Designed in FreeCAD. I wanted to make a customizable screw and nut for my designs. Took me (on and off) weeks to get this working. But now that it does, I kind of want to test it to see how strong it is.
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2025
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If you want to create threads in FreeCAD, install the fasteners workbench. It makes it much easier and it has a setting for creating 3D printable threads.
I wanted an easy design which can be applied. While the fasteners workbench is neat, it's not what I am looking for.