Gears, Chains, and Sprockets - VEX Robotics

Icon Name DescriptionRectangularPatternChamferiFeaturePart, surface, and assembly features can be arranged in a pattern torepresent hole patterns or textures, slots, notches, or other symmetricalarrangements.Chamfers bevel part edges in both the part and assemblyenvironments. Chamfers may be equal distance from the edge, aspecified distance and angle from an edge, or a different distance fromthe edge for each face.An iFeature is one or more features that can be saved and reused inother designs. You can create an iFeature from any sketched featurethat you determine to be useful for other designs. Features dependenton the sketched feature are included in the iFeature. After you create aniFeature and store it in a catalog, you can place it in a part by draggingit from Windows Explorer and dropping it in the part file or by using theInsert iFeature tool.Required Supplies and SoftwareThe following software is used in this phase.SoftwareAutodesk Inventor Professional 2009About Generating GearsThe gear generators in Design Accelerator enable you to add gear models to your designs by enteringdata in a table format, and then validating your entries prior to producing the gear set. The geargenerators automate the gear design process and reduce the time required to sketch and modelgear data.The gear generators are designed so that you can add general information regarding the type of gearset selected and then provide data for the individual gears. At any time during this process, you cancalculate the current data, preview the gear set in the graphics window, and review the calculationsfor possible issues.Create Phase■21