Modify Gear

(Standard Interface) Right-click component → Modify
Defines a gear. Learn about Gears.
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For the option:
Do the following:
Gear Name
Enter the Database name of a gear whose reduction ratio you want to modify.
Reduction Ratio
Enter the real value to be used for the reduction ratio in the following motion equations:
Differential gear
"input motion" = "reduction_ratio" * ("output motion 1" - "output motion 2")/2
Reduction gear
"input motion" = "reduction_ratio" * "output motion"
Symmetric
Enabled when you modify component pairs (or brothers):
■yes - Modify properties of both components in a pair.
■no - Only modify properties of the selected component.
When you modify a single component, this option is disabled because a single component is by nature asymmetric.
Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Adams Car displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments:
■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, Adams Car displays the Entity Comments dialog box.
■If recording comments for any other entity type, Adams Car displays the Modify Comment dialog box.
Learn about Recording Comments.