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83 lines
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# A Gear module for FreeCAD
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[](https://liberapay.com/looooo/donate)
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## Requirements
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FreeCAD > v0.16
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# Screenshots
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## Supported gear-types
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### Cylindric Involute
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#### Shifting
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#### Helical
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#### Double Helical
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#### Undercut
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### Involute Rack
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### Cylindric Cycloid
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#### Helical
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#### Double Helical
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### Spherical Involute Bevel-Gear
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#### Spiral
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### Crown-Gear
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## Installation
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### Addon Manger
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Starting from v0.17 it's possible to use the built-in FreeCAD [Addon Manager](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-addons#1-builtin-addon-manager)
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located in the `Tools` > `Addon Manager` dropdown menu.
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### pip
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`pip install https://github.com/looooo/FCGear/archive/master.tar.gz`
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**Important note:** Most systems have multiple versions of python installed. Make sure the `pip` you're using is used by FreeCAD as well.
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## Usage
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### Create a gear manually
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* Open freecad
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* Switch to the gear workbench
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* Create new document
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* Create a gear (click on a gear symbol in the toolbar)
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* Change the gear parameters
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## Scripted gears
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Use the power of python to automate your gear modeling:
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```python
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import FreeCAD as App
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import freecad.gears.commands
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gear = freecad.gears.commands.CreateInvoluteGear.create()
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gear.teeth = 20
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gear.beta = 20
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gear.height = 10
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gear.double_helix = True
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App.ActiveDocument.recompute()
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Gui.SendMsgToActiveView("ViewFit")
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```
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## References
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* Elements of Metric Gear Technology ([PDF](http://qtcgears.com/tools/catalogs/PDF_Q420/Tech.pdf))
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### FreeCAD Forum threads
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These are forum threads where FreeCAD Gears has been discussed. If you want to give Feedback
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or report a bug please use the below threads. Please make sure that the report hasn't been reported already
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by browsing this repositories [issue queue](https://github.com/looooo/freecad.gears/issues).
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* "CONTINUED: involute gear generator preview !" ([thread](https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4829))
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* "Bevel gear - module/script/tutorial" ([thread](https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12878))
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* "Gears in FreeCAD: FC Gear" ([thread](https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=27381))
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* "FC Gears: Feedback thread" ([thread](https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=27626))
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# License
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GNU General Public License v2.0
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