How do you make a knurling?

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Hello

How do you make or represent a knurling on a cylindrical part?

I have my method but I find it quite laborious: I make a cross-section sketch and then I do my knurling with the "Wrap" tool.

The problem is that on my plan I have my knurling that appears everywhere even in my cuts.

Thank you

Thomas

 

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Hello

Maybe applying an image or texture would avoid this problem?

 

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Yes I tried like that too but my textures don't show up on my piece (maybe a setting to change?).

Otherwise I saw in helical extrusion which looks good but it's quite long too I think.

 

 

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There's a video on the PTC site for textures, maybe it can help you:

http://fr.ptc.com/appserver/wcms/relnotes/note.jsp?&im_dbkey=50991&icg_dbkey=826

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I have the same problem so as the knurling in machining is different depending on the supplier I just do a material removal with a circular circular sketch repetition in triangle 

 

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