Spur gear racks
Mode |
Tool |
Tool set |
Modes for The Symbol Insertion tool |
Spur Gear Rack |
Machine Components |
Multiple spur gear, spur gear rack, and hub tools share the same position on the tool set. Click and hold the mouse on the visible tool to open the Pop-out tools list and select the desired tool.
To insert a spur gear rack:
Click the tool and mode.
Click to place the object, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
Parameter |
Description |
Method |
Select whether to insert the spur gear rack using either a diametral pitch (for imperial sizes) or module (for metric sizes) |
Diametral Pitch or Module (mm) |
Specify either the diametral pitch or module, for the selected insertion method |
Pressure Angle |
Select the pressure angle |
Number of Teeth |
Enter the number of teeth |
Thickness |
Enter the base thickness |
Face Width |
Enter the width of the spur gear rack face |
View (2D only) |
Select the 2D view
|
Show All Teeth |
Draws the all teeth; deselect to draw only the end teeth |
Draw Fillet |
Draws filleted spur gear rack teeth |
Show Pitch Line (2D only) |
Draws the spur gear rack with a pitch line |