ThreadKeeper

ThreadKeeper is an Autodesk® Fusion 360™ add-in that restores custom thread definitions every time they are removed (i.e. when Fusion 360™ is updated).

Thread definitions to restore are put in the Threads directory of ThreadKeeper.

Every time Fusion 360™ starts, ThreadKeeper checks if thread definition files are missing. In that case, the files are restored.

Supported Platforms

• Windows
• Mac OS

Installation

Download the add-in from the Releases page.

Unpack it into API\AddIns (see How to install an add-in or script in Fusion 360).

Make sure the directory is named ThreadKeeper, with no suffix.

Usage

Start by storing thread definitions inside ThreadKeeper's threads directory. Open the directory by clicking TOOLS -> THREADKEEPER -> Open ThreadKeeper directory.

If you already have thread definitions added to Fusion 360™ that you want to keep, open the Fusion 360™ threads directory and copy them to ThreadKeeper's threads directory.

Note that the files in ThreadKeeper's directory can be stored in a nested fashion (i.e. inside multiple directories). Note, however, that the file structure will be flattened when copied to the Fusion 360™ threads directory.

ThreadKeeper will sync the files every time Fusion 360™ starts

To copy the files to Fusion 360™ directly, click Force sync.

To change which directory where threads are stored within ThreadKeeper, click Change ThreadKeeper directory....

The add-in can be temporarily disabled using the Scripts and Add-ins dialog. Press Shift+S in Fusion 360™ and go to the Add-Ins tab.

How do I get threads?

This add-in does not contain any thread definitions.

You can either create custom definitions yourself. See Creating custom threads and thread standards in Fusion 360.

You can also download definitions that others have made.

Examples:

• Fusion-360-FDM-threads
• CustomThreads

Known Limitations

None.

Reporting Issues

Please report any issues that you find on the Issues page.

For better support, please include the steps you performed and the result. Also include copies of any error messages.

Author

This add-in is created by Thomas Axelsson.

Contributors

• Sune Trudslev

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. See LICENSE.

More Fusion 360™ Add-ins

My Fusion 360™ app store page

All my add-ins on Github

Changelog

• v 1.2.1
  • Fix for start-up error due to Utilites Tab not being loaded. Contributed by Sune Trudslev.
  • Fix problem loading add-in in Fusion 360™ Insider Preview.
• v 1.2.0
  • Option to change threads directory.
• v 1.1.0
  • Support for Mac
• v 1.0.0
  • Initial release