Steps to be Performed in EcoStruxure Machine Expert Logic Builder

Optional Preparatory Step: Creating and Configuring a Working Directory

You can create your own working directory. This is a folder where system projects are saved on your local PC when they are opened for editing. If you do not configure your own working directory as described in the following steps, the default directory is used by EcoStruxure Machine Expert Logic Builder.

Step	Action
1	By using the Windows Explorer, create an empty folder on the local disk of your PC. Example: Local disk C:\Work\LogicBuilder.
2	Start EcoStruxure Machine Expert Logic Builder.
3	Make sure that no system project is open.
4	Open the Tools > Options > System Project dialog box.
5	Paste the path to the local folder you created to the Working Copy Base Path field, or click the browse (...) button to navigate to the folder. Example: C:\Work\LogicBuilder.
6	Click OK to confirm and to close the dialog box.

Creating a New EcoStruxure Machine Expert Project that is Part of a System Project

Step	Action
1	Execute the File > New Project command.
2	In the New Project dialog box, configure the parameters for creating a new Default Project.
3	In the Select project file location section, select the option Create as part of System Project.
4	Enter the path to the system location folder in the System Location box, or click the browse button (...) to open the System Explorer dialog box. Example as created in step Prerequisite for Motion Sizer: C:\Exchange_local)
5	Select the system project System1 from the list of SYSTEM PROJECTS on the left-hand side of the System Explorer dialog box.
6	Click the Select button to close the System Explorer dialog box and to return to the New Project dialog box. Result: The New Project dialog box contains the following values: oSystem Location = C:\Exchange_local oSystem Project Name = System1
7	Click OK to close the New Project dialog box and to create the new EcoStruxure Machine Expert project as part of a system project. Result: EcoStruxure Machine Expert Logic Builder opens the project you have defined.

Editing a Cam Diagram via System Project

Step	Action
1	In the Tools tree, right-click the Application node and execute the command Add Object > System Import: CamDiagram.... Result: The Add System Import: CamDiagram dialog box opens and displays the cam diagrams available in the system project.
2	Select the cam diagram from the list, and click the Add button. Result: A CamDiagram node is added below the Application node in the Tools tree, and the cam motion editor opens, displaying the cam diagram that has been created in Motion Sizer.

Step

Action

In the Tools tree, right-click the Application node and execute the command Add Object > System Import: CamDiagram....

Result: The Add System Import: CamDiagram dialog box opens and displays the cam diagrams available in the system project.

Select the cam diagram from the list, and click the Add button.

Result: A CamDiagram node is added below the Application node in the Tools tree, and the cam motion editor opens, displaying the cam diagram that has been created in Motion Sizer.

In order to retrieve updates that have been performed on the cam diagram via Motion Sizer and have been saved to the system project, right-click the CamDiagram node in the Tools tree, and execute the command Update from System.

Result: The modifications made in Motion Sizer are applied to the cam motion editor in EcoStruxure Machine Expert Logic Builder.

For the steps to be performed in Motion Sizer, refer to the Motion Sizer chapter.