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Can anybody help me with making a cycloidal drive animate as it should?

pavel_košnarpavel_košnar Member Posts: 4
Hello, i am looking for help (please excuse english mistakes)
I have spent many hours trying to resolve this issue but i just cant seem to find the thing im doing wrong. I tried disassembling and assembling multiple times, re-mating everything in multiple ways but there is 1 cycloidal disk that just doesnt want to spin as it should. To furtheremore explain this, i am trying out the right rotation with animating the input shaft. the bottom disk works just fine after some trial and error but as soon as i make the second gear relation and try to animate it the input shaft stops spinning and the discs just spin around the eccentric bearings for some reason. As I said i have spent too much time just on this so I am asking for your help.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a109b3e7984d2c7e8dae8325/w/28266db545f332b016c86d07/e/0da4fb224090d03d9e47bdd7?renderMode=0&uiState=66ace7a734f32d3f988fffa0

I have not put in any pins please let me know if thats an issue but when i tried to make it happen with them the assembly just gotten messier.
Thanks for any guidance or tips. 

Answers

  • pavel_košnarpavel_košnar Member Posts: 4
    Ok guys i got it working. This may sound pretty logical but it didnt to me at the time a was asking this question. I just fastened the bearing, that could possibly override the revolute on input shaft, to the frame even tho it still doesnt make sense to me.. anyways it works now feel free to ask if anyone has any questions.
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