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Create Cam Profiles

To create a cam profile, do as follows:

  1. In the Project Explorer, right-click the Profiles item and select the New profile command in the contextual menu

    Cam - Add New Profile

    2. Figure 4-42: Cam - New Profile

  2. A new profile named "Profile" is created with default parameters.
  3. Right-click on the new profile to rename it or change its properties.

    Cam - Define Profile Filename

    4. Figure 4-43: Cam - Define Profile Filename

  4. Click on the new profile to edit it.
Field Description
Profile name

The name of the Profile which is:

Master/Input Offset

Master/Input Scale

Slave/Output Offset

Slave/Output Scale

Offsets and scales on the X and Y axes transform the normalized profile into the output profile as shown on the two figures below:

Cam - Normalized Profile

Figure 4-44: Cam - Normalized Profile

Cam - Output Profile

Figure 4-45: Cam - Output Profile

For more details, refer to the paragraph below: Four Parameters Transforming the Cam Profile

Table 4-1: Cam Profile Parameters

ClosedFour Parameters Transforming the Cam Profile

Master/Input offset

Cam Profile Transformation - Step 1

Figure 4-46: Cam Profile Transformation - Step 1

Master/Input scale

Cam Profile Transformation - Step 2

Figure 4-47: Cam Profile Transformation - Step 2

Slave/Output scale

Cam Profile Transformation - Step 3

Figure 4-48: Cam Profile Transformation - Step 3

Slave/Output offset

Cam Profile Transformation - Step 4

Figure 4-49: Cam Profile Transformation - Step 4

For more details about editing the profile, refer to Cam Profile Editor.

See also: Use Cam Profiles

 

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