Start The Generator: 1. Set Your Active Project To Tutorial - Files, and Then Open Disc
Start The Generator: 1. Set Your Active Project To Tutorial - Files, and Then Open Disc
Start The Generator: 1. Set Your Active Project To Tutorial - Files, and Then Open Disc
Download and unzip the desired zip files to the following location based
on your operating system:
Windows XP:
Extract the tutorial data set files to the location where Inventor was
installed.
The default location is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor
2014\.
Windows Win 7/Win 8:
Extract
the
tutorial
data
set
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 2014\.
files
to
Some files are duplicated within the zips. If prompted, select the option to overwrite
existing files during the unzipping process. After extracting the tutorial tutorial data set
files, double-click the tutorial_files.ipj file in the folder to launch Inventor and set the
tutorial files project current. The tutorial data set files are now accessible and ready for use.
2.
Cam
.
The Disc Cam Generator opens in the Design tab by default.
Disc
Note: To load the Disc Cam Component Generator with the default
installation data, press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking the Disc
Cam command.
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7.
Adding Segments
Though you do not add or delete segments in this tutorial, this page
describes how to do so.
The Save graph data to file command saves all graph data
and data about cam profile and follower path to the tab-delimited text
file.
Create a text file, and enter the following values for a Polynomial
motion of the third degree.
Note: You must format the text file properly. Click the Help command
on the Add Motion dialog box for more information.
0
0.1
0.028
0.2
0.104
0.3
0.216
0.4
0.352
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.648
0.7
0.784
0.8
0.896
0.9
0.972
2.
3.
3.
Click OK.
Specify the Display name of the disc cam and the File name
settings.
2.
Select the Always prompt for filename box to prompt for the
newly inserted Design Accelerator file name and display name of the
component every time you create a component.
3.
Click OK to insert the disc cam into the assembly.
Place Constraints
1.
Position panel
Constrain
.
2.
In the Assembly tab of the Place Constraint dialog box, select the
Tangent
type to constrain the cam.
3.
Summary
In this tutorial, you used the Design Accelerator Disc Cam generator to
create and edit cams.
Cam
Specifies parameters of the cam. Use the pull-down menu to select
Component or No Model Option. If you select Component, the Cylindrical
Face and Start Plane commands are enabled. If you select No Model, the
commands are not available.
Component
No Model
Cylindrical Face
Start Plane
Preview
Follower
Specifies parameters of the follower.
Roller Radius
Roller Width
Eccentricity
Pivot Distance
Arm Length
Power Trans
Reaction Arm
Actual Segment
Specifies parameters of cam segments.
Actual Segment
Motion Function
Add Before
Delete
Add After
(More)
Displays additional options for cam design.
Number of Split Points
Gives an accurate, detailed cam calculation, export values (the
Calculation option), and part accuracy when inserting into Autodesk
Inventor (the Model option). The angle between drawn points is specified
by number of points on a circle (360 points means a 1 degree angle
distance of points).
Calculation
Model
Cam Direction
Path Type
Click to select the path type. The direction of the path type affects calculation and the Autodesk Inv
Inner
Outer
Both
Follower Type
Results
To display the Results area on the right side of the Calculation and
Design tabs, double-click the double line on the right or click the
chevron.
The area displays the limiting values of calculated parameters, result of
strength check, and cam shape. Values are calculated when the
Calculate command is pressed.
Following output parameters are displayed on the Results pane:
Note: For further description of the calculated parameters, see
Engineer's Handbook.
Results
o
Max. Lift (h max )
o
Min. Lift (h min )
o
Max. Pressure Angle ( max )
o
Min. Pressure Angle ( min )
o
Max. Speed (v max )
o
Max. Acceleration (a max )
o
Min. Acceleration (a min )
Segment
o
Motion Start Position (l 0 )
o
Lift at Start (h 0 )
o
Max. Acceleration (a max )
o
Min. Acceleration (a min )
o
Max. Pulse (j max )
o
Min. Pulse (j min )
o
Max. Follower Force (F max )
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