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Richard
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 Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject:
Gear drawing program
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Is there a fairly simple program that will draw gears of specified
configuration (diameter, number of teeth, pressure angle, etc.) and
output the drawing to a printer? I don't mean pro-grade CAD programs.
I have Geargen which will draw gears but so far I haven't been able to
get a printout. It will produce an Excel spreadsheet for export but
that is too big for my Excel 2000. It chokes on the amount of points.
Alternatively, does anyone know how to get Geargen output a drawing to
a printer?
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Tom Sanderson
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject:
Re: Gear drawing program
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"Richard" <beezoboar@hotmail.com> wrote :
| Quote: | I have Geargen which will draw gears but so far I haven't been able to
get a printout. It will produce an Excel spreadsheet for export but
that is too big for my Excel 2000. It chokes on the amount of points.
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How good do you need the resolution to be?
If you just need a printout that looks OK for discussion, just hit the
PrtScn (or "Print Screen") key to copy the screen to your clipboard, then
paste it into Word, Excel, whatever and print from there.
Assuming you're on Windows...I'm not sure what the equivalent function is on
other platforms.
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Richard
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject:
Re: Gear drawing program
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Tom Sanderson wrote:
| Quote: | "Richard" <beezoboar@hotmail.com> wrote :
I have Geargen which will draw gears but so far I haven't been able to
get a printout. It will produce an Excel spreadsheet for export but
that is too big for my Excel 2000. It chokes on the amount of points.
How good do you need the resolution to be?
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Thanks Tom,
I guess that never occured to me. I was trying to make Geargen do its
thing.
Years ago I bought a set of plans to make a wooden clock. The deal is
you glue the drawings of the gears to some wood and cut them out. Its
a beautiful clock, works fairly well, about 23 years old now.
The drawings were not real high quality. Looked to be drawn by hand
with drafting tools. The teeth were not that uniform. I could have
made a better clock with better drawings to work from. Well I could
have made a better clock if I were a better woodworker but we won't
talk about that! Some day I will make another one.
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<beard6801@bellsouth.n
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Joined: 14 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject:
Re: Gear drawing program
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How about these guys?
http://www.emachineshop.com/
"Richard" <beezoboar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Tom Sanderson wrote:
"Richard" <beezoboar@hotmail.com> wrote :
I have Geargen which will draw gears but so far I haven't been able to
get a printout. It will produce an Excel spreadsheet for export but
that is too big for my Excel 2000. It chokes on the amount of points.
How good do you need the resolution to be?
Thanks Tom,
I guess that never occured to me. I was trying to make Geargen do its
thing.
Years ago I bought a set of plans to make a wooden clock. The deal is
you glue the drawings of the gears to some wood and cut them out. Its
a beautiful clock, works fairly well, about 23 years old now.
The drawings were not real high quality. Looked to be drawn by hand
with drafting tools. The teeth were not that uniform. I could have
made a better clock with better drawings to work from. Well I could
have made a better clock if I were a better woodworker but we won't
talk about that! Some day I will make another one.
Richard
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