Create movements along the cam with followers/cam restraint

Create movements along the cam with followers/cam restraint

Explain how to create animations where followers work along the rotation cam.

Procedures

[1] Click [Positioning Constraints] from [Positioning] group on the [Tools] tab.
Then select [Followers/Cam] command.


Warning
Be sure to create any cam-shape with a sketch in the cross-section.
If you create them to use [Fillet] command on the [Feature] tab, you will not be able to move followers/cam normally.

[2] Create an Animation with adding paths on the [Visualization] tab.


Warning
Set of followers/cams as close as possible.
If the setting site is held at a distance, the cam may move in the opposite direction.

Please refer to the video below.
※Ironcad 2023 and later

Ic-078

*Ironcad 2022 or earlier

The IC-104