Need to make a cam with sheet metal. Started with longrectangle, made cam profile along one long edge. Used Insert bendto make a cylinder with the cam surface on one end of the cylinder.
How do I get a cam mate to work on the end of the cylinder? The camfollower motion would be parallel to the axis of the cam cylinder.
Apparently the surface created by the sheet metal bend is notusable. I've tried inserting a curve using only the outer edge ofthe "cam" surface and creating a new swept surface, and severalrelated attempts. I was wanting to have a common cam roller followthis surface.
I only need the cam follower to function maybe 225° around thecylinder, so I don't need to pass over the gap area (from formingthe cylinder).
I suppose this may be similar to drum cams, but I've only doneflat/edge cams before.
Any tutorial info out there?
Thanks
BillSolidworksSheet Metal
How do I get a cam mate to work on the end of the cylinder? The camfollower motion would be parallel to the axis of the cam cylinder.
Apparently the surface created by the sheet metal bend is notusable. I've tried inserting a curve using only the outer edge ofthe "cam" surface and creating a new swept surface, and severalrelated attempts. I was wanting to have a common cam roller followthis surface.
I only need the cam follower to function maybe 225° around thecylinder, so I don't need to pass over the gap area (from formingthe cylinder).
I suppose this may be similar to drum cams, but I've only doneflat/edge cams before.
Any tutorial info out there?
Thanks
BillSolidworksSheet Metal
