There are often times when I want to have my FDM 3D printed parts screw together in some way, but the threads created by SOLIDWORKS' built-in thread feature don’t usually work well when 3D printed; they often stick and bind, and usually require a lot of support material. In this short video, I’ll show you a few tricks I discovered to make 3D-printed thread work beautifully.

First, we tackle using the thread feature in SOLIDWORKS. The SOLIDWORKS Thread Tool is a great starting point, but we'll make some modifications. Next, we'll create the negative, a custom nut for our design so that the threads can hold something in place. Finally, we'll discuss the orientation of the model and how it affects the 3D print.

Products Mentioned:
SOLIDWORKS 2023 3D CAD: https://www.goengineer.com/solidworks...
GrabCAD Print: https://www.goengineer.com/3d-printin...

Presenter:
Judah Sher, Application Engineer at GoEngineer

Key Points:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Designing screw threads
1:59 Designing a matching nut
2:43 How to prevent binding
3:58 Outro

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