Too Tall Toby Practice Models Performed in IronCAD - Practice 24-06-06

Creating a Receiver part in IronCAD using Drag & Drop Features and Loft Shapes. Using the TriBall, we can position shapes in space that we can later loft between to create the desired shape.

[@kenwelch7138]

Hello I am an IronCad user and I'm just getting into 3D printing and would like to be able to print threaded parts drawn in IronCad. I have seen a few youTube channels showing how you might do it in Fusion 360 but I have not seen how you might make thread for 3D printing with IronCad. Could you help me out please.

[@IronCADTeam]

Hi. In general, you can create real threads in IronCAD using the Thread feature (under the Feature Ribbon). When printing on a 3D Printer, it is more about the orientation to maintain strength and for removal of supporting material. , printing threads is always a tradeoff between ease of use and strength. If you print the thread straight up and down, it will print easily and will have a cleaner profile so it will screw in and out easily, but the layer lines will be lateral to tension forces and parallel to sheer forces which makes it far weaker. If you print it sideways, you will have to add support material, so you will have an extra step to remove that when it's done printing. Also, removing the support material leaves scars on the print that will make it difficult to screw in and out of anything. However, the layer lines will then be parallel to tension and lateral to sheer so it will be MUCH stronger. Adding to this, if you cut your thread profile in half then print it flat you will lose the support material and just glue the 2 halves back together. This will keep the print clean and strong when printing on the side. Generally, most people opt for printing straight up and down and don't have many issues with it breaking to often.