Strangeness When Attempting a Cross-section of a Gear
Good day!
I'm seeing some very strange behavior while trying to create a cross-section
of a bevel gear. I create the gear, then do either a difference() or an
intersection() with a cubic object. I tried creating the cubic in three
ways, using polyhedron(), linear_extrude a square, and with cube(). In all
three methods, the preview shows some very strange missing surfaces and
artifacts. Using the polyhedron, it would not even render.
I get similar behavior with a bevel gear create by Dario Pellegrini's
PolyGear.scad and with BOSL2/gears.scad.
Is this expected behavior for these types of objects?
Here's the code for using PolyGear.scad:
//**********************************
use <PolyGear.scad>;
gear_teeth = 23;
gear_pitch = 5;
gear_slices = 1;
gear_spiral_angle = 45;
gear_face_width = 5;
gear_module = 1;
difference()
{
bevel_gear( gear_teeth, m=gear_module, w=gear_face_width,
helix_angle=gear_spiral_angle );
// bevel_pair( gear_teeth, gear_teeth, m=gear_module, w=gear_face_width,
helix_angle=gear_spiral_angle );
// translate( [ -17.8404, -217.8404, -3.03336 ] )
// cube( [ 217.8404, 2*17.8404, 32.7904+3.03336] );
// translate( [ -17.8404, -217.8404, -3.03336 ] )
// linear_extrude( 32.7904+3.03336 )
// square( [ 217.8404, 2*17.8404 ] );
p =[[17.8404, 0, 32.7904], [17.8404, 0, -3.03336], [17.8404, -17.8404,
32.7904], [17.8404, -17.8404, -3.03336], [-17.9834, 0, 32.7904], [-17.9834,
0, -3.03336], [-17.9834, -17.8404, 32.7904], [-17.9834, -17.8404,
-3.03336]];
f = [[0, 1, 3, 2], [4, 6, 7, 5], [0, 4, 5, 1], [2, 3, 7, 6], [0, 2, 6, 4],
[1, 3, 7, 5]];
polyhedron(p,f);
}
//**********************************
Thanks! Len
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Does changing it to difference(convexity=10) help things? Usually missing
surfaces in preview means a convexity argument is too low somewhere.
Note that if your polyhedron case doesn't render that means that you have an
invalid polyhedron.
LenStruttmann wrote
Good day!
I'm seeing some very strange behavior while trying to create a
cross-section
of a bevel gear. I create the gear, then do either a difference() or an
intersection() with a cubic object. I tried creating the cubic in three
ways, using polyhedron(), linear_extrude a square, and with cube(). In
all
three methods, the preview shows some very strange missing surfaces and
artifacts. Using the polyhedron, it would not even render.
I get similar behavior with a bevel gear create by Dario Pellegrini's
PolyGear.scad and with BOSL2/gears.scad.
Is this expected behavior for these types of objects?
Here's the code for using PolyGear.scad:
//**********************************
use
<PolyGear.scad>
;
gear_teeth = 23;
gear_pitch = 5;
gear_slices = 1;
gear_spiral_angle = 45;
gear_face_width = 5;
gear_module = 1;
difference()
{
bevel_gear( gear_teeth, m=gear_module, w=gear_face_width,
helix_angle=gear_spiral_angle );
// bevel_pair( gear_teeth, gear_teeth, m=gear_module, w=gear_face_width,
helix_angle=gear_spiral_angle );
// translate( [ -17.8404, -217.8404, -3.03336 ] )
// cube( [ 217.8404, 2*17.8404, 32.7904+3.03336] );
// translate( [ -17.8404, -217.8404, -3.03336 ] )
// linear_extrude( 32.7904+3.03336 )
// square( [ 217.8404, 2*17.8404 ] );
p =[[17.8404, 0, 32.7904], [17.8404, 0, -3.03336], [17.8404, -17.8404,
32.7904], [17.8404, -17.8404, -3.03336], [-17.9834, 0, 32.7904],
[-17.9834,
0, -3.03336], [-17.9834, -17.8404, 32.7904], [-17.9834, -17.8404,
-3.03336]];
f = [[0, 1, 3, 2], [4, 6, 7, 5], [0, 4, 5, 1], [2, 3, 7, 6], [0, 2, 6,
4],
[1, 3, 7, 5]];
polyhedron(p,f);
}
//**********************************
Thanks! Len
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Thanks for the replay,
-
Adding convexity=10 to the polyhedron(), linear_extrude(), and
difference() did help some with the preview, but did not completely fix it.
