The BossThread tool is used to Boss Thread on the shaft part. This dialog box is displayed every time you drop the BossThread tool on the part or when you edit an existing BossThread.
The BossThread can be placed only on cylindrical parts, drop the tool on an circular edge or face (otherwise you will be shown a warning message).
The items included in this box enable you to save the current setting of the BossThread. This enables you to recall them quickly in future sessions. The buttons included in this section enable you to save, remove or apply any saved setting.
You can change the type of Boss Thread by clicking a drop down button Normative (Standard, GAS, NPT mm and inch).
When you change the type of the Boss Thread, the dialog box updated the value text box.
Every component defined in the User Interface has behind him some data files which contain properties and parameters related to the component itself. These files are placed in the folder of the standard rule. The main files associated to the family of components are the followings: BossThread.ini and *.dat
Every record contains these fields:
This is the structure of a BossThread.ini
## ============================================================================
## * IRONPROXT - PARAMETRIC LIBRARY - Fronema Srl *
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#
# Name | Data File |Callout| 0=MM 1=Inches | RunOutFile
Standard | ThreadDiameters.dat | M | 0 | RunOut.dat
GAS | GASThreadDiameters.dat | G | 0 |
NPT_IN | NPTDiameters.dat | NPT | 1 |
NPT_MM | NPTDiametersMM.dat | NPT | 0 |
The *.dat files, contain the fields of the standard values related to Boss Thread normative; the structure of the files are self-explaining.
This is the structure of a NPTDiameters.dat
## ============================================================================
## * IRONPROXT - PARAMETRIC LIBRARY - Fronema Srl *
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##
## NPT Thread Diameters
##
## separator field is TAB
## Units are in inches
##
## Outsider_Diam NominalSize Pitch1 Pitch2 Length Taper Angle
0.383 1/8 0.03571 0 0.15630 1.79
0.518 1/4 0.05262 0 0.23661 1.79
0.656 3/8 0.05262 0 0.25000 1.79
0.825 1/2 0.05262 0 0.32126 1.79
1.041 3/4 0.07143 0 0.37520 1.79
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