Functions
4.10 Specify simulation settings
4.10.2Simulation settings
Master tab
You specify here the simulation settings for the Master tab.
You can set the following parameters:
Table | Parameters in the Master tab (Simulation Settings window) | |||
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| Accept from axis | • | (Axis) | |
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| When you create the cam for an axis that already exists |
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| in the project, you can select the axis here. The |
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| configured values are taken over and displayed. You |
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| can change the master velocity for calculations. |
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| • | (External encoder) |
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| When you create the cam for an external encoder that |
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| already exists in the project, you can select the external |
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| encoder here. The configured values are taken over and |
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| displayed. |
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| • | None |
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| If you select None, you can specify all parameters. |
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| • | Time axis |
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| If you select Time axis, you can specify the unit of |
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| measure under Properties. |
Properties |
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(Setting: None) |
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(Setting: Time axis) |
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| Linear axis | If you select this option, you simulate the master axis as a | ||
| (Setting: None) | linear axis. | ||
| Rotary axis | If you select this option, you simulate the master axis as a | ||
| (Setting: None) | rotary axis. | ||
| Modulo rotary axis | If you select this option, you simulate the master axis as a | ||
| (Setting: None) | modulo rotary axis. | ||
| Type |
| Here you select the axis type. | |
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| Unit of measure | Here you specify the unit of measure for the axis. Select a | ||
| (Setting: None) | unit of measure or enter the unit of measure. The | ||
| (Setting: Time axis) | representation of the unit of measure is refreshed in the | ||
| diagrams when you click Accept or OK. | |||
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| The unit of measure is only used for the display. If the unit | |
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| of measure is changed, the represented values are not | |
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| converted. |
CamTool | |
Configuration Manual, 12.2004, |