Not sure if Michel reads this mailing list, but I contacted him to see what he thinks of your suggestions. Probably we should ask extension authors subscribe to this list too.
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Seppo Tukiainen <seppo.tukiai...@pp2.inet.fi> wrote: > > This is great add-on but, it's parameters differs what are used in real world > for designing gears. > With the current parameters, it's not so easy to model complex transmissions. > However, here is a simple equations for calculating gears. Only few > parameters are needed to design gear pairs. > > For example: Parameters for designing one straight cut gear wheel: > - MODULE: Standardidized values, whitch defines teeth size. -> ability to > transfer power. > - NUMBER OF TEETH: How many tooth are needed in the wheel. > - CAP CLEARANCE: The clearance value between two gear wheels. > > All of the rest values can be calculated: Reference diameters, Center > distance, Tooth size, Pitch, etc. > > These simple equations includes following: STRAIGHT CUT GEAR (inside and > external), STRAIGHT BEVEL GEAR, HELICAL GEAR (inside and external), WORM GEAR. > By using these calculations, it is werry easy to design transmissions within > different sizes of gear wheels and ratios. > There is no special gears included (like non-circular). > > I think that the parameters shoud be changed to represent widly used methot > to calculate gear wheels. > If you are agreed that current parameters can be changed to correspond real > gear's design parameters, I can send this information to required address. > > > Br: Seppo Tukiainen > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > -- - Campbell _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
