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Re: Gear specs.
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 12 Sep 2000 09:45:16 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Geoffrey Hyde writes:
> You should take a look at the ldraw program and the .dat files which
> accompany it. I have seen gears in there
Yes I have seen it too.
> see how they tackled the problem
> and take it from there.
I don't know how to look "inside" a .dat-file.
> Also, from looking at my own gears here the teeth are not a straight pyramid
> shape as in the 1x4 rack, they have a very small beveled tip which makes
> them mesh better with each other.
I now that. I have used the rack-shape 10 times for making one tooth. Every
time some degrees more. It is like the rack "rolls about the gear" (I don't
know how to say this, I hope you understand it).
Cheers,
Eelco Kooiker
hptt://www.kooiker.demon.nl/eelco/
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| (...) .DAT files are just text files, use any text editor to view the code. For information about what all the numbers mean, see the LDraw FAQ, (URL). Question 20 gives you the language definition. Could you post pictures of the results you're (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| You should take a look at the ldraw program and the .dat files which accompany it. I have seen gears in there - see how they tackled the problem and take it from there. Also, from looking at my own gears here the teeth are not a straight pyramid (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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