Geartrax: 2023

This is huge for manufacturers. The 2023 version includes an updated library of standard and metric hob tip radii. Why does this matter? Using the correct tip radius prevents undercutting in low-tooth-count gears and generates realistic root fillets—critical for Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

One niche where Geartrax 2023 excels is additive manufacturing. FDM 3D printers struggle with standard gear tooth tips (sharp points). Geartrax 2023 includes a "Chamfer Tips" parameter specifically for SLA and FDM. geartrax 2023

Pro Tip: Set the "Additive Manufacturing Tolerance" to +0.15 mm on the tooth thickness to account for filament shrinkage. This ensures your printed gear meshes smoothly without post-processing sanding. This is huge for manufacturers

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If you are a mechanical designer or a SolidWorks user, you know that modeling accurate gears can be a tedious nightmare. Between calculating the involute curves, managing tooth fillets, and ensuring perfect meshing, it’s easy to spend hours on a single component. Using the correct tip radius prevents undercutting in

Enter GearTrax 2023. This latest release from CamNetics continues to bridge the gap between complex mathematical gear theory and practical 3D modeling.

Having spent the last few weeks testing the 2023 edition, I want to share why this update is a game-changer for rapid prototyping and production machining.