bearing-thrust.md

Thrust Bearing

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List of Functions

ThrustBearingProfile( ... )	create profile
ThrustBearingFromLibrary( model )	profile from predefined models
ThrustBearing( profile )	generate thrust bearing

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ThrustBearingProfile( ... )

model		user defined model name
ID	✔	outside diameter
OD	✔	inside diameter
thickness	✔	thickness
return		KVTree profile

ThrustBearingFromLibrary( model )

model	✔	commercial name of thrust bearing, see source code
return		profile from predefined modes (see source code)

ThrustBearing( profile )

profile

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thrust bearing profile to display

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Data Structure

type     : "thrust bearing"
model    : "51102"
ID       : 15
OD       : 28
thickness: 9

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Sample Code

profile1 = ThrustBearingProfile(
    model="dunkin", ID=20, OD=30, thickness=10 );
ThrustBearing( profile1 );

profile2 = ThrustBearingFromLibrary( "51102" );
translate( [50,0,-kvGet(profile2,"thickness")] )
    ThrustBearing( profile2 );

profile3 = ThrustBearingFromLibrary( "F12-21M" );
translate( [100,0,0] )
    ThrustBearing( profile3, omitBalls=true );