I have read thru the response. It seem like the focus is on the active profile of the involute gear. Are you guys doing anything with the Trochoid profile?
The Trochoid Profile is quite difficult when you have 12, 9 or even 7 teeth and "no undercut". It's very difficult to design gears with fewer than 9 teeth and try to get rid of the under cut at the same time.
I spent countless hours trying to automate this process in a different CAD package. I finally got it to work reasonable well. If anyone of you have a need for a true involute gear (spur) active profile + true trochoid profile , I can provide assistance at small fee.
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Edited by: GearHead22