Making a Gear
![1442865692635-Finished Gear.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FZ9/NL1O/IRXSUQ8O/FZ9NL1OIRXSUQ8O.png&filename=1442865692635-Finished Gear.png)
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Project Overview:
This project shows you basic tools in Tinkercad in order to make a gear.
Add a Cylinder
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![1442874983510-Resize.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F75/0D78/IRXSUQ7Q/F750D78IRXSUQ7Q.png&filename=1442874983510-Resize.png)
Adding and resizing cylinder on the work plane.
Instructions
- Click and drag a cylinder onto the work plane.
- Change the cylinder dimensions to 35mm x 35mm x 4mm
- Stuck?
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HINT:
Use the top white square to change the height
Add a Box
![1442874969548-rectangle.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F14/T4FA/IRXSUQ7P/F14T4FAIRXSUQ7P.png&filename=1442874969548-rectangle.png)
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Adding and resizing a box to the work plane.
Instructions
- Click and drag "box" onto the work plane
- Change the box dimensions to 45mm x 6mm x 4mm
- Stuck?
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HINT:
Use the top white square to change the height
Center the Box in the Circle
![1442874931976-one box.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FO1/0M7X/IRXSUQ8L/FO10M7XIRXSUQ8L.png&filename=1442874931976-one box.png)
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![1442863625627-adjust.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F5M/DGYV/IRXSUQ8Q/F5MDGYVIRXSUQ8Q.png&filename=1442863625627-adjust.png)
![1442863733749-aligned.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FZ6/W2GR/IRXSUQ8S/FZ6W2GRIRXSUQ8S.png&filename=1442863733749-aligned.png)
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Moving the box into the center of the circle
Instructions
- Left click and drag to select both the cylinder and the box.
- Select "Adjust" on top right drop down menu
- Select "Align" from drop down menu. Click on the two middle dots to center.
- Once aligned, click the "x" on the bottom of the screen to close the align function.
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Add More Boxes
![1442865066862-all boxes.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F74/X46L/IRXSUQ6X/F74X46LIRXSUQ6X.png&filename=1442865066862-all boxes.png)
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![1442864882212-rotation.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FK1/C628/IRXSUQ6W/FK1C628IRXSUQ6W.png&filename=1442864882212-rotation.png)
![1442874301450-all boxes.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F61/1CPF/IRXSUQ8U/F611CPFIRXSUQ8U.png&filename=1442874301450-all boxes.png)
Add more boxes for the teeth of the gear
Instructions
- Select the aligned box
- Copy this shape by typing "ctrl" + "C", or clicking "edit" + "copy"
- Paste this shape by typing "ctrl" + "V", or clicking "edit" + "paste"
- Using the curved arrow, rotate this box within the circle 45 degrees
- Use the align tool again to center the new box
- Copy, paste, rotate, and align two more boxes
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Add the Hole
![1442874258327-finished hole.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FX3/UUDV/IRXSUQ6Z/FX3UUDVIRXSUQ6Z.png&filename=1442874258327-finished hole.png)
![1442865232580-second cylinder.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F0X/RVRI/IRXSUQ8J/F0XRVRIIRXSUQ8J.png&filename=1442865232580-second cylinder.png)
![1442865393198-hole.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FR0/4YEA/IRXSUQ8K/FR04YEAIRXSUQ8K.png&filename=1442865393198-hole.png)
Adding a hole to the center of the gear
Instructions
- Drag and drop another cylinder onto the work plane. Do not resize.
- Drag and select every shape and use the align tool to center.
- Select new cylinder, then click "hole" in top right of the screen.
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Finishing
![1442865692635-Finished Gear.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FZ9/NL1O/IRXSUQ8O/FZ9NL1OIRXSUQ8O.png&filename=1442865692635-Finished Gear.png)
![1442865600336-group.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FPH/0WBT/IRXSUQ8R/FPH0WBTIRXSUQ8R.png&filename=1442865600336-group.png)
Finish the gear!
Instructions
- Click and drag to select all shapes.
- Select "group" from top right menu
- You've done it! Enjoy your gear!
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Congratulations, you have completed this project!
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