Title: Screw thread texture
Post by: MayTec on March 28, 2011, 07:13:06 AM
Post by: MayTec on March 28, 2011, 07:13:06 AM
Hello everybody from Munich,
can anyone tell me how can i create a thread texture for a screw?
So i am a newbie in keyshot and i dont have a lot of experience in rendering software.
Please describe exactly what i have to do, ok? :-)
In the moment we have the demoversion of keyshot 2.2 pro and we want to know how the software works.
We import models from ProE WF2 or 3 and want to create renderings for our catalog.
Sorry for my bad english,
thanks a lot and regards,
Lui
can anyone tell me how can i create a thread texture for a screw?
So i am a newbie in keyshot and i dont have a lot of experience in rendering software.
Please describe exactly what i have to do, ok? :-)
In the moment we have the demoversion of keyshot 2.2 pro and we want to know how the software works.
We import models from ProE WF2 or 3 and want to create renderings for our catalog.
Sorry for my bad english,
thanks a lot and regards,
Lui
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: guest84672 on March 28, 2011, 01:30:24 PM
Post by: guest84672 on March 28, 2011, 01:30:24 PM
Are threads inside Pro/E only "cosmetic" features?
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: brettcasteel on March 28, 2011, 02:50:03 PM
Post by: brettcasteel on March 28, 2011, 02:50:03 PM
I have the same thing going on with solidworks the threads are only cosmetic what i did was i added another cut in solidworks to my model just used a simple cut sweep and had it follow a helical path
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: Gert Noels on March 29, 2011, 02:18:22 AM
Post by: Gert Noels on March 29, 2011, 02:18:22 AM
Hello,
I created a while ago the scew in pro/e with helical sweep, this is only one extra feature.
I created a while ago the scew in pro/e with helical sweep, this is only one extra feature.
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: MayTec on March 29, 2011, 04:46:16 AM
Post by: MayTec on March 29, 2011, 04:46:16 AM
Ok, thanks to all of you.
So i must create the thread in ProE...
I thought i can create a texture in keyshot and render the screw.
Ok, thanks again.
Lui
So i must create the thread in ProE...
I thought i can create a texture in keyshot and render the screw.
Ok, thanks again.
Lui
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: Chad Holton on March 29, 2011, 04:49:39 AM
Post by: Chad Holton on March 29, 2011, 04:49:39 AM
I've never tried it (creating threads as a bump). It just seems easier to do that in the modeling software (with Pro/E anyway) and also think it would look better having it as real geometry.
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: neilr on March 29, 2011, 09:01:48 AM
Post by: neilr on March 29, 2011, 09:01:48 AM
I don't have a good pic on this computer but here is a threaded rod I did on a cnc machine, all the screws used the same tread texture and bumpmap.
I just used a pic of some threads I found online and modified it for the bump map...
I just used a pic of some threads I found online and modified it for the bump map...
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: MayTec on April 04, 2011, 12:21:51 AM
Post by: MayTec on April 04, 2011, 12:21:51 AM
@neilr, ok can you send me the texture and bumpmap? I dont have found anything like that...?
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: andy.engelkemier on April 19, 2011, 06:06:30 AM
Post by: andy.engelkemier on April 19, 2011, 06:06:30 AM
Threads as bump won't give you much since it's a cylinder. It looks pretty strange to have something appear to have shape from the front, but is perfectly smooth at the edges.
It would be Really nice if someone were to add displacement as an option? Luxion....anyone? And if you're going to do it....might as well make it vector displacement right? ;)
It would be Really nice if someone were to add displacement as an option? Luxion....anyone? And if you're going to do it....might as well make it vector displacement right? ;)
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: KeyShot on April 19, 2011, 09:41:13 AM
Post by: KeyShot on April 19, 2011, 09:41:13 AM
We will add displacement in the future... 8)
Title: Re: Screw thread texture
Post by: neilr on May 04, 2011, 06:49:59 PM
Post by: neilr on May 04, 2011, 06:49:59 PM
Here is the one I used and that you requested sorry I thought I uploaded it then. And here is a better pic with it. Oh just fyi I use the same pic for both the bump and texture.
