Thread dialog box - Inside Feature

Use the dialog box to enter parameters for thread inside feature in Shaft Component Generator.

Access:

Ribbon: Design tab Power Transmission panel Shaft. On the Design tab, in the Sections drop-down list select Bore on the left or Bore on the right, and Insert Cylindrical Bore. In the First edge features drop-down menu, select Thread.

Dimensions

Enables thread dimensions editing.

Name

Displays the name of the parameter. Name of the dimension is used in the Calculation tab and in the Results pane. Column is not editable.

Size

Click the Size field to insert a value.

Click Measure from the context menu to measure dimension in the Autodesk Inventor window.

Click List Parameters to display list with parameters. Click to select the parameter and insert the value to the Size edit field.

Click Values from the context menu to see the list of recommended dimensions.

Description

Displays the description of the parameter. Name of the dimension is used in the Calculation tab and in the Results pane. Column is not editable.

Thread

Defines the threads. Predefined thread types are specified on a spreadsheet whose default location is:

Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 8: Users Public Documents Autodesk Inventor [version] Design Data.

To learn how to modify the spreadsheet, click here.

Thread Type

Use the drop-down list to select the thread type from the list defined in the spreadsheet.

Size

Depending on the selected thread type, Autodesk Inventor offers you a list of nominal sizes. Each nominal size has one or more pitches available. Each nominal size and pitch combination has one or more classes available.

Designation

Select pitch from the list for the chosen thread diameter.

Note: If you use English units, the pitch is equal to 1 divided by the number of threads per inch.

Class

Use the drop-down menu to select the class of fit for the internal thread.
Note: For English threads, the letter A represents external threads and B represents internal threads. Use higher numbers for more accurate, closer fitting requirements. For instance, use 2B for screws, bolts, nuts, and other general applications, and use 3B for highly accurate and close-fitting requirements.

Direction

Specifies Right or Left hand direction for the threads wind.

Preview

Displays schematic image of the thread.