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    wood gears

    Good Evening. I am trying to import a dxf of some wood gears. Only problem I have is all the teeth are broken. Is there an easier way besides joining lines around a 60 tooth gear? Im guessing when gears were drawn they had a brake and when copied around it duplicated the break. I am using V25 standard. Thanks in advance.

    Ronnie

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    Fix one complete tooth and root,trash can the rest.Rotate/copy 59 times with 6 degrees rotation on the Z axis

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    You could try doing a section and mirroring, but you'd have to be pretty careful to get the segments just right. Jrmach's method is probably better.

    Luke
    "All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base" -- Lou Costello

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    Thanks for the replies. I will dive into the software and see if I can figure it out. I'm still a newbie with bobcad.

    Ronnie

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    Burr,,the first works fine,,the 2nd and 3rd will not play????????????

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrmach View Post
    Burr,,the first works fine,,the 2nd and 3rd will not play????????????
    Fixed that...

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