Tutorial - Creating Helical Gear in SolidWorks?

Sudhir Gill

6 Feb, 2012 03:40 PM

Here is the tutorial.

1. Step 1:

   First of all make a spur gear from the last tutorial on spur gear. Here is the tutorial http://grabcad.com/questions/tutorial-creating-spur-gear-in-solidworks
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Change the extrusion height and make it thicker.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Insert>>Feature>>Flex.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Choose flex type - Twisting and select the gear body as flex input.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Enter the triad angle for x axis as 90degree.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Enter flex angle(Helix angle) as 20degree. Click OK.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   We have the Helical gear created.