User's Manual

CamTool
Configuration Manual, 12.2004, 6AU1900-1AB32-0BA0
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Description
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Introduction
The graphical user interface in SIMOTION CamTool allows you to create, edit and optimize
cams.
SIMOTION CamTool is fully integrated in SIMOTION SCOUT. This allows you to also use in
SIMOTION CamTool information configured in SIMOTION SCOUT (e.g. axis settings).
Basic functions
SIMOTION CamTool provides the following basic functions:
• Insert and edit cams.
Cams can be added to a SCOUT project using SIMOTION CamTool. In addition, you can
edit with CamTool a cam created with CamEdit: Cams can also be imported from a text
file or uploaded from a SIMOTION device.
• Modifying the representation of the cam in CamTool
In SIMOTION CamTool, you can show and hide diagrams, change the representation
parameters of the axes and diagrams, and adapt the lines and fonts. You can also
represent auxiliary lines in the diagram.
• Converting cams from SIMOTION CamTool to SIMOTION CamEdit.
To edit with SIMOTION CamEdit a cam edited in SIMOTION CamTool, the cam must be
converted.
• Exporting cams into a text file.
• Downloading cams to a SIMOTION device
• Printing a cam.