New FeatureScript: Cosmetic Knurl

sebastian_glanzner

Hello everyone,

I released my Cosmetic Knurl FeatureScript:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/0bad5bfa3637bf84138a2a24/w/3daa9f730d6802a81ead8a58/e/af28a7d9efffdd0020743e56

This should help if the 3D modeled knurls are taking to long to regenerate 
You can also type in a custom name and then the name is shown in the feature tree.

Be careful with the "Checkered Knurl" this can get heavy quickly.
Use the scale number to change the number of generated edges.

Hendrik_

Brilliant!
Thanks @sebastian_glanzner

kata_vrasko812

This is awesome, thank you!

matthew_stacy

This feature in brilliant.  Has anyone seen similar functionality for cosmetic threads?

eric_pesty

matthew_stacy said:

This feature in brilliant.  Has anyone seen similar functionality for cosmetic threads?

Not sure exactly what you mean by "cosmetic" threads (there are several ways these can be done), I would recommend the Threadlab FS if you haven't tried it already. I has a "cosmetic" option that jus does a spiral curve as well as full 3D cut thread options.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5c0528b62c1fbb13a2a0e739/v/f86229e7f586f8517a2068a9/e/7cbb452d4d5e963a034ce616?jumpToIndex=2851

rick_randall

@matthew_stacy, as an example, this is my solution to cosmetic threads.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1c8bd8a3a164f3395eee14d0/w/3d2fe3a1eac5eff81ae2cf5e/e/9ddca6827f5e8e94f3ac2431

It has the look and feel of SW, or Inventor cosmetic threads - this was done with decals, and a little manipulation. To help understand what I did, you might want to do a deep dive into the configuration tables. If you like it, maybe this can help you (or start you down your own road) - we all have different ideas.

Sorry if this got off topic. Love the knurl by the way.

matthew_stacy

Thanks @rick_randall

billy2

Nice! thanks