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Gear meshing
andy_grove
Member Posts: 2 ✭
I've used the spur gear featurescript and I have an assembly now with my two gears (https://cad.onshape.com/documents/57ead699d91ac010bb7d276e/w/2d8983e55d976a19f40ab2ab/e/63d035b7c31f15bfa1154c95) and I can move the gears but they do not mesh properly.
If I suppress the gear relation I can move one of the gears to line them up correctly but when I unsuppress the gear relation it moved the gears back to how they were (misaligned).
I need to see if my gears will actually work "in real life" and can't figure out how to get past this. Any pointers would be appreciated!
If I suppress the gear relation I can move one of the gears to line them up correctly but when I unsuppress the gear relation it moved the gears back to how they were (misaligned).
I need to see if my gears will actually work "in real life" and can't figure out how to get past this. Any pointers would be appreciated!
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robert_morris
OS Professional, Developers Posts: 168 PRO
In order to get them aligned properly, you need to adjust the actual mate connector for one of the gears.
Click on the little '>' icon next to the Revolute mate for one of the gears to see the actual mate connectors.
Then right-click on one of the mates and select "edit" to edit the rotation of the connector to what it needs to be.
Here is an example:
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Click on the little '>' icon next to the Revolute mate for one of the gears to see the actual mate connectors.
Then right-click on one of the mates and select "edit" to edit the rotation of the connector to what it needs to be.
Here is an example: