3D Printed Threads - Model Them in Fusion 360 | Practical Prints #2
Ғылым және технология
Learn how to create 3D Printable threads in Fusion 360. I’ll show you how to add clearances based on your 3D Printer’s tolerance. I’ll also discuss a tip that will make your plastic threads even stronger.
This is episode #2 of Practical Prints, a KZread series where Kevin Kennedy demos all things related to designing for 3D printing in Fusion 360.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - 3D Printed Threads
0:48 - Creating a new component
1:03 - Creating a cylinder
1:45 - Activating the thread command
2:36 - Making the thread modeled
3:00 - Adjusting the thread length
3:33 - Selecting the thread type
4:27 - Setting the Designation
5:36 - Defining the class (tolerances)
6:05 - Selecting the direction
6:20 - Remembering most recent threads
6:44 - Creating a nut
7:33 - Adding the internal threads
8:27 - The default clearance
8:47 - Copying and pasting the component
10:00 - Offset faces to create clearance
11:37 - Debossing text to label the clearance
12:05 - Creating the third copy
13:54 - Adding fillets to the thread edges
16:15 - 3D Printed test results
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Who is downvoting these videos? Some bot maybe? Thanks for making these. I enjoy watching them and learning new things.
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mike! As always, I truly appreciate your support and kind words :)
@xeraoh
4 жыл бұрын
I saw another video (+10K view omg) where the uploader don't mention anything about the tolerance... maybe that guy :-) This video is perfect!
@Ken-zg3ze
3 жыл бұрын
I instantly upvote when I hear this guys voice on a F360 tutorial.
@Linkman-fm2in
2 жыл бұрын
@@Ken-zg3ze Yeah!
@autorepairbymike1356
2 жыл бұрын
They should hit the dislike button twice. That'll work out better for them.
I've referred to a few of your videos now. They're really well made and crucially, your pace is spot on for me personally. I've been using Fusion for a while now and other CAD packages for a while longer but I always learn something new, even if it's just a keyboard shortcut (I love a keyboard shortcut).
Kevin. I find your teaching style to be VERY EXCELLENT. As a new Fusion360 student and new to 3D designs, your explanations are very helpful. You are slow, articulate and demonstrate where to find the button clicks and methods clearly. I find just learning the steps and sequences difficult. I have problems learning how to undo mistakes...I think I get the timeline method to go back. I often have to hunt around to find what is needed next, but to be honest, watching your tutorials repeatedly helps to reinforce my own understanding of what, why and how. Thanks for producing a great series of shows.
Found these videos by accident and they are so informative. I am working through them one by and learning so much. I always thought Fusion 360 was hard but now it seems easy to create models. Thanks
TIMESTAMPS 0:48 | Creating a new component 1:03 | Creating a cylinder 1:45 | Activating the thread command 2:36 | Making the thread modeled 3:00 | Adjusting the thread length 3:33 | Selecting the thread type 4:27 | Setting the Designation 5:36 | Defining the class (tolerances) 6:05 | Selecting the direction 6:20 | Remembering most recent threads 6:44 | Creating a nut 7:33 | Adding the internal threads 8:27 | The default clearance 8:47 | Copying and pasting the component 10:00 | Offset faces to create clearance 11:37 | Debossing text to label the clearance 12:05 | Creating the third copy 13:54 | Adding fillets to the thread edges 16:15 | 3D Printed test results
Thanks as always Kevin! Would love to see your take on cam style clamps, they have a multitude of uses from securing lids to making clips for bags.
Thank you for explaining this thoroughly!
First of all, thank you very muchfor this useful and instructive content. Even though I couldn't get the exact result I wanted in my first print, I got the result I wanted by changing the offset settings. Then I made a sketch for the M8 and printed it and the result is still excellent. I had downloaded Fusion 360 before, but I had never used it. Thanks to this content, I both made an introduction to the use of Fusion 360 and learned to draw the part I wanted. Thanks again.
As always EXCELLENT, the best tutorials with the best quality
This was great! Exactly what I was looking for - plus good tutorial on basic Fusion functions. Thanks!
Thank you! Again! I was really stuck trying to figure out clearances on my first 3D printed threads and yet again, you've given me the info I needed to get it done.
I often struggle with threads, and now that i come to see your offset solution.. it seems so obvious.. Thanks, much appreciated.
Top notch explaining the modeled option
I never really sat down and watched any videos on fusion 360 and rather fiddled on my own, but I learned a lot from this video. Thanks a bunch, I'm making a large thread for mounting a chuck on.
