From 5580bdaf14b81622e589f14f190513affd0801ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Mariano Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:08:11 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc fixes for planetary gears --- gears.scad | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/gears.scad b/gears.scad index 907130e..d436228 100644 --- a/gears.scad +++ b/gears.scad @@ -3523,12 +3523,12 @@ function _gear_tooth_profile( // mod = The module of the gear, pitch diameter divided by tooth count. // diam_pitch = The diametral pitch, or number of teeth per inch of pitch diameter. Note that the diametral pitch is a completely different thing than the pitch diameter. // circ_pitch = distance between teeth centers around the pitch circle. -// ring_carrier = set ring/carrier ratio to this value in a ring driven system, must be between 1 and 2 -// carrier_ring = set carrier/ring ratio to this value in a carrier driven system, must be between 1/2 and 1 -// sun_carrier = set sun/carrier ratio to this value in a sun driven system, must be larger than 2 -// carrier_sun = set carrier/sun ratio to this value in a carrier driven system, must be smaller than 1/2 -// ring_sun = set ring/sun ratio to this value in a ring driven system, must have absolute value larger than 1 -// sun_ring = set sun/ring ratio to this value in a sun driven system, must have absolute value smaller than 1 +// ring_carrier = set ring/carrier transmission ratio to this value in a ring driven system, must be between 1 and 2 +// carrier_ring = set carrier/ring transmission ratio to this value in a carrier driven system, must be between 1/2 and 1 +// sun_carrier = set sun/carrier transmission ratio to this value in a sun driven system, must be larger than 2 +// carrier_sun = set carrier/sun transmission ratio to this value in a carrier driven system, must be smaller than 1/2 +// ring_sun = set ring/sun transmission ratio to this value in a ring driven system, must have absolute value smaller than 1 +// sun_ring = set sun/ring transmission ratio to this value in a sun driven system, must have absolute value larger than 1 // helical = create gears with specified helical angle. Default: 0 // gear_spin = rotate the driven gear by this number of degrees. Default:0 // Example(2D,NoAxes,Anim,Frames=90,FrameMS=30,VPT=[-0.875705,-0.110537,-66.3877],VPR=[0,0,0],VPD=102,Med): In this example we request a ring/carrier ratio of 1.341 and the system produced has a ratio of 4/3. The sun is fixed, the input is carried by the ring, and the carrier, shown as the blue triangle, is the output, rotating approximately in accordance with the requested ratio.