Good gear simulator?
Posted by sungod3k
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Re: Good gear simulator? March 28, 2014 01:32PM |
Yes that goes for 120$ if you want stl export 
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Re: Good gear simulator? March 28, 2014 01:51PM |
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sungod3k
Yes that goes for 120$ if you want stl export
Can it export dxf's that are usable with OpenSCAD? If so, just export them, import into OpenSCAD, extrude, and export to stl.
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Re: Good gear simulator? March 28, 2014 03:19PM |
Famous, wonderful, free involute gear generating tools in OpenSCAD that everyone should know about:
Parametric Involute Bevel and Spur Gears by Greg Frost
Public Domain Involute Parameterized Gears by Leemon Baird
(I guess they are not as famous as they should be.
)
Parametric Involute Bevel and Spur Gears by Greg Frost
Public Domain Involute Parameterized Gears by Leemon Baird
(I guess they are not as famous as they should be.
)
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Re: Good gear simulator? March 28, 2014 04:21PM |
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MattMoses
Famous, wonderful, free involute gear generating tools in OpenSCAD that everyone should know about:
Parametric Involute Bevel and Spur Gears by Greg Frost
Public Domain Involute Parameterized Gears by Leemon Baird
(I guess they are not as famous as they should be.
Was about to suggest this next.
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Re: Good gear simulator? March 29, 2014 01:34AM |
Thanks for the compliment, ddseeker! 
Folks also might be interested in this tutorial on generating spur gear profiles: Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting, Chapter 6. There is interesting information about undercutting.
Folks also might be interested in this tutorial on generating spur gear profiles: Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting, Chapter 6. There is interesting information about undercutting.
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Re: Good gear simulator? December 31, 2014 03:13AM |
Hi!
You could use the free web app at www.me-bac.com. It's possible to create standard and corrected spur gears and download the dxf profile of the gear to use with your CAD software.
B.R
You could use the free web app at www.me-bac.com. It's possible to create standard and corrected spur gears and download the dxf profile of the gear to use with your CAD software.
B.R
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Re: Good gear simulator? December 31, 2014 08:44AM |
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mebac
Hi!
You could use the free web app at www.me-bac.com. It's possible to create standard and corrected spur gears and download the dxf profile of the gear to use with your CAD software.
B.R
Thanks, I never realized that there were so many factors. I can't even begin to comprehend yet. This will take some time to learn
http://www.marinusdebeer.nl/
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Re: Good gear simulator? December 31, 2014 03:35PM |
No gear simulator, but FreeCAD has an involute gear profile generator.
Switch to the Part Design workbench then go to the Part Design menu --> Involute gear...
Then set your parameters and click OK.
This creates an "InvoluteGear" 2D profile in the Model tree that you can then pad (extrude) with the Part Design Pad tool.
You can then cut a hole through it by a few means (boolean cut with cylinder, or map a sketch of a circle and add a pocket feature). At any time you can go back to that InvoluteGear profile and change its parameters, the solid will then update.
Once your design is finished you can export it to STL.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2014 03:42PM by NormandC.
Switch to the Part Design workbench then go to the Part Design menu --> Involute gear...
Then set your parameters and click OK.
This creates an "InvoluteGear" 2D profile in the Model tree that you can then pad (extrude) with the Part Design Pad tool.
You can then cut a hole through it by a few means (boolean cut with cylinder, or map a sketch of a circle and add a pocket feature). At any time you can go back to that InvoluteGear profile and change its parameters, the solid will then update.
Once your design is finished you can export it to STL.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/31/2014 03:42PM by NormandC.
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