Thanks for the tutorial, it was helpful in the project I was working on.
This channel has the best content in the universe to learn Fusion 360
@ProductDesignOnline
2 ай бұрын
Thanks, Jason. Happy learning 😁
This tutorial worked great but I can't believe I printed completely functional M2.6X0.45 threads on an Ender 3 V2 with 0.4 nozzle. Even the entry level machines are becoming so amazing!! Thanks to your tutorial I even got it on the first try!
Thank you for leaving these posted. They are easy to follow. Thank you!
Thanks for this video, it is very timely for me. I have a project where I am printing working 3D threads and was looking to start experimenting with thread tollerances. Your video is perfect for me. Up until now I have been printing my prototype theads with a thicker wall and running metal tap and dies down them to size them correctly, This of course takes time although it does work well. It will be much more efficient to print them at the correct size from the start.
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that, Charles! I do find that using Tap and Die sets work well in certain scenarios. For example, when one of the parts is not 3D printed I find it to be really helpful. But when both parts are 3D printed I've found this method does same quite a bit of time. Cheers, Kevin :)
Thank you for this. Learning about the offsets and fillets for the threads was great as I'm designing a 38mm Motor Retainer for a model rocket!
This video was a ton of help. I was previously just trying to scale the female component up in size.
Great explanation. I.m learning Fusion 360 and this is the only video I found that gives me a solution for making threads on my Ender 3. Finally I have a bolt and nut that works. Thank you 👍
Fantastic channel, great quality, on all levels. Crazy how your channel only has just under 100k subs.
Okay, There are few things more frustrating that trying to learn all the co-dependencies and intricacies of Fusion 360. Forget to check a box or choose an option and it is off to bang your head against the wall as hard as you can just so the pain stops when you quit banging your head against a wall. Your video is better than on-spot. I have viewed a nauseating amount of videos to create a working nut and bolt. By far, this video is more comprehensive than all I have viewed. Thank you for taking the time to explain the various tools to create threaded nut and threaded bolt . Then you go further to explain how to modify the threads surfaces to make a perfect fit. Fantastic video. Keep them coming.
Thank you. Your videos have been invaluable to this disabled inventor.🛠️♥️
Thanks Kevin... this is the best tutorial. You are a good teacher.
Thank you so much! The solution to increase the thread gap is so simple but I didn't get to it on my own.
Outstanding video and I will get a lot of use of this, especially for the 3D printed thread on a writing pen design I am working on. I really appreciate your quality, concise instruction and the application in using a 3D printer.
This is a great video, wish i seen it a long time ago. Tip. If wanting to print fine threads then setup your printer to either a 0.2 or 0.1 Nozzle and Use PLA+ works well down to M6
Keep coming back to this video, amazing tutorial and well constructed! Well done mate
@ProductDesignOnline
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your support!
Just found this and its perfect, no nonsense and exactly what I need. Thanks.
You are the best, I was just thinking, "I hope Kevin Kennedy does a printable thread in Fusion", and "Bam!", yes you do. :)
Thanks! I would love to see videos on snap fittings
Well done. Great delivery and very easy to follow. Thanks!
Excellent video! I needed a refresher and this was extremely thorough.
I really appreciate your videos. You're video on a beginner project, just n making a stamp, equipped me with the knowledge I needed to make a rough design of a roller skate wheel, and this threading video is going to help me finish designing the mold template.
@ProductDesignOnline
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that, Erika! Would love to see some of your projects if you're open to sharing them in the free PDO Community space - community.productdesignonline.com/
This has been a great help for me. I always struggled with bolds and nuts, they just never seem to work. Now i know why lol. Thank you for this tutorial, very helpful.
Excellent video. I’m a newb at fusion 360 you’re a very good instructor. Thanks 😊
Your tutorials are great, need to make a g-clamp for my first larger 3d printed mechanical project (a aileron trim wheel with indicator) and this was very helpful.
Super helpful video, thank you. I used this to successfully make a plastic female 1/4-20 camera mount for a metal tripod mount. The plastic needed thick walls to hold it in place. I think it may help to try screwing the metal bolt in right after printing while the plastic is still warm and pliable.
Excellent! I love your videos, very helpful and to the point. Thank You.
This is a great video for the project I'm working on~! I'm trying to make a 4" threaded flange as a dust collection port for the cabinet of my disc/belt sander combo. I've searched for a 3D printed example, but found nothing, so I'm giving it a go. This video should work great in supporting my attempt at a threaded adapter. Very clear & concise instruction for a pretty intricate operation. Not sure that I'd ever by able to do this in SketchUp. Thanks much~!!
