Robot CreateRobot

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    Robot CreateRobot.svg Robot CreateRobot

    Menu location
    Robot → Insert robot
    Workbenches
    Robot
    Default shortcut
    None
    Introduced in version
    -
    See also
    None

    Description

    Insert a new robot (KUKA IR500) into the scene.

    Usage

    1. Click on Robot CreateRobot.svg to insert a KUKA IR500 robot into the scene.
    2. Inserting different/more robots can be done in two ways via the
      • Selecting RobotInsert Robots from the top menu.
      OR
      • Make sure a new document is/was created and activated (activate via double-click on document in tree view).
      • Switch to the "Tasks"-Tab in the tree view).
    3. Select one of the four predefined robots.

    Limitations

    Related to versions 0.15/0.16

    • Only robots with up to six axes with rotational movement are definable.
    • No robots with translational movements possible.
    • The robot must be defined via code and a VRML-file, for more info refer to Robot 6-Axis.

    Notes

    The predefined robots are:

    • KUKA IR500
    • KUKA IR210
    • KUKA IR125
    • KUKA IR16