How do you make a follower and cam in Solidworks?
How do you make a follower and cam in Solidworks?
To add a cam-follower mate:
- Click Mate (Assembly toolbar) or Insert > Mate.
- In the PropertyManager, under Mechanical Mates, click Cam .
- Under Mate Selections, for Entities to Mate , select a face on the cam.
- Click in Cam follower and select a face or vertex on the cam follower.
What is Solidworks cam?
SOLIDWORKS CAM is an add-on to all versions of SOLIDWORKS CAD that lets you prepare your designs for manufacturability earlier in the development cycle. Manufacturing tasks that had to wait until a design was complete can now be performed concurrently with the design process.
What is a roller follower?
The Roller Follower is a compact and highly rigid bearing system. It contains needle bearings and is used as a guide roller for cam discs and straight motion. Since its outer ring rotates while keeping direct contact with the mating surface, this product is thick- walled and designed to bear an impact load.
What is cam follower mechanism?
A cam and follower mechanism is a profiled shape mounted on a shaft that causes a lever or follower to move. Cams are used to convert rotary to linear (reciprocating) motion. As the cam rotates, the follower rises and falls in a process known as reciprocating motion.
What is the difference between SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS CAM?
SOLIDWORKS Machinist Standard has all of the features included with SOLIDWORKS CAM Standard but acts as a stand-alone program. It includes the part import features of CAM Standard but does not need a seat of SOLIDWORKS to run.
Is SOLIDWORKS CAM free with SOLIDWORKS?
FreeMILL for SOLIDWORKS – Free CAM Software in SOLIDWORKS Yes, completely free with no time limits, number of tries limit, number of saves limit or lines of code limit! (Note that the SOLIDWORKS design software needs to be purchased and licensed separately.)