Designate a part or surface(s) on your model for the cam die.
The cam die moves in any direction relative to the draw
direction. The example shows a cam die added to a crash form operation.
Add a cam die to an operation, then select the Cam
Die.
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 die, 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 die 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 die, 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.
To define the stroke, on the microdialog, select to
Closed position or Stroke Value. For
Stroke Value, type in the value for the stroke, then click to confirm.
Note: If you define the stroke value to be larger than the auto-calculated or To
Closed position value, the Open position of the tool automatically
repositions to match the stroke value to prevent a collision with the bottom
die.
On the microdialog, choose a direction or define the direction using the
manipulator.
Define the stroke, velocity, and Coulomb friction coefficient.
In the microdialog, to set the stroke value to the closed position of
the tools, select . To specify a value, select the pencil tool
, type in a value, and press Enter.
Note: If you define the stroke value to be larger than the
auto-calculated or closed position, the open position of the tool
automatically repositions to match the stroke value to prevent a
collision with the bottom die.
To define the Coulomb friction coefficient, in the microdialog, enter a
value next to the icon .
Click to confirm the configuration of the cam die.