2D-Cam
2D-Cam: Typical Work-flow
1.Add a 2D-Cam - see Machine elements toolbar > Add 2D-Cam If the new 2D-Cam is one from a pair of Conjugate-Cams, or it is one flank of a Groove-Cam 1.a. Add a Conjugate-Cam FB - see Machine elements toolbar > Add Conjugate Cam FB 1.b. Edit the Conjugate-Cam FB to select least two 2D-Cams - see Conjugate-Cam dialog. 2.Select a 2D-Cam or a Conjugate-Cam FB as the Power Source for the Follower - see Configure-Power Source 3.Review the 2D-Cam : Display, Properties, Roller-Life, Cam-Life, ... - see 2D-Cam dialog 4.Add a Cam-Data FB - see Kinematic FBs toolbar > Add Cam-Data FB 5.Edit the Cam-Data FB to link it to the 2D-Cam- - see Cam-Data dialog : Cam Analysis 6.Connect wires from the Cam-Data FB to a Graph FB to analyze 5 parameters - see Cam-Data dialog : Cam Analysis 7.Edit the Cam-Data FB again to calculate the Cam's Coordinates - see Cam-Data dialog : Cam-Coordinates |
To open the 2D-Cam dialog:
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The 2D-Cam dialog is now open.
2D-Cam dialog
The 2D-Cam dialog has two formats:
SHORT format |
EXTENDED format |
The two tabs are: ParametersDisplay |
The two NEW tabs are: Roller LifeCam Life |
IMPORTANT: Do not use the X and Y points that you can save with this dialog as the Cam-Coordinates to manufacture the cam. Use a Cam-Data FB to calculate the Cam's Profile for manufacture as XY-Points, BiArcs, or save it as a STEP file. |
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Click Save Cam Data at the top of the dialog to save the data produced by this dialog to a CSV file-type. The CSV file saves the parameters and the data at each step in the machine cycle - see Machine-Settings dialog > Number of Steps. The CSV saves the Roller and the Cam details when you enable Roller and Cam Lifetime.
Note: If you open the file in Excel > Data tab > Data and Transform data group > From Text/CSV file, use Unicode UTF-8 (65001) as the File Origin. See also: The output connectors of the Cam-Data FB for other Cam-Analysis. |
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