topic Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread in Inventor Forum

Inventor 2024 modeled thread

ZoranGodar — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:31:18 GMT

Hello to everyone

Do Autodesk plan to implement a modeled thread option in Inventor like Fusion360 has?

My main software is Inventor, I was using Fusion360 just for fun and realised that modeled thread option is really useful.

Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread

JDMather — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:53:56 GMT

@ZoranGodar

It is pretty easy to create your own modeled threads from scratch.

Not quite as easy as Fusion, but not difficult.

Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread

b.mccarthy — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:02:28 GMT

Take a look at the the threadModeler app from the Autodesk App Store.

A fastener part file that has modeled threads as opposed to cosmetic threads will be heavier, as Inventor uses more resources to generate a cut thread feature. Large assemblies with 1000's of fasteners will see a hit in these resources, as well as larger file sizes. Most CAD packages use cosmetic/ bitmap threads for this reason.

HTH

Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread

CGBenner — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:22:53 GMT

@ZoranGodar

Hello! There are several open Ideas in the Inventor Idea forum on this topic. Feel free to add your votes to these. In the meantime, as mentioned earlier, there are several options for creating your own modeled threads today in Inventor. Maybe one of our experts here would share some more details on how this is done (or a link to a post that has that workflow)?

Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:45:41 GMT

Agreed! If we had threads modeled in our fasteners, assemblies for the last 2 places I've been at, it'd take days to open a file.

Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread

hpduv — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:16:58 GMT

Why not just also include the function to either have it as a depiction or modelled part as in Fusion?

Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread

CGBenner — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:59:30 GMT

@hpduv

Hello and welcome to the forum!

I want to share with you that we have a place where you can post ideas like this for Inventor, that the developers look at when they are deciding on their roadmap. Feel free to share your thoughts HERE. Thanks, and enjoy!

Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread

ZoranGodar — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:30:56 GMT

I agree with you, I would like an option to chose between designed and modelled thread. In 90% of the time designed thread is more excellent, but when I need a modelled thread now I have to do it manually. That is why I mentioned Fusion, Fusion has one simple checkbox that you have to check if you want modeled thread, the default is designed.

For most users maybe this isn't important at all, for me it is because I like efficiency, I don't want to waste time manually modeling a thread or use third party solutions.

Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread

ZoranGodar — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:03:01 GMT

Is there any new informations about this topic?

Re: Inventor 2024 modeled thread

kacper.suchomski — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:12:55 GMT

@ZoranGodar napisał(a):

I don't want to waste time manually modeling a thread or use third party solutions.

Many people have solved this problem without third-party help, using iFeatures.

This is a tool available in Inventor for creating predefined features that can be inserted (modeled) in any file.