Favorite Cams

Use favorites to save and reuse cam settings.

Creating Favorite Cams

To create a favorite cam:

  1. Click Cams (SOLIDWORKS Toolbox toolbar) or click Toolbox > Cams .
  2. In the Cam dialog box, on the Setup, Motion, and Creation tabs, set required options and parameters.
  3. Under Favorites, click New.
  4. In the New Favorite Name dialog box, type a Favorite Name.
  5. To avoid being prompted to save changes when using a favorite, select Template.
  6. Click OK.

Using Favorite Cams

To create a cam from a previously saved favorite:

  1. Click Cams (SOLIDWORKS Toolbox toolbar) or Toolbox > Cams .
  2. In the Cam dialog box, under Favorites, click List.
  3. In the Favorites dialog box, select a favorite and click Load.

    The Cam dialog box updates with data from the favorite.

  4. Optionally, modify the cam data on the Setup, Motion, and Creation tabs.
    To save your changes to the favorite, click Update, then click Yes at the confirmation prompt.
  5. Click Create.

    Toolbox creates a new cam as a new SOLIDWORKS part document.

  6. Click Done.
  7. If you modified the cam data before creating the cam and the favorite is not a template, click Yes at the prompt to update the favorite.

Editing Favorite Cams

To edit a favorite cam:

  1. Click Cams (SOLIDWORKS Toolbox toolbar) or click Toolbox > Cams .
  2. In the Cam dialog box, under Favorites, click List.
  3. In the Favorites dialog box, select a favorite and click Edit.
    To remove a favorite, click Delete.
  4. In the New Favorite Name dialog box, edit Favorite Name, Template, or both, and click OK.
  5. Click Done.