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Sliding and rolling: circle on contour
A circular shape slides on a contour of any shape or rolls along it. ASOM simulates both cases precisely, for example for curved guides.
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Sliding and rolling: contour on contour
Unlike the circle example, the part that slides or rolls on the contour is also freely shaped here. ASOM simulates both cases precisely.
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The task
Free form on free form
A part of any shape is to slide on a contour that is also of any shape and, in the second case, roll along it.
What ASOM shows here
- Sliding: an arbitrary shape slides on a contour of any shape.
- Rolling: the shape rolls along the contour.
- Some components that create the necessary kinematic constraints are hidden in the video.
Your benefits
Free-form parts in motion, too
Whether sliding or rolling: in ASOM, you also model motions between two free-form parts.
Free-form contours
Spline rails reproduce curved contours, including closed ones. More on contours
Model rolling motion
With the travel connection, you can model two arbitrary rails rolling on each other.
Personal support
We will be happy to show you in detail how to build such models.
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