| Pin circle diameter | |
|---|---|
| Pin diameter | |
| drive shaft diameter | |
| Cam center diameter | |
| Eccentricity | Usually pin diameter/2 |
| Pressure angle limit | |
| Offset in pressure angle | |
| # teeth in cam | |
| line segments in drawing | |
| Max angle | |
| Min angle | |
| Max radius | |
| Min radius | |
| pin radius | |
| pin distance | |
Does not currently do ANY checking for sane input values and it is possible to create un-machinable cams, use at your own risk
Copyright: 2011, Dan Royer
Version: v1, 2011-11-18
License: GPL
Original Python script by Alex Lait (http://www.zincland.com/hypocycloid)
Formulas to describe a hypocycloid cam
Insperational thread on CNCzone
Formulas for calculating the pressure angle and finding the limit circles