1.Add a 2D-Cam - see Add 2D-Cam

If the new 2D-Cam is one of a Conjugate-Cam pair, or one Flank of a Groove-Cam (Body-Closed Cam) then:

1.a. Add a Conjugate-Cam FB

1.b. Edit the Conjugate-Cam FB to add the flanks of two 2D-Cams - see Conjugate-Cam dialog.

Then:

2.Select the 2D-Cam or the Conjugate-Cam as the Power Source for the Follower - see Configure-Power Source

Then:

3.Open the 2D-Cam dialog to review 2D-Cam's Properties.

2D-Cam Properties dialog:

•Display the Inner OR Outer, Inner AND Outer, Pitch-Circle

•Display Cam-Profile as Profile-Only, Pressure Angle, Contact-Force, Shear-Stress

•Indicate at Contact-Point the Pressure Angle, Contact-Force, Shear-Stress, Radius-of-Curvature

•Display Color, Line thickness of Cam-Profile

•Roller Life: Edit the Roller manufacturer, Roller model, Oil/Grease Lubrication Temperature, Oil/Grease Viscosity Properties, Oil/Grease Contamination.

•Cam Life: Edit the Cam's Steel Category/Type, Steel Quality, Steel Heat-Treatment, Steel Hardness.

Then:

4.Add a Cam-Data FB - see Add Cam-Data FB

5.Link a 2D-Cam to the Cam-Data FB - see Link the Cam-Data FB to a 2D-Cam

Then:

6.Connect wires from the Cam-Data FB to a Graph FB to analyze 5 different parameters of the 2D-Cam - see Cam-Analysis Parameters

7.Calculate the Cam-Coordinates - see Cam-Coordinates dialog

Output-Connectors from Cam-Data FB:

➔Contact-Force

➔Contact-Shear-Stress

➔Radius-of-Curvature

➔Pressure-Angle

➔Sliding Velocity

Calculate Cam-Coordinates

➔Save as DXF, TXT, STEP

➔Transfer Cam directly to SOLIDWORKS

➔Save as: XY-Coordinates, BiArcs, STEP