gear simulation vs regular mates

Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by Arthur Y-S, Aug 14, 2003.

  1. Arthur Y-S

    Arthur Y-S Guest

    I am not quite what the difference is. As I have understood it, assemblies
    with different part files in it can be mated in such a way that you can get
    dynamic motion to occur. So my thinking would be that if you turn one part
    file, everything else hsould turn accordingly.

    Could someone give me a heads up as to why you would want to use Gear mates
    to drive the same thing?
     
    Arthur Y-S, Aug 14, 2003
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  2. Arthur Y-S

    Mark Mossberg Guest

    Arthur,

    Prior to 2004 you couldn't have a turning cylinder drive another without a
    complicated set of shafts and universals or something similar. You could do
    levers and cams and such, but not gears or belts.

    Gear mates allows you to drive one shaft or gear with another with a ratio.
    You needed a third party program to do that before.

    Regards

    Mark
     
    Mark Mossberg, Aug 14, 2003
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