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Chapter 8

DP7 – Simulate a Sprocket Chain

Design of a High –Speed Bottle Transfer Unit

(Design Problem courtesy of Sheppee International)

Joints Introduced/Covered in this Design Problem

Joints	Joints creation process
1	Revolution	Automatically created
2	Planar	Automatically created
3	Cylindrical	Automatically created
4	Point-line	Automatically created
5	Sliding cylinder on curve	Manually created
6	Sliding point on curve	Manually created
7	Rolling cylinder on curve	Manually created

Key Features and Workflows Introduced in this Design Problem

Key features/workflows
1	Imposed motion – constant velocity
2	Simulating a sprocket chain mechanism

Introduction

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