I am using the BOSL2 library to create several gears. I have successfully created a spur_gear, and I want to create a bevel_gear which, when viewed from the top (basically it's shadow), will match the spur_gear. This is my first time using bevel_gear, and I want the teeth to be straight, but they always seem to be curved. Can anybody tell me how to do this? Thanks. Nathan Sokalski njsokalski@hotmail.com<mailto:njsokalski@hotmail.com>

I believe the solution is adding `spiral=0, cutter_radius=0` - Revar > On Oct 26, 2025, at 2:37 PM, Nathan Sokalski via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: > > I am using the BOSL2 library to create several gears. I have successfully created a spur_gear, and I want to create a bevel_gear which, when viewed from the top (basically it's shadow), will match the spur_gear. This is my first time using bevel_gear, and I want the teeth to be straight, but they always seem to be curved. Can anybody tell me how to do this? Thanks. > > Nathan Sokalski > njsokalski@hotmail.com <mailto:njsokalski@hotmail.com> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org <mailto:discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org>

That gets straight teeth, but I am also looking to be able to set the bevel gear on top of a spur gear. The teeth of this bevel gear look like the teeth of the spur gear tilted at an angle, but I want it to be something I can attach top to bottom Nathan Sokalski njsokalski@hotmail.com<mailto:njsokalski@hotmail.com> ________________________________ From: Revar Desmera via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2025 7:43 PM To: OpenSCAD general discussion Mailing-list <discuss@lists.openscad.org> Cc: Revar Desmera <revarbat@gmail.com> Subject: [OpenSCAD] Re: Creating a Bevel Gear with Straight Teeth I believe the solution is adding `spiral=0, cutter_radius=0` - Revar On Oct 26, 2025, at 2:37 PM, Nathan Sokalski via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: I am using the BOSL2 library to create several gears. I have successfully created a spur_gear, and I want to create a bevel_gear which, when viewed from the top (basically it's shadow), will match the spur_gear. This is my first time using bevel_gear, and I want the teeth to be straight, but they always seem to be curved. Can anybody tell me how to do this? Thanks. Nathan Sokalski njsokalski@hotmail.com<mailto:njsokalski@hotmail.com> _______________________________________________ OpenSCAD mailing list To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org<mailto:discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org>

Are you trying to mate a spur gear with a bevel gear? Even if the teeth are straight on a bevel gear you can't mate it with a spur gear because the teeth on the bevel gear taper. Bevel gears only mate with bevel gears. If for some reason you want straight teeth Revar has given the method but if you want to mate a spur gear then the crown_gear module may be what you are looking for. On Sun, Oct 26, 2025, 19:43 Revar Desmera via Discuss < discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: > I believe the solution is adding `spiral=0, cutter_radius=0` > > - Revar > > > > On Oct 26, 2025, at 2:37 PM, Nathan Sokalski via Discuss < > discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: > > I am using the BOSL2 library to create several gears. I have successfully > created a spur_gear, and I want to create a bevel_gear which, when viewed > from the top (basically it's shadow), will match the spur_gear. This is my > first time using bevel_gear, and I want the teeth to be straight, but they > always seem to be curved. Can anybody tell me how to do this? Thanks. > > Nathan Sokalski > njsokalski@hotmail.com > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org