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These are the different elements and Function-Blocks you need to know, and how they are related.
STEP 1A Select a: ➔Part: the Cam-Part ➔Profile: the Cam-Follower |
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STEP 1B Open: 2D-Cam dialog-box •Display Cam1, Pitch-Circle, Cam2 •Display Cam as Profile, Pressure Angle, Contact-Force*, ... •Display Color •Roller-Life, Cam-Life Note: Make sure *material-properties are correct for STEP 3A |
STEP 2A |
STEP 2B Link 2D-Cam to Cam-Data FB 1.Open Cam-Coordinates dialog-box 2.Select the 2D-Cam 3.Do STEP 3B immediately, or 3.Do STEP 3A, then do STEP 2B and STEP 3B again. |
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STEP 3A If Conjugate Cams, Add Conjugate Cam FB Cam-Analysis (with Graph FB) Output-Connectors from Cam-Data FB: *See STEP 1B to edit Material Properties ➔Contact-Force* ➔Contact-Shear-Stress* ➔Radius-of-Curvature ➔Pressure-Angle ➔Sliding Velocity *See STEP 3A Contact-Force, Contact-Stress analysis: Configure Power Source, Mass Properties of Parts. |
STEP 3B Calculate Cam-Coordinates as Points or Arcs ➔Save as DXF, TXT, STEP ➔Transfer cams directly to SOLIDWORKS ➔Save As Points, Arcs |