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3D Bolt with Threads Tutorial

AutoCAD 3D Bolt with Threads Tutorial. This tutorial shows how to draw a 3D bolt with
Threads in AutoCAD 2012. M24 size 100 length 3D bolt is created with square threads of 60
length. How to create 3D threads is also shown in detail. Commands used in this tutorial are:
Polygon, Extrude, Revolve, Pline, Pedit, Subtract, Presspull, Helix, Sweep, Chamfer.

Procedure
STEP 1: Creating the Bolt Head
Create a polygon (Inscribed in circle) of radius 28mm

Extrude the polygon by a height of 24mm

To produce the chamfer edges on top of the bolt, first create a triangle of 5mm across the
face and 3mm along the z-axis, as shown below in red color. Covert the triangle into a
close line or polyline.






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Create a horizontal line from the center of the top polygon to the bottom polygon as
shown in green as an axis revolving the triangle along the edges of the polygon.

Use Revolve command as shown above to revolve the triangle, using the green line as the
axis of revolve. Angle of revolution is 360 degrees.

Subtract the revolve part from the extruded polygon


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Create a circle of radius 12mm on the bottom polygon with the same center as the
polygon.

STEP 2: Creating the bolt screw
Extrude the circle (radius 12mm blue) with a height of 100mm

To create the thread, we will use Helix and Sweep command.

Helix command can be access through Draw Menu bar.
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Go to Draw, click on the pull down arrow, to view Helix as shown below, click on the
helix icon.

On the command window:

Select the center end of the extruded shaft as center point of base.


Enter 12 as your base radius

Enter 12 again as your top radius


Enter 60 as helix height.
Make sure that the direction of helix is along
the shaft towards the bolt head, as shown.
You can move your around the check
direction of helix.
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Since the helix drawn does not match required pitch of threads, you need to edit some of
its properties. Double click on the helix and change the Turns to 20. Before it was 3 turns
in a distance of 60mm, now it is 20 turns in the same distance of 60mm. Close the
properties window.

Create a rectangle of 1.5mm x 1.5mm


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Now, you need to Sweep that rectangle/square through the created helix.
Select Sweep:
On the Command Windows:

Select the rectangle, then Press Enter

Select the helix line.

Subtract the helical sweep rectangular from the main shaft.


Rectangle
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Now you can chamfer the Lower end of the
threaded screw through a distance of 3mm. Select
chamfer:




On the command window:

Select the edge at the lower end

Click OK

Enter 3

Enter 3 again

Select the edges at the lower end again, then Press Enter.


The final step is to union the threaded screw/shaft with the bolt head, select union,
then select both the bolt head and the threaded screw/shaft, then Press Enter.



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Your Final Drawing is a M24 bolt.





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