CAM design

does anybody know how generate a cam into solidworks?

there is some freeware software to design cam?

I downloaded x-camme from www.turci.biz but it's only in italian..

thanks

Max

 

I must be missing something here as I am picturing a cam like what would be
on an engine camshaft. So, open a sketch, sketch the profile, and extrude
as a solid. What am I missing?

WT

 

Are you looking for software to generate the actual profile - in other words
are you looking for the equations for the profiles

 

CamTrax is your answer.

 

I'm searching a software to draw a barrel cam whith a law motion like this

my first problem is drawing the sketch


delta delta law
angle Y
-----------------------------------------------------
48.237 15.715 harmonic
23.719 -5.781 ellittic
20.526 0.000 dwell
31.018 -10.420 modified trapeziod
26.5 15.051 modified sinusoidal
35.991 -6.780 mcv50
39.009 11.780 parabolic
20 0.000 dwell
40 -18.000 costant acceleration
20 -2.000 double cycloid
20 0.000 dwell

 

Why Not use Toolbox's cam creation tool? You will find it under the
dropdown menu Toolbox --> Cams

Steve Tietz

 

if you like retrocomputing, download this old cam-program for apple IIe
http://www.turci.biz/download/camme_formato_libero.dsk

(see http://www.zophar.net/apple2.html for apple IIe emulator)


if you like old books, download the good, historical and humorous book
C. H. Moon, Cam design, a manual for engineers designers and draftsmen, AMCAM, 1961
form http://www.camcoindex.com/indFAQ.htm

forfo

 

Use wrap sketch.

Use sheetmetal.

To get the curves into the sketch use your curve through xyz points
and generate points in Xcel.

 

if you like retrocomputing, download this old cam-program for apple IIe

If someone wants to extract what I believe will be 'Apple Basic' code
in there, Ill give a try to port to SWX .....