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==Other useful links==
==Other useful links==


* [[Image:PartDesign_InvoluteGear.svg|24px|PartDesign_InvoluteGear]] [[PartDesign_InvoluteGear|PartDesign InvoluteGear]]: This tool allows for the creation of a 2D profile of an Involute gear. This 2D profile is fully parametric, and can be padded with the [[PartDesign Pad]] feature.
* [[Image:PartDesign_InvoluteGear.svg|24px|PartDesign_InvoluteGear]] [[PartDesign_InvoluteGear|PartDesign InvoluteGear]]: This tool allows for the creation of a 2D profile of an Involute gear. This 2D profile is fully parametric, and can be padded with the [[PartDesign Pad]] feature.
* [[External Workbenches]]: A list of all current external workbenches of FreeCAD
* [[External Workbenches]]: A list of all current external workbenches of FreeCAD

Revision as of 12:14, 4 March 2020

The FCGear External Workbench Icon

Introduction

The FCGear Workbench is an external workbench for FreeCAD to create different types of gears such as: involute gear, involute rack, cycloide gear, bevel gear.

References

Tools

Detailed description: Macro_FCGear

Toolbar

  • Involutegear Creates involute gear
  • Involuterack. Creates involute rack
  • Cycloidegear Creates cycloide gear
  • Bevelgear Creates bevel gear


File:FCGear menu1.png

The FCGear Drop down menu

Installation

Automatic installation

The recommended method of installation as of v0.17 is via the Addon Manager. It can be found in the Tools → Addon Manager

Manual installation

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

Linux

sudo ln -s (path_to_FCGear) (path_to_freecad)/Mod

Windows

Tested on (7/8/8.1/10) (From GitHub)

  • 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

MacOSX

See instructions for Linux above

Links to Gear WB

Other useful links