Gear Motion in Solidworks 2001
Gear Motion in Solidworks 2001
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I am designing a gear rack in Solidworks 2001. Is there a way to show correct motion between the gears. I have tried parallel parallel mates between two planes going through the center of each gear but the gears are moving in opposite direction. I am new at Solidworks.






RE: Gear Motion in Solidworks 2001
2001 is very old. There are gear mate methods in 2003 and up. you can drive one rotating object at a ratio from another, n'est pas ladies and gentlemen? I did it once for kicks but we don't use that kind of thing here.
I don't think you could even use collision detecion, etc., let alone physical dynamics in 1002.
You need to update to a recent rev of SW. Are you restricted like student or home use?
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RE: Gear Motion in Solidworks 2001
If you are talking a large gear train, you might be better off breaking out the calculator and determining your final drive ratio. Use SW01 as a tool to represent the design space of your gear train.
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RE: Gear Motion in Solidworks 2001
RE: Gear Motion in Solidworks 2001
If you don't know of one try looking at www.solidmag.com at the VAR directory.
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