PartDesign InvoluteGear

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PartDesign InvoluteGear

Menu location
Part Design → Involute gear...
Workbenches
PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

This tool allows you to create a 2D profile of an involute gear. This 2D profile is fully parametric, and can be padded with the PartDesign Pad feature.

How to use

  1. Go to the Part Design → Involute gear... menu.
  2. Set the Involute parameters
  3. Click OK.

Parameters

Number of teeth

Sets the number of teeth.

Modules

Pitch diameter divided by the number of teeth.

Pressure angle

Acute angle between the line of action and a normal to the line connecting the gear centers. Default is 20 degrees. (More info)

High precision (on v0.15 development version only)

True or false

External gear (on v0.15 development version only)

True or false

Bugs

  • In v0.14.3700/3702/3703, the 3D view does not resize automatically upon creation of the involute gear. Click on the File:View-zoom-all.svg Fit all icon to display the involute gear on screen.