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Designing parametric
worms with Catia V5

Published at http://gtrebaol.free.fr/doc/catia/worm.html
Written by Gildas Trébaol on June 26, 2005.
Zipped part: worm.zip (306 KB).
VRML97 model: worm.wrl (304 KB).

The worm is a part of a worm / worm wheel reduction gear

This tutorial shows how to make a basic worm that you can freely re-use in your assemblies.

1 Sources, credits and links

The worm can be coupled with a worm gear or with an helical gear.
The principle for designing a worm consists in drawing a thread helix that cuts a cylinder.
The worm dimension is taken from the part catalog Engrenages H.P.C, June 1999 edition.
The worm above corresponds to the part ref. W1,5-1 page 358.

2 Table of worm parameters and formulas

# Parameter Type or Formula Description Name in French
unit

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Pressure angle: technologic

angular
1 a 20deg constant Angle de pression.
degree
(10deg ≤ a ≤ 20deg)
2 m millimeter — Modulus. Module.
Number of turns of the thread
3 N real — Nombre de tours du filet de la vis.
(3 ≤ N ≤ 15).
4 D millimeter — Diameter of the pitch cylinder. Diamètre du cylindre primitif.
5 L millimeter p * (N + 1) Length of the thread. Longueur du filetage.
Angle of the worm helix. Must Angle d'hélice de la vis. Doit être
angular atan( m / D match égal à
6 ψ (psi)
degree ) the angle of the worm wheel l'angle d'hélice de la roue
helix. correspondante.
Translation offset of the worm Décalage de la surface de la vis
7 dZ millimeter -L/2
surface on the Z axis. suivant l'axe Z.
Pitch of the teeth Pas de la denture sur une
8 p millimeter m*π
on a straight generative rack. crémaillère génératrice rectiligne.
Tooth thickness, Epaisseur d'une dent
9 e millimeter p/2
measured on the pitch circle. mesurée sur le cercle primitif.
Addendum = height of a tooth
10 ha millimeter m Saillie d'une dent.
above the pitch circle.
Dedendum = depth of a tooth
11 hf millimeter m * 1.25 Creux d'une dent.
below the pitch circle.
Radius of the root concave
Congé de raccordement à la racine
corner.
12 rr millimeter m * 0.38 d'une dent. (m * 0.38) vient de la
(m * 0.38) is a normative
norme.
formula.

1 Make the pitch helix

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2 Add straight segments at each end of the thread

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3 Draw the thread profile

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4 Make the helical thread

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5 Make the thread extremities

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6 Insert a cylinder tangent to the outside circle

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7 Intersect both surfaces

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8 Fill the worm surface and add a hub

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ψ angle of t

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