Helical angles

[Steve West]

Hi,
Wondering if meshing helicals can have different angles,
i.e. One gear with 30 deg and the other with 60 deg to achieve a 90 deg shaft angel.
GM lets me put in different angles but GT does not.
Hard to tell from the simulation whether they would work or not, would they ?

[ArtF]

Hi :

  Yes, as long as both are the same hand. If the gears are different hands, then they must have the same
angle or they wont mesh. This is because the size of the gear is corrected by the secant of the helical angle.
If they dont have the same handedness they must have the same angle so they line up as a 0 degree
shaft change.

( There is a bug in there that makes them mesh wrong at the moment in some circumstances, it is fixed in next version
which will be out very shortly. )

Thx
Art

[JustinO]

Crossed axis cylindrical-helical gears hurt my head.

[ArtF]

Imagine how they affect mine.... lol

Art

[JustinO]

People wonder what those things I draw on the shower door mean.

[ArtF]

like my Dog wonders what the hell Im muttering about...

Art

[Mooselake]

Not after the water dries...

People wonder what those things I draw on the shower door mean.