September 2019
Intermediate to advanced
848 pages
34h 9m
English
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Chapter Fifteen. Cams
Chapter Objectives
Learn how to use the Disc Cam tool located on the Power Transmission panel under the Design tab
Learn how to create and use displacement diagrams
Learn how to insert cams into assembly drawings
Introduction
This chapter explains how to draw and design cams. Cams are eccentric objects that convert rotary motion into linear motion. Cams are fitted onto rotating shafts, and lift and lower followers as they rotate.
An eccentric object that converts rotary motion into linear motion.
Cams can be designed and drawn using the Disc Cam tool. Displacement diagrams are defined and cams are generated from the displacement diagrams. The shape of the cam’s profile causes the follower to rise and fall as ...