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==Introduction== <!--T:2-->
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==Introduction== <!--T:2-->


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The [[FCGear Workbench]] is an [[external workbenches|external workbench]] for manufacturing different types of gears and worm gears in FreeCAD. The parametric modelling allows the required geometries to be changed at any time. For example, by changing a few parameters, the involute gear becomes either a spur gear, helical gear or double helical gear.
The '''FCGear Workbench''' is an [[External_workbenches|external workbench]] for manufacturing different types of gears and worm gears in FreeCAD. The parametric modelling allows the required geometries to be changed at any time. For example, by changing a few parameters, the involute gear becomes either a spur gear, helical gear or double helical gear.


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In order for the results from FC Gear to be usable, a certain amount of basic knowledge about the different types of gearing is required. Module, pitch diameter or root diameter are common terms and should therefore be known.
In order for the results from FCGear to be usable, a certain amount of basic knowledge about the different types of gearing is required. Module, pitch diameter or root diameter are common terms and should therefore be known.


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The FCGear Workbench can be installed via the [[Image:AddonManager.svg|24px]] [[Std_AddonMgr|Addon Manager]]. For manual installation see [[Installing_more_workbenches|Installing more workbenches]].
Before [[FCGear Workbench]] can be started, it must be installed (how it is done see below at {{Emphasis|Installation}}). After installation, the tools are available in the Gear toolbar and in the Gear menu.

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After installation, the tools are available in the Gear toolbar and in the Gear menu.


==Tools== <!--T:8-->
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* [[File:FCGear_InvoluteGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear InvoluteGear]] [[FCGear_InvoluteGear|FCGear InvoluteGear]] Creates an Involute gear
* [[File:FCGear_InvoluteGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_InvoluteGear]] [[FCGear_InvoluteGear|Involute Gear]]: Creates an external involute gear.
* [[File:FCGear_InternalInvoluteGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_InvoluteGear]] [[FCGear_InternalInvoluteGear|FCGear InternalInvoluteGear]] Creates an internal Involute gear
* [[File:FCGear_InvoluteRack.svg|32px|link=FCGear InvoluteRack]] [[FCGear_InvoluteRack|FCGear InvoluteRack]] Creates an Involute rack
* [[File:FCGear_CycloideGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear CycloideGear]] [[FCGear_CycloideGear|FCGear CycloideGear]] Creates a Cycloid gear
* [[File:FCGear_CycloidRack.svg|32px|link=FCGear_CycloidRack]] [[FCGear_CycloidRack|FCGear CycloidRack]] Creates a Cycloid rack
* [[File:FCGear_BevelGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear BevelGear]] [[FCGear_BevelGear|FCGear BevelGear]] Creates a Bevel gear
* [[File:FCGear_CrownGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear CrownGear]] [[FCGear_CrownGear|FCGear CrownGear]] Creates a Crown gear
* [[File:FCGear_WormGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear WormGear]] [[FCGear_WormGear|FCGear WormGear]] Creates a Worm gear
* [[File:FCGear_TimingGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear TimingGear]] [[FCGear_TimingGear|FCGear TimingGear]] Creates a Timing gear
* [[File:FCGear_LanternGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear LanternGear]] [[FCGear_LanternGear|FCGear LanternGear]] Creates a Lantern gear
* [[File:FCGear_HypoCycloidGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_HypoCycloidGear]] [[FCGear_HypoCycloidGear|FCGear HypoCycloidGear]] Creates a HypoCycloid gear
* [[File:FCGear_GearConnector.svg|32px|link=FCGear_GearConnector]] [[FCGear_GearConnector|FCGear GearConnector]] Creates a Gear Connector


==Types of gears== <!--T:5-->
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* [[File:FCGear_InternalInvoluteGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_InvoluteGear]] [[FCGear_InternalInvoluteGear|Internal Involute Gear]]: Creates an internal involute gear.


===Involute Gear=== <!--T:29-->
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* [[File:FCGear_InvoluteRack.svg|32px|link=FCGear_InvoluteRack]] [[FCGear_InvoluteRack|Involute Rack]]: Creates an involute rack.


