# Wedge: convert horizontal motion into a small lift
# Scope: Single frictionless wedge lifting a vertical load quasistatically. The working face is shown as a thin inclined plate, not a solid wedge CAD feature.
load = 500 N
length = 100 mm in 80..200
rise = 20 mm in 10..50
angle := atan(rise / length) [deg]
effort := load * rise / length [N]
mechanicalAdvantage := length / rise
faceLength := sqrt(length^2 + rise^2) [mm]
centerX := length / 2 [mm]
centerZ := rise / 2 [mm]
negativeAngle := -angle [deg]
part face "Wedge working face": box faceLength, 50 mm, 3 mm at centerX, 0 mm, centerZ rot 0 deg, negativeAngle, 0 deg
check pushing force: effort <= 120 N
scenario steeper wedge: rise = 40 mm