Spline Cutting
Spline profiles can take several shapes such as involute and parallel key profiles. Commonly, involute splines are designated by two pitches, such as 24/48 DP, 16/32 DP, 8/16 DP, etc. The two pitches refer to the tooth's width and height respectively (a spline tooth is wider than it is tall). Common tooth profiles are "twice as wide as they ...