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Clockwork Gear Train Simulator (2D)

Interactive 2D gear-train simulator: mesh a driving gear with a driven gear of adjustable tooth count and watch the angular-velocity and torque ratios update live from real gear physics.

Physics & Mechanics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
2d-3d-clockwork-gears ↗ Open standalone

This 2D simulator draws a meshing gear train from above: a driving gear turns at a speed you set and passes its motion through an optional idler to a driven gear whose own tooth count you control. Every readout is computed from real gear-train physics — the driven gear's angular velocity is the driver's speed multiplied by the inverse tooth-count ratio, while its torque is the driver's torque multiplied by the tooth-count ratio the other way round, since power is conserved across an ideal mesh. Toggle the idler gear to see how it reverses the output direction back to match the driver without changing the speed or torque ratio at all.

⚙ Under the hood

Mesh a driving gear with an adjustable driven gear and optional idler, and watch live angular-velocity and torque ratios computed from real gear-train physics.

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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