Change the Startup Language of CAM2
Overview
In this article you can find detailled infromation on how to change the Startup Language of CAM2.
Procedure
Normally the default language for CAM2® is set during installation, however it is possible to open CAM2 in any of its supported languages. Follow the steps below to create a new shortcut that will allow you to define the language used.
- Browse to the following folder location on your PC: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming. This is a hidden folder so you will need to type this path directly into the Windows Explorer path bar.
- Locate and delete the "FARO Technologies" folder.
- Browse to: C:\Program Files\FARO\CAM2\Channels\Stable\Current.
- Locate the file FARO.CAM2.exe, right click on it and select Create Shortcut, then drag the newly created shortcut to the desktop.
- Right click on the new desktop shortcut and select Properties.
- Under the Shortcut tab, click into the Target box, and immediately after "C:\Program Files\FARO\CAM2\Channels\Stable\Current\FARO.CAM2.exe" add [space]-culture:XXXX (where XXXX is the language code from the table below).
Language Code Language Code Chinese ZH-CN Polish PL English EN Portuguese PT French FR Russian RU German DE Spanish ES Italian IT Turkish TR Japanese JA - In this example, German (DE) is desired, so the text in the target box should read "C:\Program Files\FARO\CAM2\Channels\Stable\Current\FARO.CAM2.exe" -culture:DE.
- Click OK
It is recommended to rename the shortcut to include the language it is set for, for instance: FARO CAM2 German. This process can be repeated for several languages if required.
Keywords:
CAM2, language