Prime Circle Radius

Specify the prime circle radius

Cam Type

Select plate or groove

Outside Dia.

Enabled if Groove is selected in Cam Type. Enter the outside diameter for groove cam types.

Cam Drawing Incr. (Deg.)

Enter the cam drawing increment, in degrees; this parameter affects how the cam is drawn. The larger the value, the less smoothly the cam is drawn.

Cam Speed (rpm)

Specify the cam rotation in revolutions per minute (rpm); this value is used to calculate the velocity and acceleration of the cam follower

Follower Type

Select one of the follower types

Follower Dia.

Enter the follower diameter

Follower Offset

Enabled if Offset Translating Roller or Offset Pivot Roller is selected in Follower Type. Indicate the distance between the center of the cam and the follower center for the offset follower types.

Pivot X/Y (from cam center)

Enabled if Pivot Roller is selected in Follower Type. Specify the X and Y distance from the cam center to the pivot arm for pivot roller follower types.

Draw Followers

Select to display the followers

Follower Incr. (Deg.)

Determine at what angles to display followers by entering the follower increment in degrees (to show only the actual follower, enter 360). If a segment of the cam ends on an angle that does not correspond to the follower increment, the additional follower is also displayed.

Draw Prime and Offset Circles

Select to display both the prime and offset circles

Draw Follower Path

Select to display the follower path

Draw Radii

Select to draw a radius from each follower to the center mark

Draw Center Mark

Select to draw a center mark

Data Incr. (Deg.)

Specify the increment at which the displacement, velocity, and acceleration of the cam follower are calculated for the worksheet and text file

Define Cam Profile

Click to specify the profile of each cam segment

Write Data to Worksheet

Click to write the results (displacement, velocity, and acceleration) to the worksheet named Cam Data, using the increment specified by Data Incr. 

Write Data to Text File

Click to write the results (displacement, velocity, and acceleration) to a text file using the increment specified by Data Incr. 

Animate

Click to animate the cam

Reset Cam to 0

Click to position the cam back to zero degrees; for more information, see Resetting the Cam to Zero Degrees