topic Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Thread Dimension in Drawing

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:16:41 GMT

Hello,

Is it possible to mark threads as their screw dimension?

When adding a dimension to a thread I'm getting it's linear dimension in mm, I'm trying to get it marked as M3 M4 etc..

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

ben.lorimore — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:40:41 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

You can achieve this with the leader command, which will allow you to choose the point of your callout, then allow you to specify the location of the callout and what it says. Then you'd simply enter the text as m3 etc.

Hope this helps,

Ben

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

zhixin.ni — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:49:06 GMT

Another way is to remove the default value when you edit the dimension, type the value "M12x1-6H" for it.

A smarter method to annotate thread is when launching Leader command, all thread related info defined in Design environment will show up if a thread is selected - This functionality is what we will consider in the near future.

Regards

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:08:50 GMT

Thank you, it is a reasonable solution but it will only show a single arrow even when annotating a thread from a side view (which is with two arrows, as usually accepted).

Gilad

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

TimeraAutodesk — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:53:02 GMT

Hi @Anonymous, You can always edit the text in a dimension by double-clicking on it, too... here's a quick video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oj3p3v2hrw6ycq5/threaddimension.mp4?dl=0

And as @zhixin.ni mentioned, we have plans for "smart" hole and thread callouts to be added to Fusion Drawings in the future, too.

Please let us know if you have any other questions!

Best,

Timera

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:24:20 GMT

Smart hole and thread options would be very helpful. Save the user some time.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

dkorchagin — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:58:50 GMT

I am supporting smart hole and thread callouts, too. When they are going to be released, how soon?

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

UncleFungus — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:10:16 GMT

Just had the same issue, so smart callouts for threads would be great.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

TimeraAutodesk — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:56:01 GMT

We don't have a release date for this yet, but as soon as we do, I will update this thread so that you all get notified. Thank you for your patience.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:53:17 GMT

I love NPT threads. Now it is very important to have automated callout features in the drawings. I need to be able to change a hole and have the thread in the drawing update. I got fusionusion to run my CNC router and now all of my time is making drawings for other manufactures. I really need these features. I have the day off or I would be posting from my paid account.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

dusan.naus.trz — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:41:05 GMT

Hi,

When will it be? Future customers don't like it much. It spoils sales. Create a drawing and then rewrite all holes manually. That is not normal.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

TimeraAutodesk — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:44:47 GMT

We're aware that this is still a need for the community, and we are working toward delivering this and other important functionality as quickly as we can.

Thanks for your patience.

Timera

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

ipvideosmith — Tue, 19 May 2020 22:22:17 GMT

No automatic thread annotation is the biggest thing stopping me moving to this from SolidWorks. Entering it manually is just going to lead to manufacturing errors. Any news on when this is coming?

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

dusan.naus.trz — Tue, 19 May 2020 22:29:56 GMT

Hi,
That's the question for Timera not on me. I don't know when it will be. Many things are still missing. Change weight to kg and not to g, The surface roughness mark over stamps, Weld marks and others.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

olivia.struckman — Tue, 19 May 2020 23:17:19 GMT

Hi @ipvideosmith - we hear you loud and clear on the need for auto thread annotations. We have a development team actively working on this project, and it is a priority for us this year. I'll follow up once we get it out the door. You can see this and other upcoming projects on our public roadmap HERE.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:58:01 GMT

I'll add to the list of folks calling for this functionality. It needs to be a priority project. It's time-consuming to manually enter every thread callout, it's easy to forget that smart callouts don't exist after updating a model, and manually entering anything leaves a lot of opportunity for error.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

MetalRipper_ — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:29:57 GMT

Still waiting for this feature.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

g-andresen — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:22:40 GMT

Hi,

@MetalRipper_ wrote:
Still waiting for this feature.

Why?

What is this?

günther

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

colinskaminski — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:09:27 GMT

In order to make this callout work it is required that you use the hole command and then the thread command when making the model. If you extrude a hole and then add threads the drawing will not do automated callouts. Also, it only works on internal threads.

Re: Thread Dimension in Drawing

MetalRipper_ — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 02:26:51 GMT

Thank you. Didn't notice.