Announcing a Working WM2D PMM

[Fletcher]

Robert, perhaps you could try adding a third free wheeling disk & gear each to the other as in the attachment example. The properties box allows you to change the ratio's etc. Hope that helps.

[rks1878]

Thanks Ed and Fletcher

Was just tryig out a mini-idea (and I do mean mini) with the gears. Did in WM in about 20 min what it would have taken days in the shop to not get right.

The frustration continues....

[Ed]

Actually your right, in 2d using the gear contraint would be the best way. Just connect up two wheels and put in the ratio manually. You don't even need a third wheel in between and the wheels can be at whatever distance and their diameters don't matter when manually adjusting the ratio. A ratio of .5 and the first one clicked on will turn twice as fast as the one you dragged the gear to. A ratio of 2 will reverse this.

-Ed

[Ed]

Sorry. I was in a hurry to get to work this morning and had gear trains on my mind (for my regular job, don't get all excited ;-). I must have sounded like I had my head up my butt. Obviously you need to have the pulleys turn the same way.

-Ed