Screw Thread Module: Extrude-Transform Polygons

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Syvwlch has proposed an additional module for your consideration - the Extrude Polygon tool. This is based on his earlier polygon extrusion/transformation code, but with a twist; instead of being in the X-Y plane, the triangles are now in the X-Z plane. As a result, you can generate screw threads that follow any set of equations you provide. Thanks to its direct generation of triangles via the polyhedron command, this tool is both speedy and lightweight. For those interested, Syvwlch has also provided an anaglyph grayscale image to view with red/blue glasses. If you fancy a peek at the code, it's clean and easy to understand. Plus, since it compiles quickly, experimentation is a breeze! To see the GitHub repository for this project, go to github.com/syvwlch/Thingiverse-Projects/tree/master/ExtrudePolygon.