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Introduction

The Adams Machinery Cam module contains features to aid the creation of cam-follower systems. These systems may comprise various combinations of cam shapes, follower motions, follower arrangements and follower geometry as summarized in the table below:

Cam Shape	Follower Motion	Follower Arrangement	Follower Geometry	Parameters
Disk	Translation	Inline	Circular	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
			Knife Edged	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height
			Flat Faced	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height, Flat end width, Flat Thickness
			Curve Faced	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
		Offset	Circular	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
			Knife Edged	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height
			Flat Faced	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height, Flat end width, Flat Thickness
			Curve Faced	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
	Pivot	Offset	Circular	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
	Pivot	Offset	Knife Edged	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height
Cylindrical (Barrel)	Translation	Inline	Circular	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
		Inline	Knife Edged	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height
		Offset	Circular	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
		Offset	Knife Edged	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height
	Pivot	Inline	Circular	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
		Inline	Knife Edged	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height
		Offset	Circular	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
		Offset	Knife Edged	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height
Single-Sided Grooved	Translation	Inline	Circular	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Circle Radius
Single-Sided Grooved	Translation	Inline	Knife Edged	Arm Length, Arm Radius, End Height

It provides modeling options for 2D and 3D motion as well as a constraint or contact based cam-follower interface.

The module provides three primary modeling actions launched from the Cam container:

1. Follower Motion Construction

2. Cam Profile Generation

3. Cam-Follower System Creation