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This document provides a tutorial for using Pro/E's datum graph and variable section sweep features to design a CAM profile. The tutorial explains how to: 1. Sketch a circle trajectory and create a datum graph feature to define the CAM profile dimensions versus rotation angle. 2. Sketch the sweep profile and add a relation to drive the profile length using the evalgraph function of the rotational angle from the datum graph. 3. Generate the CAM profile using variable section sweep and modify it by changing the datum graph relation.

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Version: Pro/E Wildfire, Wildfire2.0, Wildfire3.0

This document provides a tutorial for using Pro/E's datum graph and variable section sweep features to design a CAM profile. The tutorial explains how to: 1. Sketch a circle trajectory and create a datum graph feature to define the CAM profile dimensions versus rotation angle. 2. Sketch the sweep profile and add a relation to drive the profile length using the evalgraph function of the rotational angle from the datum graph. 3. Generate the CAM profile using variable section sweep and modify it by changing the datum graph relation.

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TUTORIAL: Create CAM profile with Datum Graph in Pro/E

TUTORIAL: Create CAM profile using Graph feature in Pro/E


Version: Pro/E Wildfire, Wildfire2.0, Wildfire3.0 Is there any tool in Pro/E that can do CAM profile design?

Automation equipment designers always face difficulty to model, to simulate and to control CAM profile which it normally consume a lot of time thru the try and error methodology. Pro/ENGINEER comes with tools to design as well as tools to simulate the CAM profile. For design, we can use the datum graph feature to drive the CAM diameter in the model. This enables us to control the dimension thru the rotation angle of the CAM profile. Besides,we can use the Mechanism Design module (MDX) to run a virtual simulation for the kinematics.

Datum graph feature work together with variable section sweep feature by applying a relation. Below is a tutorial shows how to create a CAM profile. 1. Create a new file and sketch a circle as the trajectory for the CAM profile.

2. Next, we are going to create the datum graph feature. (Insert > model datum > graph)

3.

At the message area, key in a name for the graph, say: CAM

4.

You should now enter the sketch mode. Sketch a graph as shown below.

** Remember to place a coordinate system (see bottom left), which represent the start point. After that, you should get a new feature in the model tree.

5.

Select

and the variable section sweep dashboard appears

6.

Next, select the trajectory.

7.

The sketch icon

on the dashboard should now been activated. Click it to sketch the sweep profile. Draw a rectangular from

the intersection of centerlines and dimension the rectangular as shown below.

>> Note that, the variable section sweep feature will give you the result as below if you click the check now.

This is nothing different to the normal sweep feature. To design a

CAM profile, the length of the rectangular (60.00) should vary versus rotational angle. Variable section sweep in Pro/E allows you to do so.

8.

Continue from step no. 7 (sketch mode), click Tools > Relations. Type in the relation as below.

sd# = evalgraph(graph_name, trajpar*graph_X)

sd# evalgraph

sketch dimension (60.00) Graph evaluation function which enables you to drive dimensions through relations trajectory parameter for trajectory. The value is always from 0 to 1. referred to the X length in graph feature. Ive set the length (X axis) to 360 because the dimension to be driven is about 360 degree for this case

graph_name datum graph feature name trajpar

Graph_X

Example: sd4 = evalgraph(CAM, trajpar*360)

9. Next, hit the check mark for sketch mode to commit the sketch. After that, hit the check mark on the dashboard to confirm the feature. By now, the CAM profile should be created. You can modify the CAM profile by modifying the graph feature.

Click here to download the final Pro/E CAM model (cam_design.prt). Noticed that there are 3 graph features in the downloaded Pro/E model. Image below shows the model tree of cam_design.prt

Change the relation from CAM to CAM01 and CAM02 will give you the result as below.

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