When I first heard the term “side action”, I got what it was… but couldn’t quite envision how the tool worked.
I was told that:
A side action is something that allows you to create a feature with a pull direction that is at an angle to the primary pull direction.
In hindsight that seems clear, but nothing beats a videos…
Watch this one first to get the basic idea of how the the standard cam/pin side action works, then watch this one to see an example of a more complex part.
And once you’ve primed yourself, take a more in-depth look at injection molding side actions.
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Article by chris loughnane
Chris is Design Engineer + Sustainability Advocate at a Boston area design consultancy and has written 127 sweet posts for the Product Development Notebook.
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