Worm gears

Mode

Tool

Tool set

Worm Gears

Machine Components

Multiple worm and worm gear tools share the same position on the tool set. Click and hold the mouse on the visible tool to open the Narzędzia ukryte list and select the desired tool.

To insert a worm gear:

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.

Kliknij, aby pokazać/ukryć parametry.

Parameter	Description
Circular Pitch	Enter the circular pitch
Number of Teeth	Enter the number of teeth
Pitch Diameter (Ref.)	Displays the pitch diameter of the gear, based on the pitch and number of teeth
Pressure Angle (deg.)	Select the pressure angle in degrees
Number of Starts (Worm)	Select the number of starts of the worm
Pitch Dia (Worm)	Specify the worm pitch diameter
Tooth Profile	Select the type of tooth profile
Face Width	Enter the width of the gear face
Draw Recess (2D only)	Select Draw Recess to draw a recessed web, and specify the 2D parameters
Web Thickness	Enter the web thickness
Recess Diameter	Enter the recess diameter
Recess Corner Radius	Specify the recess corner radius
Recess Fillet Radius	Indicate the recess fillet radius
Draw Hub (2D only)	Draws a hub
Hub Diameter	Enter the hub diameter
Hub Projection (Left/Right)	Specify the amount of projection for the hub on both the left and the right; a negative value indicates that the hub face is recessed
Hub Corner Radius	Enter the hub corner radius
Hub Fillet Radius	Enter the hub fillet radius
Draw Bore (2D only)	Draws a bore
Bore Diameter (2D and 3D)	Enter the bore diameter
Keyway	If a keyway is present, select the square, rectangular, or custom size. The square and rectangular selections apply the ASME-recommended size based on the bore diameter.
Width/Height	For custom keyway sizes, enter the width and height values of the keyway
Web Configuration (2D only)	Select the gear configuration and then specify the 2D parameters, if any. When Holes is selected, hole size can be specified as a percentage or diameter value.
Number	Indicate the number of holes or spokes for the gear (does not apply to Plain web configurations)
Size (10–100%)	For Holes (Percent) and Spokes web configurations, enter the percentage of the recess opening occupied by the holes or spokes
Center Distance	When Holes is selected for the web configuration, specify the distance between the hole centers
Hole Diameter	When Holes is selected for the web configuration, indicate the size of the holes
View (2D only)	Select the 2D view
Show Center Lines (2D only)	Draws the gear with center lines

Worms