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I would like to draw a real screw like in image below. Any codes in tikz, asymptote or pstricks are welcomed!

screw1 In order do not confuse with my linked question about laser who as well is based on helix I would like to add a note: I do need Corkscrew in order to predict the direction of the magnetic field lines around a straight conductor through which a steady electric current is flowing.

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and my attempts do not correspond to reality screw2

\documentclass[border=2mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{fadings,decorations.pathmorphing,arrows.meta}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[line cap=round, line join=round]
\draw [line width=0.2mm,double=gray!70,decorate, decoration={zigzag,pre length=0.1cm,post
length=0.1cm,segment length=6},line join=round](0,-.75)  -> (1,-.75);
\draw [line width=0.1mm,double=gray!70,decorate, decoration={coil,pre length=0.1cm,post
length=0.1cm,segment length=2,amplitude=1mm},line join=round](0,-1.25)  ->   (1,-1.25); 
\draw [thick,double=gray!70,decorate, decoration={snake,pre length=0.1cm,post
length=0.1cm,segment length=6},line join=round](0,-1.75)  -> (1,-1.75);    
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

or maybe Reproducing image of a spiral using TikZ

screw3 please any ideas?

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  • This could help parametric plot 3D, helix and astroidal sphere though I'm not sure TikZ is the right tool for this.
    – Rico
    Commented Jan 2, 2016 at 14:02
  • Yes, something similar, but I prefer in tikz
    – Andrei
    Commented Jan 2, 2016 at 14:09
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    Your linked question should be the way to go, since all the answers there define a helix. Commented Jan 2, 2016 at 15:11
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    I'm so disappointed by your edit: I thought you planned to build a laser enhanced corkscrew that would blast the cork with a red lightsaber Commented Jan 2, 2016 at 17:36
  • I'm glad that now you got it!
    – Andrei
    Commented Jan 2, 2016 at 17:43

1 Answer 1

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With the help of the stl file reader in asymptote and an stl file rendering a corkscrew, you can get this:

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settings.outformat = "png";
settings.render = 8;
import three;
size(20cm);

struct stringpointer { string s; }

surface readstlfile(string filename, stringpointer returnsurfacename=null, bool ascii=true) {
  assert(ascii, "Reading binary stl files not implemented.");
  file stlfile = input(filename).word();  // Set up a file to read whitespace-delimited items.
  string nextword;
  real x, y, z;

  nextword = stlfile;  // Reading from a file is done by assignment in Asymptote.
  assert(nextword == "solid", filename + " is not a well-formed stl file.");

  string name = stlfile;
  if (returnsurfacename != null) returnsurfacename.s = name;

  surface toreturn;

  while (!eof(stlfile)) {
    nextword = stlfile;
    if (nextword == "endsolid") break;
    else if (nextword == "facet") {

      nextword = stlfile;
      assert(nextword == "normal");

      x = stlfile; y = stlfile; z = stlfile;
      triple normal = (x, y, z);

      nextword = stlfile; assert(nextword == "outer");
      nextword = stlfile; assert(nextword == "loop");
      triple[] vertices = new triple[3];
      for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
    nextword = stlfile; assert(nextword == "vertex");
    x = stlfile; y = stlfile; z = stlfile;
    vertices[i] = (x,y,z);
      }
      nextword = stlfile; assert(nextword == "endloop");
      nextword = stlfile; assert(nextword == "endfacet");

      patch triangle = patch(vertices[0] -- vertices[1] -- vertices[2] -- cycle);
      triangle.normals = array(4, value=normal);
      toreturn.s.push(triangle);

    } else assert(false, filename + " is not a well-formed stl file.");
  }
  assert(nextword == "endsolid", filename + " does not end correctly.");
  nextword = stlfile;
  assert(nextword == name, filename + " does not end with the solid's correct name " + name);
  return toreturn;
}

currentprojection = perspective(-30, 10, 60);
surface corkscrew = readstlfile("Corkscrew1.stl");
draw(corkscrew, blue);
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