3D Printed Threads - Model Them in Fusion 360 | Practical Prints #2

Learn how to create 3D Printable threads in Fusion 360. I’ll show you how to add clearances based on your 3D Printer’s tolerance. I’ll also discuss a tip that will make your plastic threads even stronger.

This is episode #2 of Practical Prints, a Youtube series where Kevin Kennedy demos all things related to designing for 3D printing in Fusion 360.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - 3D Printed Threads
0:48 - Creating a new component
1:03 - Creating a cylinder
1:45 - Activating the thread command
2:36 - Making the thread modeled
3:00 - Adjusting the thread length
3:33 - Selecting the thread type
4:27 - Setting the Designation
5:36 - Defining the class (tolerances)
6:05 - Selecting the direction
6:20 - Remembering most recent threads
6:44 - Creating a nut
7:33 - Adding the internal threads
8:27 - The default clearance
8:47 - Copying and pasting the component
10:00 - Offset faces to create clearance
11:37 - Debossing text to label the clearance
12:05 - Creating the third copy
13:54 - Adding fillets to the thread edges
16:15 - 3D Printed test results

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[irql]

Who is downvoting these videos? Some bot maybe? Thanks for making these. I enjoy watching them and learning new things.

[avramgrossman]

Kevin. I find your teaching style to be VERY EXCELLENT. As a new Fusion360 student and new to 3D designs, your explanations are very helpful. You are slow, articulate and demonstrate where to find the button clicks and methods clearly. I find just learning the steps and sequences difficult. I have problems learning how to undo mistakes...I think I get the timeline method to go back. I often have to hunt around to find what is needed next, but to be honest, watching your tutorials repeatedly helps to reinforce my own understanding of what, why and how. Thanks for producing a great series of shows.

[Jyzen]

Thanks! I was so stuck, but it worked!

[twistjapan]

I rarely comment but I recently bought a tap and die set because the threads/nuts I 3d printed were shearing off due to the force it took to turn the nut ... you my man are AMAZING, please continue with these videos

[jason-things_to_do]

This channel has the best content in the universe to learn Fusion 360

[Jacob-olzb]

I'd consider myself to already be quite familiar with fusion. I still found your video tremendously helpful. I pulled this video up just to see if there even was a dedicated thread tool and I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted with a clear and descriptive tutorial. The advice you gave and the explanation for altering the tolerances will definitely save me some time. I also appreciate that you don't skip over anything. I've never seen the option you used to view a cross section and I'm glad I'm aware of it now. If I'm looking for more fusion tutorials, I will definitely come here. Thank you for such high quality content.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:48 | Creating a new component
1:03 | Creating a cylinder
1:45 | Activating the thread command
2:36 | Making the thread modeled
3:00 | Adjusting the thread length
3:33 | Selecting the thread type
4:27 | Setting the Designation
5:36 | Defining the class (tolerances)
6:05 | Selecting the direction
6:20 | Remembering most recent threads
6:44 | Creating a nut
7:33 | Adding the internal threads
8:27 | The default clearance
8:47 | Copying and pasting the component
10:00 | Offset faces to create clearance
11:37 | Debossing text to label the clearance
12:05 | Creating the third copy
13:54 | Adding fillets to the thread edges
16:15 | 3D Printed test results

[manac]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Setting back the Faces of the Thread finally lead to a thread combination that can be printed and fitted perfectly. I had to give the inner and outer face -0, 15mm setback and then it fit nice and snuggly (M27 thread)

[davidfernandez]

Okay, There are few things more frustrating that trying to learn all the co-dependencies and intricacies of Fusion 360. Forget to check a box or choose an option and it is off to bang your head against the wall as hard as you can just so the pain stops when you quit banging your head against a wall.

Your video is better than on-spot. I have viewed a nauseating amount of videos to create a working nut and bolt. By far, this video is more comprehensive than all I have viewed. Thank you for taking the time to explain the various tools to create threaded nut and threaded bolt . Then you go further to explain how to modify the threads surfaces to make a perfect fit. Fantastic video. Keep them coming.

[outsidebrendan]

Excellent video! I needed a refresher and this was extremely thorough.

[odw]

Maybe this helps someone:
At 14:27 I couldn't get this offset operation to work, until I changed Offset Type from "Automatic" to "New Offset".

[jmr]

This tutorial worked great but I can't believe I printed completely functional M2.6X0.45 threads on an Ender 3 V2 with 0.4 nozzle. Even the entry level machines are becoming so amazing!! Thanks to your tutorial I even got it on the first try!

[kingofbingus]

This guy has balls for asking people to dislike, other people need to learn from this.

[DiiaaamoondsLair]

I never really sat down and watched any videos on fusion 360 and rather fiddled on my own, but I learned a lot from this video. Thanks a bunch, I'm making a large thread for mounting a chuck on.

[ashleydavies]

I've referred to a few of your videos now. They're really well made and crucially, your pace is spot on for me personally. I've been using Fusion for a while now and other CAD packages for a while longer but I always learn something new, even if it's just a keyboard shortcut (I love a keyboard shortcut).

[bruceogletree]

I'm not sure why, but I found that using the "Q" shortcut option (14.25) would not successfully perform the Offset Face command. When I selected Offset Face from the Modify dropdown in the Solid menu, it worked fine.

[brianwelch]

I've watched a few of your tutorials now and have picked up a number of things. You do a great job of illustrating a projects steps and capture a lot of the interface subtleties that I've struggled with as a novice.

I have a suggested improvement to add to the printed thread. You video go me to the goal of figuring out the filets/offsets for my machine but even with the perfect fit initially getting the threads mated is problematic. I solved for this by adding a taper to the end of the threaded bolt end to trim away that initial thread. I do this by extruding a cylinder matching the bolt diameter and length and coinciding with the finished bolt. After I have that cylinder in place, I chamfer the end, on a m16 x 2.0 bolt, the chamfer is 1.5 horizontal and 2.0mm vertical. Next I do a Combine and select the intersect option. That effectively trims away that real sharp initial thread and now fitting it to a nut is easy. Without this fix I think many will continue to offset the threads to get easy insertion but maybe end up with a little wiggle in the fit.

Again, thank you so much for your very well produce videos... you clearly have a gift for instructing. I'll be watching and learning.

[wbplomp]

Kevin, again an excellent video. I just started with 3D printing and Fusion 360, and your videos helped me enormously getting familiar with Fusion 360. Thank you very much!

[charlesbrewer]

Thanks for this video, it is very timely for me.
I have a project where I am printing working 3D threads and was looking to start experimenting with thread tollerances.
Your video is perfect for me.
Up until now I have been printing my prototype theads with a thicker wall and running metal tap and dies down them to size them correctly,
This of course takes time although it does work well. It will be much more efficient to print them at the correct size from the start.

[tcratius]

You are the best, I was just thinking, "I hope Kevin Kennedy does a printable thread in Fusion", and "Bam!", yes you do. :)