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DefinitionTerm
Any of several arrangements, especially of toothed wheels in a
machine, which allow power to be passed from one part to another
to control the power, speed, or direction of movement.
gear
Thin line that represents the radius in the side or top view.radius reflection
line
Interruption of a shaft. A shaft can be interrupted at a point, and
the shaft break symbols are inserted in a suitable size.
shaft break
Tool to draw rotationally symmetrical parts. A shaft is usually created
from left to right using different sections. These sections are posi-
shaft generator
tioned automatically one after the other. Additionally, any shaft
section can be inserted, deleted, or edited.
Creating Shafts
In this section, you use the shaft generator to create a shaft with standard
parts. You also perform a bearing calculation.
To open a template
1 Create a new drawing.
Ribbon
New Drawing
File New
Menu
NEWCommand
2 In the Select template dialog box, click the template am_iso.dwt, and then
click Open.
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