From 96c265816ce870949c589a27b392b9987f978690 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arne Durr Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:01:05 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add support for rendering gears Used a modified file from the inherited_files/XYgears folder --- .../CYCLONE_2/Source_files/libs/gears.scad | 79 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Hardware/CYCLONE_2/Source_files/libs/gears.scad diff --git a/Hardware/CYCLONE_2/Source_files/libs/gears.scad b/Hardware/CYCLONE_2/Source_files/libs/gears.scad new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b3fa0e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Hardware/CYCLONE_2/Source_files/libs/gears.scad @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +/* Derived by Carlosgs from: + * http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12789 + * An extruder gear set for the TechZone Huxley, + * featuring Herringbone teeth. + * You will have to recalibrate your E_STEPS_PER_MM in + * your firmware (ratio changing from original techzone + * lasercut gears). + * This use 2 modules from the MCAD library that you can + * get from https://github.com/elmom/MCAD. + * + * Part - the motor gear mount hub with set screw hole - + * derived from http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3104 + * (thanks GilesBathgate) which is under GPL CC license. + * + * Copyright (C) 2011 Guy 'DeuxVis' P. + * + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License + * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 + * of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + * + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + * GNU General Public License for more details. + + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software + * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. + * -- + * DeuxVis - device@ymail.com */ + +include + +// Increase the resolution of default shapes +$fa = 5; // Minimum angle for fragments [degrees] +$fs = 0.5; // Minimum fragment size [mm] + +/* Herringbone gear module, adapted from MCAD/involute_gears */ +module herringbone_gear( teeth=12, circles=0, shaft=5 ) { + twist=0;//100; + height=10; + pressure_angle=30; + + diam = teeth*2; + + truncation_length = 2.8; + truncation_height = height/2.5; + + module myGear() { + difference() { + gear( + number_of_teeth=teeth, + circular_pitch=320, + pressure_angle=pressure_angle, + clearance = 0.2, + gear_thickness = height/2, + rim_thickness = height/2, + rim_width = 1, + hub_thickness = height/2, + hub_diameter=1, + bore_diameter=shaft, + circles=circles, + twist=twist/teeth + ); + mirror([0,0,1]) translate([0,0,-height/2-0.01]) { + difference() { + cylinder(r=diam/2, h=truncation_height); + translate([0,0,-0.01]) + cylinder(r1=diam/2-truncation_length, r2=diam/2+1, h=truncation_height+0.02); + } + } + } + } + + myGear(); + mirror( [0,0,1] ) + myGear(); +}