Geneva Drive
Number of Poles: 6 poles
Animation Speed: 0.5x x
Gear Hue: 200 °
Poles Hue: 0 °
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Animation Controls
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Visual Settings
The Geneva drive converts continuous rotation into intermittent rotary motion.
This mechanism was originally used in watches and later in movie projectors.
The driven wheel advances by one step for each full rotation of the driving wheel.
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