

Happy Halloween! & Flipping Normals in Autodesk Sh.Inventor will allow the follow to "follow" the cam correctly.īelow is a video showing the behavior with the Tangent constraint, which isn't what I want, then I'll show the behavior with the Transition constraint, where we get to give the "big ol' nod of approval"! It can "see" the faces it need to transition to, and behave appropriately.īy using the Transition constraint. This is where the appropriately named Transition constraint comes into play. It won't transition to another face like the follower would in the real world.

However, if this constraint is used, the tangency will only follow one face. It would seem perfect to hole the cam and follower together. Looking at the image above, it might make sense to use the Tangent constraint. The Transition constraint being applied to a "Cam and Follower" Not to mention making sure I don't forget anything!īut I did find time to create a quick video on an Autodesk Inventor tool that has been around forever, but seems to have drifted into obscurity as new features and functions have appeared over years of Inventor's evolution. That's right, even though I've been through it one time, I have to review my sessions, polish, an improve them. This week proves to be another busy week as my second round presenting at the Autodesk Manufacturing Academy (this time in Cerritos, Ca.) comes around.
