SolidWorks for Beginners tutorial: Modeling a Gear

Don't let the teeth intimidate you! 🦷⚙️ Most beginners think they have to sketch every single tooth on a gear. (Spoiler: That’s a one-way ticket to a headache). In today’s tutorial, we’re using the power of Circular Patterns and Geometric Relations to create a perfect spur gear in record time. Think you need to be a math genius to model a gear? Think again. In this installment of the SolidWorks for Beginners series, we’re breaking down the Spur Gear. We’ll skip the overly complex formulas and focus on the core features that make gear design fast, accurate, and—dare I say—fun. The Construction Geometry: Why the "Pitch Circle" is your best friend. The Seed Tooth: Modeling one perfect tooth so the software can do the rest. Circular Patterns: How to duplicate features around an axis instantly. Keyways & Bores: Making the gear functional for a shaft assembly.