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Hi everyone,
I'm having problem adding spur gear to a project. I have a part of a circle/ring and I want to be able to move it through a gear on a shaft. Both of the structures are circular so in my (uninformed) opinion I should be able to make spur gear. But I'm never allowed to select the green part. The idea is that by rotating the shaft the green part will move. It is my first time making any gear connection so I might be overlooking some basics. Could anyone help me make this rotational movement possible?
Thank you
Hi everyone,
I'm having problem adding spur gear to a project. I have a part of a circle/ring and I want to be able to move it through a gear on a shaft. Both of the structures are circular so in my (uninformed) opinion I should be able to make spur gear. But I'm never allowed to select the green part. The idea is that by rotating the shaft the green part will move. It is my first time making any gear connection so I might be overlooking some basics. Could anyone help me make this rotational movement possible?
Thank you
No, I'm the one who is making the design. The gear ratio is not that important, I just had an idea how this device should look/work and I'm trying to implement it but since I'm not that familiar with Inventor the process is slow and I'm adjusting the design as I go. In my first design the rotor was on a side, but i couldn't make that work so i thought i would try different approach (the one I send). In other words everything expect for the size and shape of the green part can be changed/ adjusted. I just need to get the green part to move via gear and I was not able to put the teeth on the green part
No, I'm the one who is making the design. The gear ratio is not that important, I just had an idea how this device should look/work and I'm trying to implement it but since I'm not that familiar with Inventor the process is slow and I'm adjusting the design as I go. In my first design the rotor was on a side, but i couldn't make that work so i thought i would try different approach (the one I send). In other words everything expect for the size and shape of the green part can be changed/ adjusted. I just need to get the green part to move via gear and I was not able to put the teeth on the green part
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@Anonymous
Examine the Attached files very carefully to figure out what I did.
The Gear Generator creates simplified Wellman's Odontograph toothforms rather than true Involute toothforms.
Next we will need to investigate how to export true involute toothforms so that there is no interference.
@Anonymous
Examine the Attached files very carefully to figure out what I did.
The Gear Generator creates simplified Wellman's Odontograph toothforms rather than true Involute toothforms.
Next we will need to investigate how to export true involute toothforms so that there is no interference.
I'm really sorry to bother you. I really did try to understand how you put the spur gears there, I studied your file and tried to recreate it but with no success. I understood that you drew a new sketch which represents the diameter pitch of those gears in relation to the gear ratio. Then you extruded them as a surface, and you also thickened the pin. Don't understand why you embossed something (might have been mistake since the sketch in not constrained and doesn't seem to do anything). I understand that you also altered the holds so the center distance is 72 mm and the stand so the gear would fit. I do understand these steps now, but when I want to create the spur gears it always creates a Calculation failure and it wont let me create the gears. It appears even in the file you attached, at least when I opened it. Could you please tell me how exactly did you create the spur gears, I know this must be basics for you but I'm a novice and really don't know how to do it.
Thank you
I'm really sorry to bother you. I really did try to understand how you put the spur gears there, I studied your file and tried to recreate it but with no success. I understood that you drew a new sketch which represents the diameter pitch of those gears in relation to the gear ratio. Then you extruded them as a surface, and you also thickened the pin. Don't understand why you embossed something (might have been mistake since the sketch in not constrained and doesn't seem to do anything). I understand that you also altered the holds so the center distance is 72 mm and the stand so the gear would fit. I do understand these steps now, but when I want to create the spur gears it always creates a Calculation failure and it wont let me create the gears. It appears even in the file you attached, at least when I opened it. Could you please tell me how exactly did you create the spur gears, I know this must be basics for you but I'm a novice and really don't know how to do it.
Thank you
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