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#1433 by shaney
Sat Feb 05, 2011 4:26 am
Hi,

I'm after information on creating a 3d spiral or thread.
Anything would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers Shaney
#1435 by caddit
Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:12 am
Hi shaney,


Up until recently this was also a common question for AutoCAD users as well.

There are a number of scripts that offer at least a partial solution, many of the AutoLISP programs also work in progeCAD:

http://www.oocities.com/wpsmoke/acadthreads/index.html

You might need to tweak one of them a bit to get what you need, but it is a start.