I never bother with threads on solvespace models, unless the very specific alignment of threads is required (which is never, for the models I make). I just make holes, and then add a comment what kind of thread they are, and if they are blind holes, I make them deep enough for me not to care about exact reach to the bottom. Machinists and CAM people know how to deal with that easily. Modeling threads only make sense if you are actually making weird mechanical linkages based on threads, or designing a new thread or fastener / taps, cutting tools etc, itself. Great tutorials, learned few new tricks. I am not an engineer, nor got any formal engineering education or CAD courses, so it is cool to see how other people approach problems in solvespace. In fact I made a very similar (a bit more complicated) metal part to what is in this tutorial about a year ago in solvespace, and it was a pain to model (partially solvespace "fault", partially because of my lack of expirience), but eventually got it, and it got made, and the part works perfectly. :)
I definitely agree with regards to modeling threads. It's almost never required and just eats up precious computer resources. I'm hoping in the future I'll be able to show some of the parts being drawn up in solvespace and then actually being machined!
I never bother with threads on solvespace models, unless the very specific alignment of threads is required (which is never, for the models I make). I just make holes, and then add a comment what kind of thread they are, and if they are blind holes, I make them deep enough for me not to care about exact reach to the bottom. Machinists and CAM people know how to deal with that easily.
Modeling threads only make sense if you are actually making weird mechanical linkages based on threads, or designing a new thread or fastener / taps, cutting tools etc, itself.
Great tutorials, learned few new tricks. I am not an engineer, nor got any formal engineering education or CAD courses, so it is cool to see how other people approach problems in solvespace. In fact I made a very similar (a bit more complicated) metal part to what is in this tutorial about a year ago in solvespace, and it was a pain to model (partially solvespace "fault", partially because of my lack of expirience), but eventually got it, and it got made, and the part works perfectly. :)
I definitely agree with regards to modeling threads. It's almost never required and just eats up precious computer resources. I'm hoping in the future I'll be able to show some of the parts being drawn up in solvespace and then actually being machined!