Helical Gear
Use the Helical Gear node to model a helical gear. The gear is assumed to be rigid. Select one or more domains to make them a part of the gear.
A helical gear can be connected to another Helical Gear, or a Spur Gear through the Gear Pair node. Two gears can be connected to each other only if they satisfy the Gear Pair Compatibility Criteria.
Gear Properties
Specify the properties of a helical gear in this section.
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Select the Gear mesh — External or Internal.
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Enter Number of teeth n.
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Enter Pitch diameter dp.
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Enter Pressure angle α.
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Enter Helix angle β.
See Spur Gear for the list of subnodes and the following settings — Sketch, Gear Axis, Density, Center of Rotation, and Initial Values.
Helical Gear Theory
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
Solid Rotor>Gears>Helical Gear
Solid Rotor, Fixed Frame>Gears>Helical Gear
Ribbon
Physics tab with Solid Rotor or Solid Rotor, Fixed Frame selected:
Domains>Gears>Helical Gear