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Thread Generator for SolidCraft: 3D-printable threads with clearance, cut into the face you select in SolidCraft.
New in 1.8.0
- One Size field. The separate Diameter and Pitch fields are gone, so the size you see is the size that's cut. Pick from the list or type your own, like
M9x1.5. - 1 mm pitch on every size from M4 to M50 (M8x1, M10x1, …), next to 2, 2.5, 3.5 and 5 mm.
- When you use a new face, the pitch you picked is kept and the diameter follows the face.
- New defaults: M8x1, tolerance O.15, height 85%.
Install
- Download thread-generator-1.8.0.zip below.
- In SolidCraft open Preferences → Plugins → Show in folder and unzip it there, so you get
plugins\thread-generator\plugin.json. Updating? Close Thread Generator first and replace the old folder. - Start ThreadGenerator.exe from that folder. Windows may say "Windows protected your PC" because the program isn't code-signed: click More info → Run anyway.
Needs Windows 10/11 and SolidCraft 0.22 or later for threading a face. No Python needed.
What it does
- Thread a face in SolidCraft: select a shaft or the inside of a hole, pick a size, tolerance and height, and SolidCraft cuts a modeled thread into it.
- 3D-printed metric sizes after CustomThreads: 1, 2 (experimental), 2.5, 3.5 and 5 mm pitches, plus ISO metric, fine and UNC.
- Tolerance classes O.0, O.1, O.15, O.2, O.4, O.8 and height 70–100%: lower teeth with flat tops that still fit a matching nut.
- A to-scale drawing of bolt and nut that explains each setting.
- Export repaired 3MF: exports the selected body and runs Windows' own model repair on it, then opens it in your slicer.
- Make parts (STL): bolts, nuts, threaded rods and thread cutters as watertight STL.
- Follows SolidCraft's light or dark theme.