Maybe some friends still don’t know how to draw threads in SW2014? So now the author will share with you the method of drawing threads in SW2014. Friends who don’t know yet can learn it. I hope it can help everyone.

1 First, draw a random cylinder

2 Draw an identical circle in the original place (Sketch 2)

3 In the Features tab, click Curve-Helix/Swirl

4 Set the pitch and number of turns and draw the spiral

5 Establish a datum plane. The first reference is a point and the second reference is a curve.

6 Draw a circle on the newly created datum plane

7. If some of your buttons are unavailable, it’s because you didn’t exit the sketch.

8 Then click Scan Excision

9 The outline is this element, and the path is this spiral.

10 You can also use decorative threads, click to insert, annotate, and decorative threads

11 Select the edge to be a circle (any circle is acceptable), and then the 3mm below is optional. It will not change if you change it to 10mm, because it is just a decorative thread.

12 Decorative thread command: right-click the annotation, click Details, and then check "Decorative Thread"

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13. Select the edge to be a circle (any circle is acceptable), and then the 3mm below is optional. It will not change if you change it to 10mm, because it is just a decorative thread.

14 If you can't find the Decorative Thread command, right-click the annotation, click Details, and check "Decorative Thread"

The above is the method of drawing threads in SW2014 shared by the author. Friends in need should not miss it.