Getting Started Tutorials - MechDesigner > Tutorial 6: Cams: Flat, Barrel, Globoidal, 'Slot' > 6C: Barrel-Cams & Globoidal-Cams > 6C1: Oscillating-Follower Barrel-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 that are in other Mechanism-Editors.

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

1.Right-Click each Mechanism name-tabs

a.Click Show with Other Kinematic and Sketch-Elements

2.Click Visibility toolbar >

a.Enable Show other Kinematic and Sketch-Elements

	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.
	STEP 2: Machine-element toolbar > Add 3D-Cam
	1.Click Machine-elements toolbar > Add 3D-Cam The Command-Manager starts. The Command-Manager has five selection-boxes for five elements. Cam-Follower Part Cam-Roller Profile Cam-Shaft Part Cam-Blank Profile Rotational-Axis Line 2.Click the elements in order : 1 – 5

	3.Click in the Command-Manager
	We draws the 3D-Cam for you as a tube. The Cam-Follower's flanks are inside the tube. The 3D-Cam is the negative of the actual Cam. Next, we edit the settings of the 3D-Cam. See Step 6C1.3 Edit 3D-Cam, Save as STEP, Export to SolidWorks

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