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Gearbox Assembly

(Template Builder) Driveline Components -> Complex Components -> Entire Gearbox 
Creates an entire gearbox assembly. The figure, Gearbox Assembly shows some of the data you must enter in this dialog box.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Reference Frame
Specify a construction frame to locate all parts and attachments.
As shown in the figure Gearbox Assembly, this construction frame must have the z-axis pointing towards the end of the input shaft and must be located at the beginning of the gearbox input shaft.
Gearbox Type
Specify if you want the gearbox to have five or six gear meshes.
Number of Output Shafts
Specify if you want to create a gearbox with one or two output shafts.
Input Shaft: X, Y, Z
Specify the location of the beginning of the input shaft with respect to the reference frame.
Input Shaft: Length
Specify the length of the input shaft. The length is considered to be along the z-axis of the reference frame.
Input Shaft: Diameter
Specify the diameter of the input shaft. Adams Driveline uses this parameter to create the geometry associated with the input shaft and to evaluate the mass properties of the input shaft.
Shaft 1: X, Y, Z
Specify the location of the beginning of the first output shaft with respect to the reference frame.
Shaft 1: Length
Specify the length of the first output shaft. The length is considered to be along the z-axis of the reference frame.
Shaft 1: Diameter
Specify the diameter of the first output shaft. Adams Driveline uses this parameter to create the geometry associated with the first output shaft and to evaluate the mass properties of the first output shaft.
Shaft 2: X, Y, Z
Specify the location of the beginning of the second output shaft with respect to the reference frame.
Shaft 2: Length
Specify the length of the second output shaft. The length is considered to be along the z-axis of the reference frame.
Shaft 2: Diameter
Specify the diameter of the second output shaft. Adams Driveline uses this parameter to create the geometry associated with the second output shaft and to evaluate the mass properties of the second output shaft.
Gear Ratio
Enter a real number that indicates the gear ratio of the nth gear mesh.
Gear Width
Enter a real number that indicates the width of the nth gear mesh. Adams Driveline uses this parameter to create a reasonable graphic for the gear mesh.
Gear Offset
Specify the real number that indicates the location of the nth gear mesh with respect to the reference frame.
Shaft Attachment
Specify if you want Adams Driveline to synchronize the nth gear mesh on the input or on the output shaft.
If you select Input Gear to Shaft, Adams Driveline:
■Places the synchronizer on the output shaft.
■Permanently joins the gear to the input shaft.
If you select Output Gear to Shaft, Adams Driveline:
■Places the synchronizer on the input shaft.
■Permanently joins the gear to the output shaft.