Bevel Gear Maker (Basic)

Bevel Gear Maker (Basic)

Mac OS, English

Shwivel
Plugin creates bevel gears shafts for angles from 10 to 160 degrees. Basic version makes shafts with straight teeth.

General Usage Instructions

You can find the add-in under the GEARS panel in SHWIVEL tab of DESIGN workspace. 

For creating gears, you must run this add-in. The window has default parameters, so you don't need to set them at the start.

Screenshots

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Install:
1. Download the installer from Autodesk App Store.
2. Right-click on the "Downloads" folder and select "Open in Finder".
3. Right-click on the "Bevelgearmakerbas_macos.pkg" -> "Open With" -> "Installer".

Uninstall:
You can unload the add-in without uninstalling it by clicking the "Stop" button when the add-in is selected in the list box on the "Add-Ins" tab of the "Scripts and Add-Ins" dialog.
Unchecking "Run on Startup" causes the add-in not to be loaded in future sessions of Autodesk® Fusion 360™.
- Navigate to the ./ApplicationsPlugins folder and select the app bundle you want to uninstall
- Either drag the app bundle to the Trash or right-click and select “Move to Trash”
- Right-click on the Trash-Can and select “Empty Trash”
- If you prefer keystrokes, you can also just select the app bundle and then hit Command+Delete to move the app to Trash, then empty the Trash and the app will be removed

Additional Information

Known Issues

Frequent asked questions and issues: https://www.shwivel.com/faq

Contact

Author/Company Information

Shwivel

Support Information

If you have questions or the plugin doesn’t work as expected or cause errors please send mail to shwivel360@gmail.com. 

Information about invoices is available in Consulting Services section (please click More to expand the section).

Version History

Version Number Version Description

3.3.3

New: * displaying information about the dimensions of gears Fixed: * creating joints after changes in API, * validating values of chamfers and holes.

3.3.0

Changed: * clearance factor now starts from 1/100, * option for creating drive in a new document has been removed. Fixed:
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