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* [[File:FCGear_CycloidGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_CycloidGear]] [[FCGear_CycloidGear|Cycloid Gear]]: Creates a cycloid gear.
:[[Image:Involute-Gear example.png]]
:{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (see [[FCGear_InvoluteGear|FCGear InvoluteGear]])}}


===Involute Rack=== <!--T:31-->
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* [[File:FCGear_CycloidRack.svg|32px|link=FCGear_CycloidRack]] [[FCGear_CycloidRack|Cycloid Rack]]: Creates a cycloid rack.


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* [[File:FCGear_BevelGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_BevelGear]] [[FCGear_BevelGear|Bevel Gear]]: Creates a bevel gear.
:[[Image:Involute-Rack_example.png]]
:{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (See [[FCGear_InvoluteRack|FCGear InvoluteRack]])}}


===Cycloide Gear=== <!--T:33-->
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* [[File:FCGear_CrownGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_CrownGear]] [[FCGear_CrownGear|Crown Gear]]: Creates a crown gear.


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* [[File:FCGear_WormGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_WormGear]] [[FCGear_WormGear|Worm Gear]]: Creates a worm gear.
:[[Image:Cycloid-Gear example_1.png]]
:{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (see [[FCGear_CycloideGear|FCGear CycloideGear]])}}


===Bevel Gear=== <!--T:35-->
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* [[File:FCGear_TimingGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_TimingGear]] [[FCGear_TimingGear|Timing Gear]]: Creates a timing gear.


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* [[File:FCGear_LanternGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_LanternGear]] [[FCGear_LanternGear|Lantern Gear]]: Creates a lantern gear.
:[[Image:Bevel-Gear_example.png]]
:{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, spiral gearing (see [[FCGear_BevelGear|FCGear BevelGear]])}}


===Worm Gear=== <!--T:37-->
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* [[File:FCGear_HypoCycloidGear.svg|32px|link=FCGear_HypoCycloidGear]] [[FCGear_HypoCycloidGear|HypoCycloid Gear]]: Creates a hypocycloid gear with its pins.


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* [[File:FCGear_GearConnector.svg|32px|link=FCGear_GearConnector]] [[FCGear_GearConnector|Combine two gears]]: Combines two gears.
:[[Image:Worm-Gear_example.png]]
:{{Caption|Above: Worm gear (see [[FCGear_WormGear|FCGear WormGear]])}}


===Crown Gear=== <!--T:39-->
==Types of gears== <!--T:5-->


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:[[File:Crown-Gear example.png]]
:{{Caption|Above: Crown gear (see [[FCGear_CrownGear|FCGear CrownGear]])}}


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{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (see [[FCGear_InvoluteGear|FCGear InvoluteGear]])}}


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===Internal involute gear=== <!--T:59-->
:[[File:Timing+Latern-gear example.png]]
:{{Caption|From left to right: Timing gearing, lantern gearing (see [[FCGear_TimingGear|FCGear TimingGear]] or [[FCGear_LanternGear|FCGear LanternGear]])}}


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{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (see [[FCGear_InternalInvoluteGear|FCGear InternalInvoluteGear]])}}


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===Involute rack=== <!--T:31-->
* Author: looooo
* Home page: https://github.com/looooo/FCGear
* Source code on github: https://github.com/looooo/FCGear


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{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (See [[FCGear_InvoluteRack|FCGear InvoluteRack]])}}


===Automatic installation=== <!--T:11-->
===Cycloid gear=== <!--T:33-->


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[[Image:Cycloid-Gear_example_1.png|200px]]
The recommended method of installation as of v0.17 is via the [[Image:Std_AddonMgr.svg|24px|link=Std_AddonMgr]] [[Std_AddonMgr|Addon Manager]]. It can be found in the {{MenuCommand|Tools → Addon Manager}}
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{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (see [[FCGear_CycloidGear|FCGear CycloidGear]])}}


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{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (See [[FCGear_CycloidRack|FCGear CycloidRack]])}}


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If there is a necessity to manually install this workbench the following instructions are provided to do so:


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{{Caption|From left to right: Spur gearing, spiral gearing (see [[FCGear_BevelGear|FCGear BevelGear]])}}


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===Crown gear=== <!--T:39-->


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[[File:Crown-Gear_example.png|150px]]
* {{incode|git clone https://github.com/looooo/FCGear.git}}
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:: {{incode|sudo ln -s (path_to_FCGear) (path_to_freecad)/Mod}}
{{Caption|Crown gear (see [[FCGear_CrownGear|FCGear CrownGear]])}}


