PartDesign Sprocket

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    PartDesign Sprocket.svg PartDesign Sprocket

    Menu location
    Part Design → Sprocket...
    Workbenches
    PartDesign
    Default shortcut
    None
    Introduced in version
    0.19
    See also
    None

    Description

    This tool allows you to create a 2D profile of a sprocket (or chainwheel). It can be padded with the PartDesign Pad feature.

    Usage

    1. Optionally activate the correct body.
    2. Go to the menu Part Design → PartDesign Sprocket.svg Sprocket....
    3. Set the DataNumber Of Teeth and the DataSprocket Reference.
    4. Click OK.
    5. If there was no active body: drag and drop the sprocket into a body for the application of further features like padding.

    Properties

    • DataNumber Of Teeth: Number of teeth
    • DataSprocket Reference: The sprocket type. A list of sprocket definitions. introduced in version 0.20 The list includes ANSI and ISO-norms as well as some bicycle and motorcycle sprocket definitions.
    • DataPitch: Distance between two teeth
    • DataRoller Diameter: Diameter of the chain rollers the sprocket is designed for
    • DataThickness:The principal thickness of the sprocket. Note: The sprocket cannot just be padded with this thickness because the teeth have side chamfers. Therefore look at the sprocket definition to model a valid 3D sprocket. introduced in version 0.20