GearHeads Corner

Hi Art
I'm having a problem upgrading to the latest development download.

I have successfully downloaded GT to my Mac and it works great (no machine attached) on the partition containing Windows XP - both GM and GT give me no problems.

I am now at my workshop in the bush where I have two CNC machines running on two PC's both with Windows XP installed.

On one unit everything is just fine both GM and GT and I find no errors, however on the other machine, when I try to open GT I get the following message.

"This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect.  Reinstalling the application may fix this problem"

I have reinstalled and redownloaded and always get the same message.  If I try to open GM that part opens with no problem and everything I've tried works.  GT will simply not open on this machine and gives the above message every time.

Ideas??

Hi:

  Its due to the runtime not being installed. You need to run either the 32 or 64 bit versions of the runtime that
it asks for at the end of install. Youll also find the files in the folder vcredist....exe

Art

Hi Art
Many Thanks.  Had to go into the folder and run the vcredist. It must have worked because I have been able to produce this (see photo).

I should never have to run vcredist again right?

John

John;

That's right, should never have to run vcredist again. I have a question however, does these gears kind of snap lock together as a result when the two long flat surfaces mate? The 3D printed ones we got here kind of do just that, just curious if that goes for wooden cut ones also, or if its just material related effect?


Cheers
Bob
:)

Hi Bob
There is a "magical" point - just as the flats come together where you can "unhook" the gears and lose their mesh.  Put the flats back together and they mesh again.

At the same time if you rotate them with your finger in a continuous motion, even slowly, they will stay meshed with no problem in either the clockwise or counter clockwise directions.

Just another point, I didn't use the program to give me the shaft locations I did it empiracly, which is to say I adjustec the spacing til the meshing felt good.

John

John:

  Way to go, perfect creation as far I can see. :)


Art

John;

Thanks for the feedback, they do look perfect..

Cheers
Bob
:)