It's at least usable as a preview now. Thanks! -
The polyhedron is a simple rectangular solid. By itself, it previews and
renders fine. Can anyone see anything wrong with it?
p =[[17.8404, 0, 32.7904],
[17.8404, 0, -3.03336],
[17.8404, -17.8404, 32.7904],
[17.8404, -17.8404, -3.03336],
[-17.9834, 0, 32.7904],
[-17.9834, 0, -3.03336],
[-17.9834, -17.8404, 32.7904],
[-17.9834, -17.8404, -3.03336]];
f = [[0, 1, 3, 2], [4, 6, 7, 5], [0, 4, 5, 1], [2, 3, 7, 6], [0, 2, 6, 4],
[1, 3, 7, 5]];
polyhedron(p,f, convexity=10);
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The bottom faces are reversed.
- Revar
On Apr 20, 2021, at 6:04 PM, LenStruttmann LenStruttmann@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for the replay,
-
Adding convexity=10 to the polyhedron(), linear_extrude(), and difference() did help some with the preview, but did not completely fix it. It's at least usable as a preview now. Thanks!
-
The polyhedron is a simple rectangular solid. By itself, it previews and renders fine. Can anyone see anything wrong with it?
p =[[17.8404, 0, 32.7904],
[17.8404, 0, -3.03336],
[17.8404, -17.8404, 32.7904],
[17.8404, -17.8404, -3.03336],
[-17.9834, 0, 32.7904],
[-17.9834, 0, -3.03336],
[-17.9834, -17.8404, 32.7904],
[-17.9834, -17.8404, -3.03336]];
f = [[0, 1, 3, 2], [4, 6, 7, 5], [0, 4, 5, 1], [2, 3, 7, 6], [0, 2, 6, 4], [1, 3, 7, 5]];
polyhedron(p,f, convexity=10);
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If it got better, but isn't fixed, probably convexity of 10 is still too
small. Gears can have lots of teeth, so might need a high convexity. Try
100 and see if it's better. (Preview may get a little slow.)
As Revar noted, the bottom face of your polyhedron is reversed. I
personally think that manually assembling polyhedron is folly, a recipe for
frustration. I use the BOSL2 helper functions to make polyhedra, which
prevents (or at least substantially reduces) this sort of error.
To see your face reverse select the "thrown together" view and the bad face
will appear purple.
LenStruttmann wrote
Thanks for the replay,
-
Adding convexity=10 to the polyhedron(), linear_extrude(), and
difference() did help some with the preview, but did not completely fix
it.
It's at least usable as a preview now. Thanks! -
The polyhedron is a simple rectangular solid. By itself, it previews
and
renders fine. Can anyone see anything wrong with it?
p =[[17.8404, 0, 32.7904],
[17.8404, 0, -3.03336],
[17.8404, -17.8404, 32.7904],
[17.8404, -17.8404, -3.03336],
[-17.9834, 0, 32.7904],
[-17.9834, 0, -3.03336],
[-17.9834, -17.8404, 32.7904],
[-17.9834, -17.8404, -3.03336]];
f = [[0, 1, 3, 2], [4, 6, 7, 5], [0, 4, 5, 1], [2, 3, 7, 6], [0, 2, 6,
4],
[1, 3, 7, 5]];
polyhedron(p,f, convexity=10);
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I forgot to say: everything renders fine by itself, because CGAL doesn't
run. CGAL only runs if you have at least two objects. Add cube(1) and see
if it still renders.
LenStruttmann wrote
Thanks for the replay,
-
Adding convexity=10 to the polyhedron(), linear_extrude(), and
difference() did help some with the preview, but did not completely fix
it.
It's at least usable as a preview now. Thanks! -
The polyhedron is a simple rectangular solid. By itself, it previews
and
renders fine. Can anyone see anything wrong with it?
p =[[17.8404, 0, 32.7904],
[17.8404, 0, -3.03336],
[17.8404, -17.8404, 32.7904],
[17.8404, -17.8404, -3.03336],
[-17.9834, 0, 32.7904],
[-17.9834, 0, -3.03336],
[-17.9834, -17.8404, 32.7904],
[-17.9834, -17.8404, -3.03336]];
f = [[0, 1, 3, 2], [4, 6, 7, 5], [0, 4, 5, 1], [2, 3, 7, 6], [0, 2, 6,
4],
[1, 3, 7, 5]];
polyhedron(p,f, convexity=10);
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Thank you all so much. Increasing the convexity and fixing the polyhedron
fixed it.
The preview is not 100% perfect, but very close. And they all render.
Again, thanks for teaching me.
Len
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