Geneva drive

A driver turns steadily; the four-slot wheel steps a quarter turn each time round and waits in between. Press play.

Geneva drive: the part as it comes

How to make yours

  1. Turn it around in the 3D view to see how the parts fit together.
  2. Press Make it mine: a copy of your own opens in Assembly, with every part and joint.
  3. Press play on its Motion step to watch it move.
  4. In Assembly, pull it apart with Explode, read its parts list, or export it as STEP.

Also called

geneva drive, geneva mechanism, intermittent motion, indexing mechanism, printable geneva drive, maltese cross mechanism.

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