Working Gearbox

sketchfab

Multi-input and multi-output gearbox enables driving in both directions, allowing each shaft-end to be drivable with a plain hex socket. Can be turned by hand or equipped with a socket attached to a power drill for increased efficiency. The gear-train can be animated conventionally, but because the parts are 3D Solids with authentic mechanical properties, it's only necessary to drive the selected input. Movement of the remaining system is physics-based, taking into account backlash and inertia. In a 3D environment, any component connected to the shafts will rotate at the shaft speed, creating realistic motion.