Virtual drives are simulated drives in software. With this, you can test your programs without connected hardware or implement extended functionalities. These kinds of functions include, for example, the control of the override of axis motion and the manual Cartesian method of a robot in a space.
Also see the sample project "Cam Drive Control with Virtual Time Axis".
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Requirement: A SoftMotion controller is inserted into the project.
Select the SoftMotionGeneral axis pool in the device tree.
Click Add device from the context menu.
Select the device SoftMotionDrives ‣ Virtual drives ‣ SM_Drive_Virtual in the dialog Add device.
Click Add device.
⇒ The device is added to the device tree.
Double-clicking the device opens the corresponding device editor.
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