Lenze PLC Designer PLC-Designer (R2-x) SoftMotion - Manual (Page 85)

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CAM editor
Starting the CAM editor
5.2 Starting the CAM editor
The cam editor is started from the Resources tab. A window appears, which is divided into
three areas. As long as no cam is created, the window is empty. Otherwise there is a tree
with all cams that are programmed in the left column, and in the top part of the window
the function dependency within the master-slave axis is represented graphically. For the
bottom part of the window three representation modes can be selected. The commands
for them can be found in the Extras menu (see general editor settings): representation of
the first (blue curve, speed) and the second (green curve, acceleration) derivative,
representation of a table with all cam elements (points/lines), or representation of a table
with all cams. The tables can be edited.
5.3 Creating a cam
Select the New cam command from the Insert menu or shortcut menu and carry out the
required settings in the Cam properties dialog box which is opened.
Name of cam
A name for the new cam
Type
A cam contains cam elements as well as tappets; a tappet control unit (tappet table) only
contains tappets.