cadSet/SimpleCADAPI/docs/stdlib/make_herringbone_rack_rsolid.md

make_herringbone_rack_rsolid

API Definition

def make_herringbone_rack_rsolid(module: float, n_teeth: int = 10, pressure_angle: float = 20.0, helix_angle: float = 30.0, rack_height: float = 10.0) -> Solid

Source: std/gear.py

Import Surface

• standard library: import simplecadapi as scad then scad.std.gear.make_herringbone_rack_rsolid(...); direct submodule import: from simplecadapi.std.gear import make_herringbone_rack_rsolid

Description

Create a herringbone rack.

Parameters

module

• Type: float
• Description: Gear module in mm (tooth pitch = pi * module).

n_teeth

• Type: int, default 10
• Description: Number of teeth along the rack.

pressure_angle

• Type: float, default 20
• Description: Pressure angle in degrees.

helix_angle

• Type: float, default 30
• Description: Helix angle of each half in degrees.

rack_height

• Type: float, default 10.0
• Description: Total rack thickness along Z in mm.