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Yahya T Khedr
5 Sep, 2018 02:15 PM
Spur gears are the most common type of gears. They have straight teeth - extruded in one direction - which makes them the easiest to design.
Here we'll design a spur gear with equations, where ALL you've got to do is change 2 variables, then ta da... your gear has updated!
Note: The Unit system we'll use is cm.
Go to: Tools > Equations, then add these under Global Variables:
Module = 4 mm
Teeth No. = 50
Pitch = Module * pi
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Remember that any gears in mesh must have the same module.
Just add another circle - of any dimension - inside the outer one.
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Just draw a rectangle on the smaller circle, trim away its lower side, then add some dimensions.
Don't forget to make the 2 sides equal, so that the keyway is exactly in the middle.
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Now extrude the selected contour in any dimension you like, but remember to be realistic.
Draw 2 circles, then assign their diameters to "Primitive Diameter" and "Foot Diameter".
Use Convert Entities command to convert the outer circle (from Step 2).
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Now draw a vertical centerline from the centre to the outer circle, draw a "3 Point Arc" as in the image, then mirror it about the centerline.
Don't forget to add a dimension to the one of the arcs. I made mine 15 in this case, but I might need to change it if I changed the Module.
Now draw another centerline from the centre to the middle circle, mirror the vertical centerline about it, mirror the first arc about the mirrored
centerline, then assign the dimension between the 2 mirrored arcs' upper tips (this one and the one mirrored before) to "Pitch".
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And finally, assign the angular dimension between the upper tips of the 2 arcs at the left to 2.5°, then assign the angular dimension between the
lower tips of the 2 arcs in the middle to the same degree (by typing "=", then clicking on the intended dimension).
Now your sketch must be fully defined. If not, then check your steps again (I know that this part is hard to follow, but this is what makes it easier
to edit afterwards).
Now extrude the selected contour to cut the model all the way through.
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Now create a circular pattern, then assign its Number of Instances to "Teeth No.".
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Yahya T Khedr
I didn't say that cycloidal gears are the most common, but spur gears.
Spur is general. But you're right; spur gears are mainly involute but less commonly cycloidal.
Hope you liked the tutorial, Николай Шестаков
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Я не сказал, что циклоидальные механизмы являются наиболее распространенными, но прямыми передачами.
Шпора - общий. Но ты прав; штыревые шестерни в основном являются эвольвентными, но менее часто циклоидными.
Надеюсь, вам понравился учебник, Николай Шестаков
Yahya T Khedr
You can change the diameter and the gear will update, ahmad nadhif
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Anda dapat mengubah diameter dan gigi akan diperbarui, ahmad nadhif
Николай Шестаков
Yahya T Khedr
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Glad you liked it, Master Mexx
ahmad nadhif
Master Mexx
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tony duvan
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MIGUEL AMBERT
Yahya T Khedr
Great!!!
Yahya T Khedr
mohamed a
hey , I can't remove the lines in the teeth after revolve cut .
nice explaining btw ;)
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