Thread not showing in assembly drawing

Hello,

Try the following. Add a simple hole wizard hole in a part i.e. 1/2"
UNC. Now make an assembly
with this part and create a drawing of the assembly. The thread will
show up as a bored hole only.
If you create a drawing of the part itself, the thread is displayed
properly.
That was the case in SW 2006 SP 5.1 and is still the case in SW 2008
SP 2.1 on my machine.
Can anyone verify this? Maybe with SW 08 SP 3.1

Thanks,

E.

 

This is the way it has always worked with assemblies. To get the
threads to show in an assembly drawing you must Insert Model Items and
select Cosmetic Threads.

Cheers,

Anna Wood

 

Hello Anna,

I must be missing something. The import model items is not working
here.
I have a simple assembly consisting of two plates. One of them has a
simple
threaded hole in it. I can not import the cosmetic thread via the
import model
items dialog. Tried all options, no luck. Does this work for you
reliably.
Can you select the part or feature and import the selected threads so
they
display properly with the solid inside line and the thin 3/4 circle
outside.

Cheers,

Elmo

 

Elmo,

Yes, it works reliably for us. Can you send me your files. If you go
to my blog
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/solidmuse you will be able to get my
e-mail address. I will take a look at what you have.

Cheers,

Anna