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===Worm gear=== <!--T:37-->


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Tested on (7/8/8.1/10) (From GitHub)
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{{Caption|Worm gear (see [[FCGear_WormGear|FCGear WormGear]])}}


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===Timing gear=== <!--T:71-->
* download ZIP-archive by clicking on button in top right corner
* go to FreeCAD-Macro-Folder (inside FreeCAD, choose "Edit > Preferences > General > Macro to see Macro Path)
* if you haven't changed the standard settings, it should be "C:\Users\Your_Windows_User_Name\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD"
* \appdata is a HIDDEN folder, so you may have to change the settings of the file explorer to see it
* create a sub-folder called "FCGear"
* make sure to copy files and folders EXACTLY as shown above to the just created sub-folder
* restart FreeCAD and the workbench should appear in the pull-down menu
* within FreeCAD you can choose "Tools > Customize > Workbenches" to enable/disable workbenches


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[[File:Timing-Gear_example.png|150px]]
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{{Caption|Timing gearing (see [[FCGear_TimingGear|FCGear TimingGear]])}}

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{{Caption|Lantern gearing (see [[FCGear_LanternGear|FCGear LanternGear]])}}

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{{Caption|Hypocycloid gearing (see [[FCGear_HypoCycloidGear|FCGear HypoCycloidGear]])}}

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* Author: looooo
* Home page: https://github.com/looooo/FCGear
* Source code on github: https://github.com/looooo/FCGear

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* FreeCAD Wiki: [[Macro_FCGear|Macro_FCGear]]
* Workbench Wiki: https://github.com/looooo/FCGear/wiki
* FreeCAD Wiki: [http://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Macro_FCGear Macro_FCGear] and [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12878 Bevel gear]
* FreeCAD Forum: [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12878 Bevel gear] and [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=12968 FCGear]
* FreeCAD Forum: http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=12968
* Tutorials:
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* Videos:
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* [[External_workbenches|External Workbenches]]: A list of all current external workbenches of FreeCAD
* [[External_workbenches|External Workbenches]]: A list of all current external workbenches of FreeCAD
* [[Macros_recipes|Macros recipes]]
* [[Macros_recipes|Macros recipes]]
* [https://vivat-geo.de/zykloidenverzahnung.html The cycloidal gearing (german)]
* [https://vivat-geo.de/zykloidenverzahnung.html Cycloid gearing (German)]
* [https://vivat-geo.de/evolventenverzahnung.html Involute gearing (german)]
* [https://vivat-geo.de/evolventenverzahnung.html Involute gearing (German)]



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Revision as of 13:40, 19 November 2022

FCGear External Workbench icon

Introduction

The FCGear Workbench is an external workbench for manufacturing different types of gears and worm gears in FreeCAD. The parametric modelling allows the required geometries to be changed at any time. For example, by changing a few parameters, the involute gear becomes either a spur gear, helical gear or double helical gear.

In order for the results from FCGear to be usable, a certain amount of basic knowledge about the different types of gearing is required. Module, pitch diameter or root diameter are common terms and should therefore be known.

In conjunction with 3D printing, home users now have the opportunity to design and produce gears and worm gears according to their own personal ideas and, if necessary, to adapt them to the constructional conditions.

The FCGear Workbench can be installed via the Addon Manager. For manual installation see Installing more workbenches.

After installation, the tools are available in the Gear toolbar and in the Gear menu.

Tools

Types of gears

Involute gear

From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (see FCGear InvoluteGear)

Internal involute gear

From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (see FCGear InternalInvoluteGear)

Involute rack

From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (See FCGear InvoluteRack)

Cycloid gear

From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (see FCGear CycloidGear)

Cycloid rack

From left to right: Spur gearing, helical gearing, double helical gearing (See FCGear CycloidRack)

Bevel gear

From left to right: Spur gearing, spiral gearing (see FCGear BevelGear)

Crown gear

Crown gear (see FCGear CrownGear)

Worm gear

Worm gear (see FCGear WormGear)

Timing gear

Timing gearing (see FCGear TimingGear)

Lantern gear

Lantern gearing (see FCGear LanternGear)

Hypocycloid gear

Hypocycloid gearing (see FCGear HypoCycloidGear)

References

Links to FCGear Workbench

Other useful links