Lenze DSD - Manual (Page 236)

8 Motion design
8.2 MotionDesigner
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8.2.5.4 Importing profile data
The motion profile for the drive task can be imported from an ASCII file. The ASCII file contains work-
ing points of which DSD creates the motion profile.
An imported motion profile can be combined with additional elements and scaled by dragging the
selection points (resizing).
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How to import a motion profile with the corresponding parameters:
1. Highlight the motion profile in the Object area.
2. Press the right mouse button and select Import profile data in the context menu
or click the icon in the toolbar.
• The data from the ASCII file is read in. The motion profile and the parameter profiles are
created.
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How to import an individual motion profile or a parameter:
1. Highlight the motion profile or a parameter in the Object area.
2. Click the icon in the toolbar.
• The data from the ASCII file is read in. The motion profile or the parameter profile is cre-
ated.
 List field with target specification for the profile data to be exported.
In order to export the profile data into an ASCII file, click the button. Select a target directory
and enter a file name.
In the Lenze setting, the export into the clipboard is selected in the list field.
• The data in the clipboards can be e.g. directly entered into an Excel file.
• In order to restore the Lenze setting, click the button.
 Status display.
• Shows the number of actually exported points and the error rate.
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Note!
• DSD can import ASCII files with approx. 300 operating points without problems. The
greater the number of interpolation points, the longer the import takes.
• The data for the motion profile can be easily entered in Microsoft® Excel and then be
saved as an ASCII file.
• The CamManager in the »Engineer« has an DSD export for CAM curve profiles. This
serves to write profile data to an ASCII file.
• All metric and imperial units used in the DSD can be interpreted by the DSD.
• Units can be defined globally in the ExtrasSettings menu in the "Motion" register .
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