How to Thread a Hole in SolidWorks
SolidWorks CAD (computer-aided design) applications allow engineers to create realistic 3D and 2D models and project blueprints. The malleable models and their components can be merged with other elements in your SolidWorks projects. SolidWork's models aren't 3D in exterior alone. You can bore holes in surfaces and hollow out your project's components. And if you need to add a screw or bolt to your project, you can even add threads to holes in your models.
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Instructions
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Start SolidWorks. Click on the "Open" button in SolidWorks' menu bar to load the project that contains the hole you'd like to thread.
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Click on the mouth of the hole you'd like to work with to select it for threading. Click on the "Insert Components" heading. Highlight the "Annotations" option beneath the heading, and then click on the "Cosmetic Thread" suboption.
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Click on the unlabeled menu box under the "Thread Settings" heading to set the depth of the threads.
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Select the "Blind" option to specify a depth; type the depth in the field that appears beneath the menu box. Select the "Through" option to set your threads to run from the top of your hole down through any objects that may be attached to the hole. Select the "Up to Next" option to set the threads to run through the hole until they reach another object.
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Click "OK" to save your settings and generate threads for the selected hole.
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