Lenze Engineer v2.21 - Manual (Page 290)

Appendix
Creating cam data with the »Cam Editor«
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2. Start calculation of the connections.
• The calculation of the connections starts automatically when the Curve mode button is
clicked.
14.3.2.6 Creating cams
A cam track () can contain up to 16 cams of the same type (position or time cam):
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How to add cams to a cam track:
1. Select the cam track to be edited in the Project tree of the »Cam Editor«.
2. Move the mouse pointer in the Worksheet to the (approximate) cam position.
• We will define the exact cam position/duration (of a time cam) in a later step.
3. In the Context menu (right-hand mouse button), select the Add cam command.
• The cam is inserted at the position of the mouse pointer.
4. Double click on the cam in order to open the Properties dialog box:
• In the Properties, dialog box, the properties of all (max. four) cams of the track are shown.
5. Set the cam type (position or time cam) and the effective direction for all cams of the track.
6. Set the exact position/time period of the cam selected in the list field.
7. Click Accept in order to accept the settings for the cam selected.