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Cam Tutorial

The document provides specifications for creating a cam blank with two cam paths: a master path and a conjugate path. The cam blank must be at least 220mm in diameter and 45mm thick with a 50mm bore. The master path will control an oscillating arm that is 35mm long from 0-360 degrees rotation. The conjugate path will control a second, equal length arm 135 degrees from the master arm. The cam and paths will be modeled in CAD software according to the specifications.

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Cam Tutorial

The document provides specifications for creating a cam blank with two cam paths: a master path and a conjugate path. The cam blank must be at least 220mm in diameter and 45mm thick with a 50mm bore. The master path will control an oscillating arm that is 35mm long from 0-360 degrees rotation. The conjugate path will control a second, equal length arm 135 degrees from the master arm. The cam and paths will be modeled in CAD software according to the specifications.

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ConjugateCamTutorial
Requirementsandspecifications:
Asinglecamblankwithtwocampaths,onemasterandoneconjugate
Aoscillatingarmthatis35mminlengthwithanequallengthconjugatearm
Therewillbe135degreesbetweentheconjugatearmandthemasterarm
Pivotpointis110mmintheYdirection,0mmintheXdirection
Camblankmustbeatleast220mmindiameterand45mmthick
Thecamblankwillhavea50.00mmborewithanANSIsquarekeywayinlinewiththecommon
angleat0.0camrotation.
Bothcamfollowersare19.00mmdiameter
Eachpathwillbe10mmthickandtheblankwillberelievedinthecenter
Camrotatesintheclockwisedirection
050camrotation,dwellat67.50armangle
50154camrotation,modifiedsinefrom67.50to92.50armangle
154205camrotation,modifiedsinefrom92.50to42.50armangle
205255camrotation,modifiedsinefrom42.50to67.50armangle
255360camrotation,dwellat67.50armangle
Note:allarmanglesarefromthecommonangleline,thelinebetweenthecenterofthecam
andthepivotpointoftheoscillatingarm,inacounterclockwisedirection.
Generalprocedures:
Addandspecifyacamblank
Addandspecifythemastercampath
Addandspecifytheconjugatecampath
CreatethemodelinCAD

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AddaCamBlank
AddanewcylindertoanemptyCamTraxenvironmentbyclickingtheAddNewCylinderto
AssemblyiconorselectingtheInsert>InsertNewCylindertoAssemblymenuitem.
ChangethenameofthecambychangingtheNameCamBlankpropertytoConjugateCam101
SettheUnitstoMetric,ifneeded.
ChangetheBlankDiameterto225.0,thisneedtobesomewhatlargerthanthemaximum
diameterofthefinishedcamtoprovideenoughmaterialforthecampathextrudecutsinCAD.
ChangetheBlankHeightto45.00mm
ChangetheBoreDiameterto50.00mm
SelectANSISquareKeywayintheKeywayproperty
ChangetheKeywayAngleto90.0deg

Screenshotofthecamblank


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AddtheMasterPath
AddapathtothecylinderbyclickingtheInsertNewPathiconorselectingtheInsert>Insert
NewPathintoActiveBlankmenuitem.
Inthecampathproperties:
ChangetheNamePathtoMaster
ChangethePathSurfacetoTop
ChangethePathTypetoInside
Changethefollowerdiameterbyeitherentering19intotheFollowerSizeDimensional
propertyorselect19mmintheFollowerSizeNominalproperty
ChangethePathDepthto12mm.Note:Althoughthecamspecificationscallsforapath
depthof10.0mmwewillcreatethepathdepthdeepertoavoidanychanceofzero
thicknesserrorswhenthereliefismanuallycreatedinthecamblank.
ChangethePathClearanceto0.0mm
ChangetheFollowerTypetoOscillating
ChangetheArmLengthto35.0mm
ChangethePivotXto0.0mm
ChangethePivotYto110.0mm

Add4moresegmentstotheexistingsinglesegmentbyclickingontheAddSegmenttoCurrent
Pathicon4times.
Inthecampathsegmentgrid:
ChangetheStartAngle,EndAngle,StartArmAngle,EndArmAngleandMotionType
followingthecamspecifications.
SettheFlipQuadranttoTruetomovethearmtothecorrectsideofthepath.
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AscreenshotoftheMasterCampath(viewsettoTop)


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AddtheConjugatePath
AddasecondpathtothecambyclickingtheInsertNewPathiconorselectingtheInsert>Insert
NewPathintoActiveBlankmenuitem.
ChangetheNamePathtoConjugate
ChangethePathSurfacetoBottom
ChangethePathTypetoInside
Changethefollowerdiameterbyeitherentering19intotheFollowerSizeDimensional
propertyorselect19mmintheFollowerSizeNominalproperty
ChangethePathDepthto12mm.
ChangethePathClearanceto0.0mm
ChangetheConjugateMasterCamPathfromNonetoConjugateCam101<Master>
ChangetheArmLengthto35.0mm
ChangetheConjugateFollowerAngleto135.0

AscreenshotofthecamreadytobecreatedinCAD

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ScreenshotoftheCADmodelofthemasterandconjugatecampathsafterareliefhasbeenmanually
added

Screenshotofthecamwithasimplifiedoscillatingfollowerset(fromCAD)

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