threadModeler
Win64, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
The threadModeler command is only active in parts. You find it in the coolOrange ribbon (picture 1).
Workflow:
- Make an Inventor part with a geometry where you want to put a thread
- Call Inventor command Thread from the ribbon "3D model"
- Select geometry where you want to put the thread. In the Thread dialog specify the Thread Type you want to insert. E.g. ISO Metric Profile
- When you press the OK button, a thread pattern is put on the geometry.
- Call command threadModeler from the coolOrange ribbon (picture 1).
- The threadModeler Control dialog opens.
- Select the thread feature in the Inventor browser or the model geometry. The found thread is inserted in the list of selected threads (picture 2).
- Select the 'Thread Sketch Tempate' e.g. ISO Template.ipt on the top of the dialog.
- Remark: There are 2 templates available:
- BSW Template.ipt
- ISO Template.ipt
- In the 'Pitch Offset' you can modify the 'Pitch Offset' up to 10%.
- If you use the threadModeler for a 3D print, in section 'Manufacturing Process' you can select the Manufacturing Process you want to apply and the clearance is set. You also can set a custom clearance up to 5 mm.
- In section 'Thread Chamfer' you can select to have a chamfer at the start, end or both sides. In field 'Size (mm) you can set a chamfer up to 10 mm.
- Press the OK button and the thread will be modeled (picture 3).
Commands
Installation/Uninstallation
The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plugin from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plugin. Or, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.
You can unload the plugin without uninstalling it by unchecking the "Loaded/Unloaded" check box associated with the plugin in the Inventor Add-In Manager. You may have to restart Inventor to completely unload the application.
To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 10/11), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.
Note: You might need to unblock threadModeler and set the 'Load Behavior' to 'Load Automatically' in the Inventor Add-In Manager when you use the threadModeler for the first time after installation.
Additional Information
Known Issues
- You might need to unblock threadModeler and set the 'Load Behavior' to 'Load Automatically' in the Inventor Add-In Manager (picture 4) when you use the threadModeler for the first time after installation.
- threadModeler cannot handle threads that are inserted with the hole command.
- Freeforms are not supported.
- The plug-in does not work on features with iMates. However, once the threads are generated, iMates can be reapplied.
Contact
Author/Company Information
Support Information
Email us at support@coolorange.com with questions, feedback, or requests for enhancements.
Note: The plug-in is working and tested with the lastest 3 versions of Inventor. For earlier versions use at your own risk.
Version History
| Version Number | Version Description |
|---|---|
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27.0.49 |
Support of Inventor 2027 Now you can select the thread by the geometry Possibility to add a clearance Possibility to add a chamfer Fixed issue that Inventor ran into an unhandled exception when you closed Inventor while the threadModeler dialog was open. |
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25.0.10 |
Support of Inventor 2026 & previous versions |
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25.0.11 |
Support of Inventor 2026 & previous versions |
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19.0.8 |
Support of Inventor 2020 ********************************************************************************************************************************************* Note: coolOrange will not further develop the app or provide new versions for newer Inventor versions. The threadModeler for Inventor 2020 is the last version, which is published here. We reserve the right to remove the App from the Autodesk App Store at any time. Instead we provide a online version of the threadModeler: http://www.threadmodeler.com/home Please try this version for newer Inventor versions. ********************************************************************************************************************************************* |