Hello,
I am trying to design a cam plate, which was used in an old diesel fuel pump distributor type:
There are 5 rollers for each cam on this plate, which are working as a bearing to let this cam plate rotate and move up and down. I can not figure out which features should I use to create this geometry. I presume I should use surfaces, making the outer profile of one cam, then filling it to the center axis of rotation, and then patterning it 5 times. Here is a beginning for one cam as I imagine it:
But I can not figure out which features are able to create a full surface of this profile. Could you please advice me ?
I checked the Cams from Toolbox, they only have only radial or linear cams. This is something in the middle
I also attach a part file here
Thank you for your help
Without the possibility to test right now... what will happen if you just use thicken on the radial surface that is shown in the image?