User's Manual

Configuring
3.3 Editing a Cam with CamTool
CamTool
Configuration Manual, 12.2004, 6AU1900-1AB32-0BA0
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3. The Insert Cam window appears. Under Name, enter a unique name for the cam (all the
cams existing in the project are displayed under Existing cams).
Figure 3-3 Window for inserting a cam
4. Click OK. A window appears in the working area of SIMOTION SCOUT. The diagrams of
the cam depending on the settings in the menu Cam > Diagrams are displayed in this
window.
Notice
The following are represented in the cam diagrams:
• the master axis in the horizontal direction (X-axis) and
• the slave axis in the vertical direction (Y-axis).
3.3.3 Edit cam created with CamEdit with CamTool
Editing a Cam with CamTool
To edit a cam created with CamEdit with CamTool:
1. Close the cam in SIMOTION CamEdit.
2. Find the cam that you want to edit with SIMOTION CamTool in the project navigator.
3. Right-click the cam and select Convert to CamTool in the displayed context menu. The
cam is then opened the next time with SIMOTION CamTool.