Hello,
I am trying to find a way to create a sinusoidal path on a cylindrical surface so that I can sweep my profile along it. Think of a pulley with a sinusoidal groove that oscillates perpendicularly to the rotation. The vector equation of the path is F(x,y,z,theta) = R*cos(theta)x + R*sin(theta)y + A*sin(theta)z, where R is the radius of the cylinder and A is the amplitude of the sinusoidal path.
Is there any way to create geometry with an equation? Is there a way to force the Cylindrical Cam designer to make this feature?
Thanks for your help,
Andrew
I am trying to find a way to create a sinusoidal path on a cylindrical surface so that I can sweep my profile along it. Think of a pulley with a sinusoidal groove that oscillates perpendicularly to the rotation. The vector equation of the path is F(x,y,z,theta) = R*cos(theta)x + R*sin(theta)y + A*sin(theta)z, where R is the radius of the cylinder and A is the amplitude of the sinusoidal path.
Is there any way to create geometry with an equation? Is there a way to force the Cylindrical Cam designer to make this feature?
Thanks for your help,
Andrew