How do I create a helical groove?
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How do I create a helical groove?
QCAD doesn't seem to have a built-in tool for drawing a helical pattern such as a screw thread. In 2D these would appear as a series of sine waves but there does not appear to be a tool to draw such a thing. I'm aware of the various conventions for drawing threaded bolts, screws etc but these won't work for my needs. I'm trying to draw a cylindrical component which has semicircular grooves which rotate around the long axis with a very wide pitch (only quarter of a turn for the entire length of the component).
Re: How do I create a helical groove?
No.miketones wrote:QCAD doesn't seem to have a built-in tool for drawing a helical pattern such as a screw thread.
You could use the script interface (ECMAScript aka JavaScript) to write your own tool for a specialised tool like that.