Circle Involute 3D Art

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An edge of a rectangle rolled on a cylinder sweeps out a surface that can be regarded as an extruded circle involute. Pairs of such surfaces can be selected to produce gears on a cylinder.

External Links

Circle Involute (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Sándor Kabai
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​"Circle Involute 3D Art"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/CircleInvolute3DArt/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: September 10, 2008