Designate a part or surface(s) on your model for a cam pad front.
The cam pad is attached to the cam die with a spring or
hydraulic cushion. The cam pad grips the blank against the bottom die in order to
maintain the proper positioning and avoid distortion of the blank during the forming
operation. The configuration also involves selecting the cam die to which the cam pad
attaches.
Add a Cam Pad to an operation, then select the Cam Pad -
Front.
On the guide bar, choose Part or
Surfaces.
If you choose Part, on the model, select an option from
the table below based on your desired result, and then click to confirm.
Option
Result
Assign
If you have already designated a part as a cam pad, choose assign.
Click Assign to confirm.
Offset
If the part requires an offset, on the guide bar, select the
Offset check box, then click
Create, or click to confirm. In the
microdialog, type in a value for the offset. The default is the sheet
thickness plus 20%.
Duplicate
If you can create the cam pad by copying a part, click
Duplicate and the bottom binder will
appear.
If you choose Surfaces, on the model, select the
surface(s) you want to designate as the cam pad, and then click to
confirm.
Option
Result
Offset
Click Offset to duplicate the surface(s) and
offset them. In the microdialog, type in a value for the offset, then
click to confirm. The default is the sheet thickness plus 20%.
Duplicate
Click Duplicate to make a copy of the
selected surface(s).
Partition
Click Partition to remove the selected
surface(s) and move them to a new part.
Note: If you modify the blank thickness, you must reconfigure the tools created
by offset.
In the microdialog, click the option to apply a Force or
maintain a Gap. For force, type in a value for the
Initial Force and the Final Force, or click the Calculate the Medium
Force button .
Note: The gap value is the material thickness plus 20%.
Define the Coulomb friction coefficient.
To define the Coulomb friction coefficient, in the microdialog, enter a
value next to the icon .
Click to confirm.
On the guide bar, click Attach Tool. The preselected cam
die is highlighted. Click to confirm or select a different cam die.
Click to confirm the configuration of the cam pad.