CALCULATORS / MECHANISMS
Gears and gear trains
Rigid involute-gear kinematics; qualified stress approximations.
Gear ratio, speed and torque calculator
tooth counts, input speed and torque, efficiency → ratio, output speed and torque
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERSpur-gear geometry calculator
module, tooth count, pressure angle, face width → pitch, root and tip dimensions
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERPlanetary gear system calculator
sun, ring and planet teeth, held member, input member → ratio, member speeds, geometry feasibility
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERCompound gear-train sizing calculator
target ratio, allowed stages and tooth counts → feasible tooth combinations, stage ratios
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERGear center distance calculator
modules, tooth counts, internal or external mesh → nominal shaft spacing
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERGear module and diametral pitch calculator
pitch diameter, tooth count or diametral pitch → module, tooth size, compatible dimensions
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERHelical-gear geometry and forces calculator
normal module, helix angle, teeth, torque → pitch geometry, axial and radial forces
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERBevel-gear geometry calculator
shaft angle, ratio, module → pitch-cone angles, nominal envelope
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERWorm-drive ratio and efficiency calculator
starts, wheel teeth, lead angle, friction → ratio, conditional efficiency, self-lock screening
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERRack-and-pinion travel and force calculator
pinion pitch diameter, RPM, torque, efficiency → linear speed, travel per turn, rack force
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERGear-tooth bending screening calculator
torque, module, face width, geometry factor → tooth stress estimate, required width
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERBacklash and output positioning calculator
mesh backlash, ratios, pitch radii → angular and linear lost motion
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERPlanet spacing and assembly feasibility calculator
sun, ring, planet teeth, planet count → spacing and phasing checks, adjacent clearance
Open the calculator ↗LIVE / MECHANISM EXPLORERGearbox arrangement and envelope calculator
ratios, gear sizes, shaft layout, wall margins → packaging envelope, shaft positions
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