MechDesigner Reference & User Interface > Dialog-Boxes

Gearing FB

Use a Gearing FB to apply a linear function to those motion-values at its input-connector.

Edit the Gearing FB:

1.Double-click the Gearing FB in the graphic-area.

- or -

The Gearing FB dialog-box is now open.

Gearing FB dialog-box

The Gearing FB function is:

Output = {×(Input +)}+

Default output :

= Input

Gearing FB dialog-box

Ratio and Phase

Gearing Ratio (See also Gearing as 'Real' or 'Ratio' )

Add after Gearing-Ratio

Add before Gearing-Ratio

Gearing as 'Real' or 'Ratio'

Gearing as 'Real'

Enter a real number in the Gearing Ratio

Gearing as 'Ratio'

Enter two integers in &

Gearing Ratio = Input-Pulley / Output-Pulley

Input-Pulley = ± All Integers, {including zero (for those that did not know that zero is an integer!)}

Output-Pulley = Positive Integer ≥ 1

Notes:

Connect a Gearing FB to the input of a Motion FB to change the motion-frequency.

Connect a Motion FB to the input of a Gearing FB to change the motion-amplitude.