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Contents
Setup
Installation
Installation instructions should be available on the KB.
Licensing
For now, this is covered in separate doc for License Expert and in the RM KB. Rita posted this to the KB. We need to work out where that info will ultimately live.
Part Programming Guide
Opening RobotmasterImportant options
Device and task windows3D navigation
Add CAD, run through the navigation options.
Gnomons
Best to show gnomon with walkthrough, Add cad, enter user coordinate system/frame, show how to move.
Walkthrough
Creating a new taskImporting a CAD fileCreating a contouring operation
Loading a deviceAssigning an operation
Calculating
Simulating
Open Robotmaster
Go to Windows Start
> Robotmaster 2025.
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Organizing the CAD model for a part
In the Parts panel, click the expand button next to the part to view CAD model details.
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The operation is fully created in the task. Next, well load a robot device and program it with the operation.
Load a device
In Robotmaster, a an entire robot cell is considered a “device”. Robotmaster comes pre-loaded with several default work cellsdevices, including which include robots and cell components like tables and fences.
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ROBOTMASTER_2.7 is a fictional 6-axis robot manipulator that is used only used for demonstration purposes. Your installation of Robotmaster will likely contain one or more real-world devices that corresponds correspond to the physical robot(s) you will be programming.
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In Device mode, device-specific panels will appear on the left:
Operations: Shows the currently loaded device (cell), setup, and program.
Unassigned operations: Any operations created in the job that are not yet assigned to a program are listed here.
Frames: Reference frames appear here.
At this point, we have a device loaded and a . A task is created . However the task is empty. Next, let’s import a part and add a simple contouring operation for it.
Options
Use Options configure the general behavior of Robotmaster.
To open Robotmaster Options:
Select the Main Menu button
> Options.
Some common options that you may want to adjust:
3D Navigation style
Several styles are available for interacting with the 3D viewport.
Joint moves color and Cartesian moves color
Set the
Frames and using the gnomon
Reference frames in Robotmaster allow coordinate systems to be specified for several different components. Some important frames include:
Base frame: Coordinate system at the base of the robot. Stationary point on which other frames are based.
Tool frame or TCP: defines position and orientation of the tip of the tool, relative to J6.
User frame: Defines the position and orientation of the part. Defined with respect to the base frame.
Next, let’s
Reference frames in Robotmaster allow coordinate systems to be specified for several different components. Some important frames include:
Transforms, frames
Gnomon
Move origin
Move along axis
Move along plane
Rotate about axis
Align axis with external geometry (click the round ball mid axis, then select point).
Right-click to cancel out
nents.
Import a part.
Change the user frame.
Use example 3D part, have them change the originwith a contouring operation. The operation needs to be assigned.
Assigning an operation to a program
In the Unassigned operations panel, right-click Task 1, then select Assign to > Program 1.
The Contouring 1 operation will be assigned to Program 1 for the ROBOTMASTER_2.7 robot cell.
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A few things to note:
The workpiece and fixture are moved to align with the path mounting frame of the robot.
The tooling is now visible and mounted on the robot.
Program 1 now appears in the scheduler simulation at the bottom of the window.
The Point list on the right is empty, because the program has not yet been calculated.
Calculate
To generate points for the program, select Calculate.
Robotmaster will fully calculate the points needed for the operation.
Simulate the program
Once a program is calculated, the scheduler at the bottom of the window can be used to simulate robot motion for the entire program.
Click the Play button (▶) to run the simulation.
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At this point, the program will be ready to output as robot code. This step requires a valid post processor package to be loaded. Creating machine-readable code is beyond the scope of this guide.
You have reached the end of the Robotmaster Getting Started Guide. Please explore the Robotmaster documentation site to learn more about how to use the software. Thank you!