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First day with Onshape, I need a actual BSP thread, G1 for a 3d printed plug
drfreeze_freeze
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Good afternoon all My first day with Onshape, and i saw someone else had the exact same question issue, but a few years back. I want to model and cut not virtual , a 1" BSP external straight pipe thread, Or 1"x11 TPI, or i think a G1 thread. Why is this so hard, my other CAD program would not do this either. I have read several articles about importing a ThreadCreator " sub script" in the add custom feature area. This has not worked. I have searched and searched for PP_thread creator v2 in all sorts of different permutations of the spelling etc, Still no luck, I have opened or attached several thread creator add ins, but none of them offer BSP, or even a thread profile with adjustable angle, i have gotten a bit close with a threadcreator v1, but it is way off , the pitch calls out for I guess a very small scientific notation for XXX.-y ,to full 3.xxx pitch, but no luck there either, if i try pitch 11, i get 8TPI, if i try .909 pitch i cant get it to accept.
when I look for other Thread creator add ins, most of them are greyed out, Can anyone explain the basics here. Are these addins created by other users? is there a better way to find a add in that has adjustable angle?. or just a defined BSP thread? I am pretty lost as this is for real my first day with Onshape.
This is a very simple 3d printed plastic plug, But now i am a bit PO'd or ADD'd about this , and i want to find this exact thread, not something close. lets pretend i need this in metal and it needs to work in a female metal thread.
thanks