FMGears

FMGears

Win64, English

Forest Moon Productions
Autodesk® Fusion® add-in for creating Spur, Internal and Rack gears.

General Usage Instructions

  • Invoke FM Gears under “CREATE” on the “SOLID” menu tab of the "DESIGN" workspace to display the "FM GEARS" dialog.
  • Select the type of gear desired
  • Fill out the gear parameters as desired, including Thickness for extrusion.
  • Click OK to dismiss the dialog and create the extruded gear body.

Screenshots

Commands

Installation/Uninstallation

Run the installer downloaded from the App Store FMGears product page for complete installation.

Requires Windows 7 or later (64-bit).
Requires Microsoft .NET 6.
See the support website at https://www.forestmoon.com/Software/FMGears/ for more information.

To make the FMGears command available in Fusion:

  • From the “UTILITIES” menu tab, click “ADD-INS” and select “Scripts and Add-Ins...”.
  • Select the “Add-Ins” tab, and "Select FMGears".
  • Then you can check “Run on Startup” to have FM Gears run each time you start Fusion.
  • -OR- you can click the “Run” button each time you want to use it.
  • You can find FM Gears under “CREATE” on the “SOLID” menu tab of the "DESIGN" workspace after it has been run.

 

Uninstall:

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button.

OR, you can uninstall it from "Control Panel/Programs and Features" (Windows 10/11), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

Additional Information

Known Issues

Contact

Company Name: Forest Moon Productions
Support Contact: scottferg@outlook.com

Author/Company Information

Forest Moon Productions

Support Information

For more information, all versions, revision history or to contact the publisher, visit the Publisher's Website.

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.5.0

Fixed a bug where non-English Windows settings for 'decimal symbol' created improperly formed DXF files for Fusion import, resulting in very bizarre gear profiles Requires Windows 7 or later (64-bit). Requires Microsoft .NET 6. See the support website at https://www.forestmoon.com/Software/FMGears/ for more information.

1.4.0

Workaround for Fusion bug with DXF import. Requires Windows 7 or later (64-bit). Requires Microsoft .NET 6. See the support website at https://www.forestmoon.com/Software/FMGears/ for more information.
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