Component: Gearbox (Mechatronics)

Author	Matrix TSL
Version	1.0 (Release)
Category	Mechatronics

Gearbox component

A simple component to couple together two rotating shafts via a gearbox. The gearbox can be used to scale the input rotational speed and optionally reverse the output direction.

Examples

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Downloadable macro reference

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Simulation macro reference

Rotate

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Parameters

FLOAT Angle

Return value

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Property reference

Gear Ratio

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name Ratio.

Sets the input to output gear ratio.

For example a ratio of 2:1 would be 0.5, a ratio of 1:5 would be 5.0.

Negative ratio values allow the input direction to be reversed.

Input

This property is of type Panel object and can be referenced with the variable name Input.

Input connection for example a motor or other active component or primitive.

Output

This property is of type Panel object and can be referenced with the variable name Output.

Output connection for example a primitive or a component such as a linear slide or gearbox.

Input Offset

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name InputOffset.

Distance along the shaft from the center of the input object to the center of the coupling.

Output Offset

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name OutputOffsetZ.

Distance along the shaft from the center of the coupling to the center of the output object.

Output Translation X

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name OutputOffsetX.

Distance along the X axis from the center of the coupling to the center of the output object.

Output Translation Y

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name OutputOffsetY.

Distance along the X axis from the center of the coupling to the center of the output object.

Width

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name Width.

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Height

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name Height.

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Depth

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name Depth.

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