GearHeads Corner

Hello. I am new to this software. I use this only for gear template. I want to go further to cut gear on CNC mill. My questions is:
1. can I use this software to design worm gear (worm) or ring gear ?
2. Can this software create Gcode ?
3. If possible, Where can I get instructions ?
4. Do I need 4th Axis CNC mill or 3 axis will do ?
Thank you for your help
Isabelo

Hi Isobelo:

>>1. can I use this software to design worm gear (worm) or ring gear ?

  Worm gears, no. Ring gears, yes. That would be an internal spur gear.

2. Can this software create Gcode ?

  Yes, for gears it will make 3 axis or 4 axis code depending on how you
want to make one.

3. If possible, Where can I get instructi ons ?

  Check the youtube channel under 3d workbench.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0E18t_TIZk
 
4. Do I need 4th Axis CNC mill or 3 axis will do ?


  You can cut them 3 axis, so long as its possible in terms of size of bit and such.
4th axis is also available, there is a video on that as well on my YouTube channel..

Thx
Art

Thank you for your advise

Hello again Artf,
Can you recommend me what softwares are easy to learn for designing worm and convert it to Gcode ?
Should it be Solid modeling ?
Thank you again
Isabelo

Hi:


  Generally, to my knowledge anyway, and Im certainly no expert,
youd want a cam package like SolidWorks to do worms and such, or Rhino
perhaps.  At this point I havent been deeply into worms...

Art

Thank you artf