Step 6C1.2: Add the 3D-Cam

<< Click to Display Table of Contents >>

Navigation:  Getting Started Tutorials - MechDesigner > Tutorial 6: Cams: Flat, Barrel, Globoidal, 'Slot' > 6C: Barrel-Cams & Globoidal-Cams > 6C1: Oscillating-Follower Barrel-Cam >

Step 6C1.2: Add the 3D-Cam

Add the 3D-Cam

IMPORTANT: Add the 3D-Cam in the Mechanism-Editor with the Part that is defined as the Cam-Shaft.

Note:  To Add a 3D-Cam, you must select elements from other Mechanism-Editors.

To see the elements in the other Mechanism-Editors, you must:

1.Right-Click each Mechanism name-tabs

2.Click Show with Other Kinematic and Sketch-Elements

Also:

3.Click Visibility toolbar > Show other Kinematic and Sketch-Elements

GST-6C1-2-Barrel-011

STEP 1: Prepare the View

1.See note above.

2.Click the Cam-Shaft Mechanism name-tab

3.Spin the View to see all five elements you need to do Add 3D-Cam.

GST-Icon-Add3DCam

STEP 2: Do Add 3D-Cam  

GST-6C1-2-Add3DCam-0

1.Click Machine-elements toolbar > Add 3D-Cam

The Command-Manager starts.

The Command-Manager shows five boxes for five elements.

Red-14-1b Cam-Follower Part

Red-14-2 Cam-Roller Profile

Red-14-3 Cam-Shaft Part

Red-14-4 Cam-Blank Profile

Red-14-5 Rotational-Axis Line

2.Click the elements in order : 1 – 5

GST-6C1-2-Barrel-012

CM-Add3DCam-1

3.Click OK-tiny-11-15 in the Command-Manager

 

 

GST-6C1-2-Barrel-013

MechDesigner draws the 3D-Cam as a tube. The Cam-Follower's flanks are always 'inside' the tube. The 3D-Cam is the negative of the actual Cam.

Next, we edit the setting of the 3D-Cam.

See Step 6C1.3 Edit 3D-Cam, Save as STEP, Export to SolidWorks