Commands

The cam design editor offers the following commands, and these may be called up through the toolbars on the relevant graphic window:

Commands 1:

can only be called if input mode Commands 2:is active for graphic commands.Commands 3:

All these commands are only applicable to the associated window.

Commands 4: Adjustment to the Extreme Values

The window's co-ordinates are adjusted to the extreme values of the movement

Commands 5: Measurement of Distance

The horizontal and vertical distance to the current point from the point first clicked with the left mouse button is displayed at the top right hand corner of the window (please hold the mouse button down for this).

Commands 6: Current Position

The absolute horizontal and vertical position of the point currently clicked with the left mouse button is displayed at the top right hand corner of the window (please hold the mouse button down for this).

Commands 7: Horizontal Shift

Moves the selected point horizontally

In the velocity window for synchronous functions: shift along a straight line in the position window.

The left-hand edge of the graphic area can be temporarily moved in this way, so that the scale can be more easily read.

Commands 8: Vertical Shift

Moves the selected point vertically

In the velocity window for synchronous functions: adjustment of the position in the position window to the velocity

In the acceleration window for automatic function: adjustment of the acceleration

Commands 9: Shift

Moves the selected point

The following commands only apply in the graphic window for position:

Commands 10: Insert Point

Inserts a point at the cursor position

Commands 11: Synchronous Function

The chosen section is passed through with a synchronous function

Commands 12: Automatic Function

An optimum function is selected automatically for the chosen section

Including adjustment to the boundary values

Commands 13: Delete Point

The selected point is deleted, as is the corresponding section

The following four items define specific boundary conditions for the points:

The point type is correspondingly displayed in front of the point in the table window. This restrictions can mean that the end value of a section does not agree with the initial value for the following section.

Commands 14: Rest Point

The selected point is defined as a rest point (boundary condition: v=0, a=0)

Commands 15: Velocity Point

The selected point is defined as a velocity point (boundary condition: a=0)

Commands 16: Reversal Point

The selected point is defined as a reversal point (boundary condition: v=0)

Commands 17: Movement Point

The selected point is defined as a movement point (no boundary conditions)

Commands 18: Ignoreppoint

The selected point will be defined as ignore point. The selected point will transmitted as the Motion Function IGNOREPUNKT during the download to the NC. ingenopoint will be hidden in the view and it will be ignored as table point. the ignorepoint will be resetted by definig other types to the selection

Commands 19: Slide Point

The starting position of the following section or the end position of the previous

section is set at the cursor position, without changing the selected section.

The point can then be moved on to the section using horizontal shift.

Commands 20: Delete Slide Point

The slide point is deleted and the sections are joined together as they were previously.

Commands 21: Undo

The last change command of the salve will be undone The undo command can be applied multiple times

Commands 22: Redo

The undo command will be undone the data will be resotred. The redo command can be applied multiple times