Olypsys for Screws & Threads
Photograph a screw, bolt or threaded fitting using the Olypsys app and get the measurements of the thread, the standard size and a full set of measured dimensions. Reducing nipples, hydraulic adaptors and other parts with two threads get a result for each thread.
Early access Screw and thread measurement is our newest capability and is in beta.
From Photo to Part Number
Identifying a loose screw or fitting means the correct thread gauge and callipers, and that doesn't work at all for certain types of fasteners. Olypsys measures the part from a single photograph, then matches every thread on it against 646 thread standards in 23 families, from ISO metric to Whitworth to pipe threads.
One phone photo of a rusty bolt on the grid…
…identified as M6x1 × 12, with a 3D model and a to-scale drawing built from the measured profile.
Threads Matched
An M6x1, a 0BA and a 7/32 BSW are very nearly the same screw; some standards differ by details no photograph can resolve. Rather than pretending otherwise, Olypsys shows every thread the measurement is consistent with, ranked and quoted in its own family's units, so you can pick the one that's right for the application.
Close candidates are ranked with match scores, each quoted in its own family’s units.
A Model You Can Check
The 3D model displayed in app and online is not faked: it is built from the measured profile, with the thread swept as a real helix at the measured pitch and hand.
On the web, the same solid is posed back onto the photographed grid in a full 3D reconstruction of the capture: photo, camera and part, exactly where they were. Olypsys intelligently accounts for the 3D nature of the part and the position of the lens relative to the image.
The 3D model is built from the measurement itself, threads swept at true pitch and hand.
What You Get
Parts With Two Threads
Fittings and adaptors are measured thread by thread. Each thread gets its own designation, diameter, pitch and length, and the part is named by all of them, such as R1/2 × R1/4 for a reducing nipple.
- Reducing hex nipples
- BSPP × JIC hydraulic adaptors
- 1/4"-20 × 3/8"-16 camera adaptors
- Cable gland bodies
- Double-ended studs
Thread Identification
Matched against 646 thread standards in 23 families: metric coarse and fine, UNC/UNF, BSW/BSF, BA, BSP, NPT, wood and self-tapping.
Real Dimensions
Major and root diameter, pitch or TPI, overall, thread and shank lengths, head diameter and height. Each is measured from the photo rather than copied from a table.
Hex Heads
Across flats is measured on the head itself, with the nearest standard spanner size beside it.
Tapered & Pipe Threads
Taper is measured, not assumed, so a BSPT or NPT fitting is identified as a pipe thread instead of the nearest parallel size.
Drawing and 3D Model
A to-scale elevation with dimensions and an interactive 3D solid, both built from the measured profile, in the app and in the browser.
Full Traceability
Photos, measurements and identifications are saved to the Vault with operator and timestamp, ready for audit.
Work With Us
Screw and thread measurement is available today in the Olypsys app as an early-access beta. If fasteners or threaded fittings are part of your business, we should talk.
Distributors
Identify a customer's fastener at the counter and quote the replacement immediately. Branded PDF reports included.
Enterprise
Roll out to every site with your own part catalogue, your workflows, and central data management in the Vault.
Custom Integration
The measurement engine is available for integration. We can build it into your own app, ERP, or quality system.
Identify your own screws and threads
Book a 15-minute live demo, or talk to us about distribution and integration.