I'm new to 3d modeling. This video helped me to bring idea to life. Thanks a lot.
AWESOME - Just starting 3D printing and slowly learning Fusion 360 - You did a great job of teaching me how to create the threads for my small project - Good Job!
@ProductDesignOnline
4 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
I've watched a few of your tutorials now and have picked up a number of things. You do a great job of illustrating a projects steps and capture a lot of the interface subtleties that I've struggled with as a novice. I have a suggested improvement to add to the printed thread. You video go me to the goal of figuring out the filets/offsets for my machine but even with the perfect fit initially getting the threads mated is problematic. I solved for this by adding a taper to the end of the threaded bolt end to trim away that initial thread. I do this by extruding a cylinder matching the bolt diameter and length and coinciding with the finished bolt. After I have that cylinder in place, I chamfer the end, on a m16 x 2.0 bolt, the chamfer is 1.5 horizontal and 2.0mm vertical. Next I do a Combine and select the intersect option. That effectively trims away that real sharp initial thread and now fitting it to a nut is easy. Without this fix I think many will continue to offset the threads to get easy insertion but maybe end up with a little wiggle in the fit. Again, thank you so much for your very well produce videos... you clearly have a gift for instructing. I'll be watching and learning.
Thanks Kevin, helped me a ton! Keep up the good work. Thumbs up, subscribed.
Great resource! I've been beating my head against the wall with threads all weekend and one video answered all my questions! Subscribing! Thanks.
I have been searching so long for this information! Great video!
The Modeled ✅ was my problem. Thanks for the quick to follow guide!
Another great video Kevin. I found that it works out a little better if you split the tolerance addition between the nut and the bolt threads equally. I also found it useful to add a chamfer to both nut and bolt before adding the thread as it eases printing and threading them together when finished.
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing...great tips, Ted! Glad you shared these :)
@terrychamulak3557
Жыл бұрын
@@ProductDesignOnline Really appreciate the extra effort to develop top-notch tutorials - thank you however had trouble successfully repeating the 0.15 m fillet added to the inside of the nut thread. Would get an error and a red highlighted line-segment as the thread intersected the nut face (either top/bottom). Considered maybe someone posted a comment on KZread and then read's Ted recommendation. As it turns out adding a chamfer prior to threading the nut solved the fillet error issue I was having. Thanks folks!
Awesome video and spot for solving my issues! All my thumbs up! 🤗
Great walkthrough as always Thanks for sharing :-)
Very well presented; it helped me fix a nagging problem. Thanks a bunch!
wow, thanks alot. super well detailed and no time wasting either
Thanks. Regarding samples- I always put a full length axial hole in samples and then keep them on a sample ring made of ball chain. The sample's movement can be checked without removing them from the ring this way.
Another amazing video. I get better everyday watching these!
Hi Kevin, this viedeo is a pleasure full of realistic solutions. I've been searching some forums for a solution. No user could accomplish this. With this I will now "peddle" :-). Thank you very much.
Wow, learned so much from this video! I used to think I was pretty good with Fusion360, look forward to seeing more of your videos!
@ProductDesignOnline
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Michael! Glad to hear you're learning a lot. Cheers! :)
Thanks so much! This was what I was looking for! I'm going to print some threads now!
I'm a mill guy and I recently started playing w printers, GREAT vid! Thanks!!
Finally! Thanks Kevin, really useful as always, I hadn't thought about the effect of using fillets so I guess its time to revisit the m6 thumbscrews I printed for my RasPi vesa mounts (KODI Rules!)... I'd give this another thumbs up if I could!
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Andy! :)
Thank you. Was trying to figure out the clearance:)
What a kick-ass tutorial, thank you so much.
Clear and concise. Excellent
Excellent video as always, thanks!
Just found your channel, this is super helpful! Definitely going to be back here soon for more advice, thanks a lot!
@ProductDesignOnline
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Happy learning and printing :)
❤ this is one of your most useful tutorials .. I have used the screw and internal threads several times to avoid Gluing parts together . Not sure how to share a picture of my project but it may help others see how to use this in theirs Kind regards Dave Outlaw
Nice video. I found another way to create the required clearance is to use the scale command on the bolt (after the thread is added) in the 2 dimensions of the thread in your case X and Y by whatever value works, say 0.99 - don't scale in Z as that will effect the pitch. This has the advantage of maintaining the original thread profile - if the diameter is not ridiculously small - and doesn't require subsequent filleting but more importantly increases the flank to flank distance as well as reducing the two diameters. It is the flanks that rub against each other if clearance is not taken care of one way or another.
