Modify Gear
(Standard Interface) Right-click component → Modify
Defines a gear. Learn about Gears.
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For the option: | Do the following: |
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Gear Name | Enter the Database name of a gear whose reduction ratio you want to modify. Tips on Entering Object Names in Text Boxes. |
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. |