On 27/03/2018 23:33, KEBman wrote:
> How would you go about designing a involute gear tooth? Is it possible using
> CSG? Or perhaps is it better to use SOR or even lathe? I'm not convinced a
> Superquadric Ellipsoid would be good, as I'm concerned that it won't be
> accurate. However I'm intrigued by the isosurface, given that I could somehow
> feed it the function for an involute surface, say an extrusion of a 2D line
> based on the base circle diametre.
> 
> Hoping for some constructive feedback. :)
> 
> 

Have a look at this post
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.utilities/message/%3C37972354.30518106%40news.povray.org%3E/

It might give you an idea.

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Regards
     Stephen

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