@ProductDesignOnline
3 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Thanks for sharing, John :)
Awesome as always! Thank you so much.
You fix a problem I didn't know I had. Thank you!!
Great tutorials! Thanks for doing this for everyone
Thanks for the idea to fillet the threads to make them more robust. I also chamfer the bolt and nut openings a bit before applying the threads. It makes it easier to align the parts and begin the connection.
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Great tip, Robert!
Thank you. So cool. Thanks for the explanation. It helped me a lot.
Was making some custom filters for my paint respirator and your video enabled me to get the threaded caps to work on the first try! Would've had to experiment to get a proper fit otherwise, I'm sure. Thanks.
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that, Maximilian! Cheers :)
Indeed great solution! I did also an offset from outside and inside diameter face.
Great Vids Kevin . Thanks. Keep making them.
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Chris! :)
Huge help. I already printed an embarrassing number of screws and threads trying to figure this out alone.
Fantastic tutorial! Thank you
Thank you, thank you, thank you! My threads finally work :) Subscribed. Keep up the awesome videos.
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, River City Mike! :)
Thank you. Had this problem today trying to make a simple holder for a variable beam splitter. Just a simple spindle and locking nut. I have an SLA printer as well but this was still a problem. I never had any problems with the FDM but I think Autodesk made some changes to the tolerances in one of the updates. Anyway, really useful. Thank you
Very very nice tips !!! Thanks , I’m gonna give it a try in the next 3 mn with my lcd resin printer
Brilliant!!! Love your videos.... So very helpful!
This guy has balls for asking people to dislike, other people need to learn from this.
I come back to the video and again and again. Thanks Kevin! #evergreen
My latest challenge was to make a garden hose thread for a special nozzle to be printed on Ender 3 v2. Fusion does not offer this thread, but Machinery's Handbook had the specs. Basically, the thread profile is the same as UNC. There is a UNC 1.06 - 12 thread (1 1/16) which I used. However, what I really needed was a 1.06 -11.5 . I then scaled the z axis only to 12/11.5 which stretches the thread to the proper TPI of 11.5. It worked well except the thread did not fit all hoses because of tolerance so I created clearance by scaling x&y by 1.03. In fact , this does alter the thread profile slightly but not enough to notice. Thanks for the videos
when making circular fittings i always try to use the revolve function on a sketch of its cross section. in this way you can quickly create pretty complicated fittings.
Thank you very much. Very very helpful!!!!
Excellen Fusion 360 video! I need this, thanks!
Nice tutorial. By the way can you give information about the experimental slice tolerance option in Cura? Does it work?
Thanks for making and posting! Offsetting bolts to fit the holes was driving me insane :)
@ProductDesignOnline
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Best of luck with your projects :)
Great explanation!
Great video with tons of info! thank you!
@ProductDesignOnline
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching :)
You are awesome, thank you so much! I was struggling get started and you're videos helped so much!
@ProductDesignOnline
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Maxwell! :)
One 3D printing workflow I struggle with sometimes, is trying to build support structures into a complex Fusion 360 part design. Generally, I can manipulate a model in a slicer and leverage the use of supports (typically tree supports), especially now that the more popular slicers (Cura 5.3.0, Prusa 2.6.0-alpha) support paint-on supports or custom tree supports. I would like to figure out a way to include in the F360 design ways to add break-away supports that I can't generate with the slicers.
Thank you, great vid
Thank you so much! This is amazing!
Thanks to Kevin and a practical report to this tutorial: On my Prusa MK3S printed threads fits together perfectly if you reduce and round ONLY the external thread by 0.1 mm. If you reduce the external AND the internal thread, the connection becomes too loose.
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Sweet - Thanks for sharing your results, Ralle! There are lots with the Prusa printer...so I'm sure this will be useful to others :)
I wish you would have made this one earlier :). I created a lamp in two pieces that screw together and I had to do all of this thru trial and error. Your video would have made that a lot easier. Thanks for these great videos.
@ProductDesignOnline
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Dan!
Printed an working m6 nut and bolt using this tutorial thanks! I am still amazed what you can do with a 3d printer
@ProductDesignOnline
6 ай бұрын
Nice work! :)
Wow, I learned so much about Fusion from this video! Including what I was looking for! Very well-made video, thanks a bunch. Earned my sub!
@ProductDesignOnline
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching :)