Inventor 2024 modeled thread

[ZoranGodar]

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.

[JDMather · Accepted solution]

@ZoranGodar 

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

Not quite as easy as Fusion, but not difficult.

[b.mccarthy · Accepted solution]

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

[CGBenner · Accepted solution]

@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)?

[Anonymous]

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.

[hpduv]

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

[CGBenner]

@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!

[ZoranGodar]

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.

[ZoranGodar]

Is there any new informations about this topic?

[kacper.suchomski]

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@ZoranGodar  napisał(a):

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

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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.