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Unread 11-12-2003, 13:26
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Re: 2D/3D Gear Design

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Originally Posted by Gadget470
I have GearGen, but that works for Spur gears, which doesn't reeeeaaaaaly help me because while a bevel gear begins as a flared spur of sorts, i don't know the point where the tooth stops and begins because I'm only being given the Pitch circle.
Would it be possible to take all of the information that you have, create a spur gear like 2D drawing, and extrude it using an appropriate taper angle?

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