Gear Profile

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Summary

This workflow creates a gear profile based on the inputs below.

Field	Value
ID	`gear-profile`
Type	Block
Author	nTop
Version	1.0.0
nTop Version	5.43+
Domain	Mechanical
Complexity	Beginner
Tags	`gear`, `profile`, `parametric`, `mechanical`, `teeth`
License	MIT
Verified	Yes

This workflow creates a gear profile based on the inputs below.

Clone this repo or copy the package folder into your nTop workspace:

git clone https://github.com/nTopology/Utilities.git

The package lives at packages/ntop/gear-profile/.

Name	Type	Description
`Number of Teeth`	Integer	Total number of teeth on the gear. Common values: 12–20 for pinions, 20–60 for standard gears. More teeth = smoother transmission but larger diameter.
`Pressure Angle`	Scalar	Angle (degrees) between the tooth force direction and the tangent to the pitch circle. Standard values are 20° (most common, ISO/AGMA default) or 14.5° (legacy). Higher angles increase tooth strength but raise bearing loads.
`Module`	Scalar	Ratio of pitch diameter to number of teeth (mm/tooth). Controls overall gear size — larger module = bigger, stronger teeth. Common values: 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5. Two meshing gears must share the same module.
`Dedendum Clearance`	Scalar	Extra radial depth below the pitch circle, beyond the standard dedendum, to prevent tip-to-root contact with a mating gear. Typically 0.25 × module (e.g. 0.5 mm for module 2).

Name	Type	Description
`Gear Profile`	new_profile	Output.

MIT.