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Edit the 2D-Cam:
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The 2D-Cam dialog-box is now open.
The 2D-Cam dialog-box has two formats:
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The two tabs are: ParametersDisplay |
The two NEW tabs are: Roller LifeCam Life |
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IMPORTANT: Do not use the X and Y Points as manufacturing data. For cam manufacturing data, use a Cam-Data FB and the Cam-Coordinates dialog-box |
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button. Click the Save Cam Data button to save the cam data to a CSV file-type. The CSV saves the Roller and the Cam details when the Lifetime is enabled. Also, the data in the CSV file will have the data for all of the steps in the machine cycle.
The number of data points (rows) is equal to Machine Settings dialog > Number-of-Steps See also the output connectors of the Cam-Data FB for further Cam-Analysis. |
1.Add a 2D-Cam - see Add 2D-Cam If the new 2D-Cam is a Conjugate-Cam or a Groove-Cam (or other Body-Closed Cam): 1.a. Add a Conjugate-Cam FB - see Add Conjugate Cam FB 1.b. Edit the Conjugate-Cam FB - add 2×flanks from 2×2D-Cams - see Conjugate-Cam dialog-box. 2.Select the 2D-Cam or the Conjugate-Cam as the Power Source for the Follower - see Configure-Power Source 3.Review the 2D-Cam : Display, Properties, Life, ... - see below YOU ARE HERE 4.Add a Cam-Data FB - see Add Cam-Data FB 5.Edit the Cam-Data FB to link it to the 2D-Cam- - see Link the Cam-Data FB to a 2D-Cam 6.Connect wires from the Cam-Data FB to a Graph FB to analyse 5 parameters - see below 7.Edit the Cam-Data FB again to calculate the Cam-Coordinates - see Cam-Coordinates dialog |
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