[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":126},["ShallowReactive",2],{"2Wv40BT6BsL9bhGB6-3aM62yVxFkexON6btyPvI-K8g":3,"article_building-a-cycloidal-drive-with-solidworks_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":124,"_apollo:identified":125},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","building-a-cycloidal-drive-with-solidworks","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":123},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":30,"content":31,"date":32,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":33,"masterings":44,"globalTags":58,"products":67,"disciplines":80,"seo":112,"__typename":122},"cG9zdDo2MjM2OQ==","Building a Cycloidal Drive with SOLIDWORKS","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fbuilding-a-cycloidal-drive-with-solidworks","\u003Cp>A Cycloidal Drive is a mechanism used in the engineering world as…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-collapsed-rendering-1-1024x541.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-collapsed-rendering-1-768x406.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-collapsed-rendering-1-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-collapsed-rendering-1-1024x541.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-collapsed-rendering-1-300x159.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-collapsed-rendering-1-768x406.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-collapsed-rendering-1-1536x812.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-collapsed-rendering-1.jpg.webp 1652w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>A Cycloidal Drive is a mechanism used in the engineering world as a speed reducer for an input shaft while reversing its direction. It is able to do this for high ratios in a small space. They do this using a rotor that has a unique motion (see \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-motion-animation.avi\" data-id=\"62373\">Cycloidal Drive Motion Animation\u003C\u002Fa>).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"size-large thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" data-id=\"62374\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-exploded-view-2-300x158-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62372\">\u003Cfigcaption data-id=\"62374\">Exploded View of Cycloidal Drive\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>In this tutorial I will be going over how to make a Cycloidal Drive in SolidWorks. Some of the features that we will be using are the Parametric Feature on the Equation Driven Curve tool and the CAM Mate used in assemblies.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The tutorial can be downloaded by clicking the link below:\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbuilding-a-cycloidal-drive-with-solidworks.pdf\" data-id=\"62373\">Tutorial Cycloidal Drive with SOLIDWORKS\n\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Reference Material:\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-motion-animation.avi\" data-id=\"62373\">Cycloidal Drive Motion Animation\n\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-explode-animation.avi\" data-id=\"62373\">Cycloidal Drive Explode Animation\n\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive.zip\" data-id=\"62373\">Cycloidal Drive SOLIDWORKS Files\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcycloidal-drive-explode-animation.avi\" data-id=\"62373\">\n\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This Cycloidal Drive was made using information provided by Joong-Ho Shin and Soon-Man Kwon’s paper \u003Cem>“On the lobe profile design in a cycloid reducer using instant velocity center”\n\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.elsevier.com\u002Flocate\u002Fmechmt\" data-id=\"62373\">www.elsevier.com\u002Flocate\u002Fmechmt\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem>\n\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>","2014-07-02T10:30:21",{"node":34,"__typename":43},{"nicename":35,"description":5,"slug":35,"name":36,"firstName":37,"lastName":38,"avatar":39,"__typename":42},"oyounis","Omar Younis","Omar","Younis",{"url":40,"__typename":41},"https:\u002F\u002Fsecure.gravatar.com\u002Favatar\u002F45d509f60e5cb2b9525098d5d65dfccebe6f16e3a851544ec737c180a742517b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","Avatar","User","NodeWithAuthorToUserConnectionEdge",{"nodes":45,"edges":52,"__typename":57},[46],{"id":47,"name":48,"slug":49,"uri":50,"__typename":51},"dGVybToxOTk2","Tutorials","tutorials","\u002Fmastering\u002Ftutorials\u002F","Taxonomy_mastering",[53],{"isPrimary":54,"node":55,"__typename":56},false,{"id":47,"name":48,"slug":49,"uri":50,"__typename":51},"PostToTaxonomy_masteringConnectionEdge","PostToTaxonomy_masteringConnection",{"nodes":59,"__typename":66},[60],{"id":61,"name":62,"slug":63,"uri":64,"__typename":65},"dGVybTo5NjAx","3D CAD","3d-cad","\u002Ftags\u002F3d-cad\u002F","Taxonomy_tag","PostToTaxonomy_tagConnection",{"edges":68,"nodes":77,"__typename":79},[69],{"isPrimary":54,"node":70,"__typename":76},{"id":71,"name":72,"slug":73,"uri":74,"__typename":75},"dGVybTo1Ng==","SOLIDWORKS","solidworks","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002F","Taxonomy_product","PostToTaxonomy_productConnectionEdge",[78],{"id":71,"name":72,"slug":73,"uri":74,"__typename":75},"PostToTaxonomy_productConnection",{"nodes":81,"edges":105,"__typename":111},[82,96],{"id":83,"name":84,"slug":85,"uri":86,"parentId":87,"disciplines":88,"__typename":95},"dGVybTo2Nw==","Educators","educators","\u002Fdisciplines\u002Feducators\u002F","dGVybTo2Ng==",{"nodes":89,"__typename":94},[90],{"title":84,"uri":91,"parentId":92,"__typename":93},"\u002Fdisciplines\u002Feducation\u002Feducators","cG9zdDozNzgx","Discipline","Taxonomy_disciplineToDisciplineConnection","Taxonomy_discipline",{"id":97,"name":98,"slug":99,"uri":100,"parentId":87,"disciplines":101,"__typename":95},"dGVybTo2OQ==","Students","students","\u002Fdisciplines\u002Fstudents\u002F",{"nodes":102,"__typename":94},[103],{"title":98,"uri":104,"parentId":92,"__typename":93},"\u002Fdisciplines\u002Feducation\u002Fstudents",[106,109],{"isPrimary":54,"node":107,"__typename":108},{"parentId":87,"id":83,"name":84,"slug":85,"uri":86,"__typename":95},"PostToTaxonomy_disciplineConnectionEdge",{"isPrimary":54,"node":110,"__typename":108},{"parentId":87,"id":97,"name":98,"slug":99,"uri":100,"__typename":95},"PostToTaxonomy_disciplineConnection",{"canonical":5,"title":113,"metaDesc":5,"opengraphAuthor":5,"opengraphDescription":114,"opengraphTitle":15,"opengraphUrl":115,"opengraphSiteName":116,"opengraphPublishedTime":117,"opengraphModifiedTime":118,"twitterTitle":5,"twitterDescription":5,"readingTime":119,"metaRobotsNoindex":120,"__typename":121},"Building a Cycloidal Drive with SOLIDWORKS - Blog Solidworks","A Cycloidal Drive is a mechanism used in the engineering world as…","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fbuilding-a-cycloidal-drive-with-solidworks\u002F","Blog Solidworks","2014-07-02T14:30:21+00:00","2025-12-18T22:21:29+00:00",1,"noindex","PostTypeSEO","Post","RootQueryToPostConnection",{},{},1776257339685]