Learn/Shape Generator/Built-in profiles
Tool & bit profiles
At a glance
- End Wrench — SAE, Metric, Custom, corner clearances, and Full Set mode
- Hex head, hex socket, Allen/hex key, Torx, external Torx, triple square / XZN
- 12-point / double hex, spline drive, Phillips, Pozidriv, JIS cross, slotted, spanner, snake-eye
- Clutch / bow tie, tri-wing / tri-point, bit blank / adapter profiles
- Practical 2D helpers for custom tools and sockets — not strength certifications
The Tool category bundles thirteen shapes for the profiles that are miserable to draw by hand: fastener drives, sockets, bits, and adapter blanks. Generate the cross-section, then extrude it, cut it, broach it, or use it as the seed for a 3D-printed one-off tool — the reach-that-one-bolt wrench or the security bit nobody stocks.
The drive lineup
Hex head / hex socket, Allen / hex key, Torx and security Torx (with the center pin), external E-Torx, triple square / XZN, 12-point / double hex, spline drive, Phillips / Pozidriv / JIS cross, slotted / spanner / snake-eye, clutch / bow tie, tri-wing / tri-point, plus a bit blank / adapter profile for shanks and square drives, and the End Wrench covered below.
Male bit or female recess
Most Tool shapes share the same pattern: an Output selector for a male bit or a female recess/socket, a size table (Torx T-sizes, metric and SAE hex across-flats, and so on) that fills the dimension fields, a Custom mode for anything the table doesn't cover, and a clearance per side value. Clearance shrinks male profiles inward and grows female cutouts outward, so a printed bit actually enters the fastener and a broached socket actually grips it. Extras vary by shape — corner radius, center hole, security pin, pilot hole. The tables are practical nominal references; when matching a specific fastener, printer, or material, measure and use Custom plus clearance.
End Wrench
The End Wrench generates flat-cut wrench profiles — standard combination, double open-end, or double closed-end — by uniformly scaling a proven 1-inch template to your fastener size plus fit clearance. SAE and Metric presets fill the size field; Custom takes anything, including fractions and explicit units. Open End Angle (0–30°), Corner Clearances (relieved inside-corner templates), and Automatic Length (six times the scaled opening, or a literal manual length) round it out. Full Set cuts an entire SAE or Metric wrench set in one shot, laid out largest to smallest.
One caution, straight from the shape descriptions: these are 2D geometry helpers, not strength or safety certifications. Printed and fabricated tools can fail under torque — especially small drives and brittle materials.