> "LanuHum" <Lan### [at] yandexru> wrote:
> > Hi! I am interested in the question: is it possible to create a thread
> > without a mesh of triangles?

"Cousin Ricky" <rickysttATyahooDOTcom> wrote:
> https://news.povray.org/5eec257c%241%40news.povray.org

There is also this thread:
http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3Cweb.64ff068eb373d57cf00fef66b571e5b2%40news.povray.org%3E/

Always do a search for "prior art" when trying to accomplish a task.
"povray screw threads" or similar.

I'm sure there are several similar projects in the newsgroups - I know that I
have modeled screw threads and drill bits, and other helical shapes in the past.

- BE

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