>>Very neat stuff. So, here is my first question, forgive me if it is a stupid one.
No such thing.
>>Since Vexx can import a gear design from Gearotic, all lined up neatly in a working set up, .... up the holes in Vexx, I guess circles could be simply placed over the holes?
Basically, yes. The easiest way to do that would be to import all the gears in the project to vexx, then draw your boxing design around them. Delete all the gears except their shaft holes, that way your shafts will all match up. At that point all you'll have on the screen is your design with shaft holes. Send it to gearotic by replacing one of the gears, ( the one at 0,0 center) and
then you can send it to 3d workbench if you like or save it as a stl.
One note, when you make the gear at center which youll use to be replaced with your boxing design, give it a facewidth equal to the thickness you want the boxing design to be. You cant
set the end thickness in Vexx (yet), it will be as thick as the gear its replacing
Art
Dan