Design bevel gears

Insert one gear
  1. On the ribbon, click Design tab Power Transmission panel Bevel Gear .
  2. On the Design tab:
    • Insert the values for the Common section.
    • Using the selection list, select Component option in the Gear 1 section.
    • Using the selection list, select No Model option in the Gear 2 section.
  3. Click OK.
    Note: Curve used in a tooth shape is simplified.

You can switch to the Calculation tab to perform a calculation and strength check. Calculation is performed when you click Calculate.

Insert two gears

Use the Bevel Gear Generator to insert a maximum of 2 gears at the same time.
  1. On the ribbon, click Design tab Power Transmission panel Bevel Gear .
  2. On the Design tab:
    • Insert the values for the Common section.
    • Using the selection list, select Component option in the Gear 1 section.
    • Using the selection list, select Component option in the Gear 2 section.
    • We recommend that you select both cylindrical faces because gears are automatically combined.
  3. Click OK.

You can switch to the Calculation tab to perform a calculation and strength check. Calculation is performed when you click Calculate.

Insert a calculation
  1. On the ribbon, click Design tab Power Transmission panel Bevel Gear .
  2. In the Design tab:
    • Insert the values to the Common section.
    • Using the selection list, select No Model option in the Gear 1 area.
    • Using the selection list, select No Model option in the Gear 2 area.
  3. Click OK.

Calculate bevel gear
  1. On the ribbon, click Design tab Power Transmission panel Bevel Gear .
  2. On the Design tab, select the type of gears you want to insert (component, no model) and specify the number of gears.
    Note: Click More in the right lower corner of the Design tab to open the More Options area, where you can select other options for your calculation.
  3. In the Calculation tab, enter values to perform the strength check.
  4. Click Factors to display a dialog box where you can change factors for selected Method of Strength Calculation.
  5. Click Accuracy to display a dialog box where you can change the accuracy settings.
  6. Click Calculate.
  7. Calculation results are displayed in the Results area. The inputs that fail the calculation are displayed in red (their value doesn't correspond with other inserted values or calculation criteria). Reports of the calculation are displayed in the Summary of Messages area which is displayed after clicking the chevron in the right lower part of the Calculation tab.
  8. Click Results to display the HTML report with calculated values.
  9. Click OK.

Edit bevel gear
  1. Open the Autodesk Inventor assembly with the already inserted Design Accelerator bevel gear.
  2. Right-click to display the context menu and select the Edit Using Design Accelerator command.
  3. Edit the bevel gear. You can change the number of gears, type of gear (component, no model), or recalculate values.
  4. Click OK.
Parent topic: Bevel Gears Component Generator