Gear Mates
Gear Mates
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SW 2006, sp 3.0
When using gear mates, in the advanced mates section of mates, is there something more I need to know than: 'Under Mate Selections, select the rotation axes on the two gears for Entities to Mate ' - from the SolidWorks Help - users' guide.
-like, for example - pitch circle, or 'proper' gear ratios?
When using gear mates, in the advanced mates section of mates, is there something more I need to know than: 'Under Mate Selections, select the rotation axes on the two gears for Entities to Mate ' - from the SolidWorks Help - users' guide.
-like, for example - pitch circle, or 'proper' gear ratios?






RE: Gear Mates
When setting up the mates, ensure that you leave only the freedom of rotation of both gears. All other movements should be constrained.
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RE: Gear Mates
RE: Gear Mates
I create a pitch circle within the gear part and then I mate tangent to another gear with similar sketch circle.
There is a number of good web sites out there that help with gears. I did a Google search on Gear reduction. I have an assembly model of a clock, that has the 3:1, 4:1, and 5:1 gears that allow the minute hand to rotate 1/60th of a rotation per 1 revolution of the second hand. It looks very cool.
Yanceman
RE: Gear Mates
RE: Gear Mates
RE: Gear Mates
Yanceman