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ME-430 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

CAM CREATED USING GRAPH FEATURE
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0
Dr. Herli Surjanhata


Use Notepad or Text Editor in Unix system to create the following file called
cam_disp.pts. The point coordinates represent the cam angle follower
displacement plot.


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The extension of the file must be .pts


In Windows system, be
sure to include the
quotation in the filename
when you save the test file
see Figure.




Click - the Create new object icon to create a new part called CAM.



Turn-off Use default template
box.

Click OK button.




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Select
mmns_part_solid
as the Units.

Note that the Units
for the cam will be
millimeters.

Click OK button.


Create a thin cylinder with a hole vertical up by extruding two concentric circular
sections. For this protrusion use

TOP as sketching plane
RIGHT as right reference for orientation of sketching plane



See Figure below for dimensioning.
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Create a DATUM GRAPH to define a dimension on a cam to produce a desired
variable offset of the follower as the cam rotates.

From Insert pull-down menu, select Model Datum -> Graph
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Enter a name for the feature:
camgraph

Create a coordinate system to identify the origin of the graph.


Click the Create reference coordinate system icon.
Pick the lower left corner of the screen.


Create horizontal and vertical centerlines through the origin of the coordinate
system. Use - spline icon to sketch and dimension the following
curve:


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Modify the overall dimension to 360 as shown above.

Note that pick the spline curve as shown above.



Click the spline curve, then select the Modify icon.

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Pick File tab.

Make sure the Cartesian is selected.

Select the coordinate system created in the
previous step.

Click the Open file icon.



First point
Second point
Third point
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Open cam_disp.pts.

Answer Yes when asked Do
you want to continue?




Create a horizontal centerline below the coordinate system, and create a new
coordinate system at the intersection between the newly created horizontal
centerline and vertical center line. Delete the old coordinate system, and dimension
the vertical distance between the two centerlines 5 mm:





Click this icon to continue.


Create the sweep using the graph to control section dimensions as follows:

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Insert -> Variable Section
Sweep





Pick the bottom
edge of the
cylinder.

Note: Pick the
front bottom half
of the circle first,
then while holding
the Shift key pick
the second half of
the circle located
on the bottom
back.




Pick the Sweep as solid tool.
Pick the Sketch tool.




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Create a rectangle aligned on one edge
to the cross hairs, and change only the
height to 8 mm. See dimensioning
scheme in Figure.


From Tool pull down menu, select
Relations.







The width of the rectangle (sd4 in the
Figure) is controlled by the graph feature
using the relation and call to the built-in
function evalgraph. Add the following
relation for the width sd4 of rectangle.

In the message window box, type in:

/* use evalgraph to determine dimension
sd4 = evalgraph (camgraph,trajpar*360)







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Click OK to accept the relation.
Pick the to continue.

Click the icon to finish.

Note that:
Camgraph & trajpar*360 are arguments. Camgraph is datum graph name, and the
trajectory parameter trajpar goes from 0 to 1.

Create a cut for keyway with the dimensions of 7 mm width and 4 mm height.

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Create a protrusion of your name on the top surface of the cam.




Pick the icon.


Make sure that Place Along Curve is
checked.

Also replace NJIT with your name.


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Finally, add the necessary rounds and chamfers.