDER 4 5
REGENERATE
AGAIN
FEATURES:
CURVES, HELIX & SPIRAL

6. 7 6 8 9 CLICK THE CIRCLE FEATURES: REFERENCE GEOMETRY PLANE
PITCH & REVOLUTION
ADJUST PITCH OF HELIX
ADJUST HELIX REVOLUTIONS (TURNS) 8
TILT VIEW OF CYLINDER TO SEE END OF THE HELIX 9
FEATURES:
REFERENCE GEOMETRY
PLANE

7. 10 11 VIEW NORMAL TO: 2. CLICK THE END POINT OF THE HELX
1. CLICK THE LINE OF THE HELIX
A NEW PLANE APPEARS AT THE END OF THE HELIX 11
VIEW NORMAL TO:

8. 12
SKETCH, – 3 SIDED POLYGON (TRIANGLE) 13
REGENERATE

9. 14
FEATURES –
SWEPT BOSS/BASE
PROFILE
(TRIANGLE)
PATH
(HELIX)

10. 15
EDIT HELIX/SPIRAL (RIGHT-CLICK)
CHANGE PITCH & REVOLUTIONS

11. 16
SKETCH ON
FRONT PLANE 17
FEATURES
CUT-REVOLVE

12. THIS END OF THE BOLT
NOT THIS END 18
ADD A HEAD TO THE BOLT