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Bending Gear Rack Along a Slight Curve
guarded_boris708
Member Posts: 2 ✭
I've created this gear rack as a separate part, but I want the teeth to follow the slightly curved edge of the light blue part (as shown in the image). How can I make the gear teeth conform to that curve? Is there a better way to model rack teeth directly along the curved edge?
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The Circular Pattern tool would work well. It can be used in a sketch or outside the sketch by patterning a part or the features to create the part. - Scotty
You could also just use one of the gear feature scripts (such as Neil Cooke's) and make a full spur gear and cut away everything except for the sector you need.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5742c8cde4b06c68b362d748/v/1db29081376c095cf10e2a3d/e/c72760543a0d4412e72f6d38