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On the Task 1 tab, select Operations > [+] > Contouring.
In Contouring mode, in the Paths panel, select [+] > Auto Path.
Select the surface on the part that contains the three holes that need contouring.
The selected surface will be light blue. Note that paths can be automatically applied to all edges on this selected surface.
Click Refresh from selected surfaces.
Potenial paths will be added on the edges (shown in orange). There are paths on the edges of the holes and a large path added around the perimeter of the surface. Next, let’s exclude some of the paths we don’t need using the path slider.
Drag the path slider one unit from the right.
The largest potential path will be removed. Dragging from the right will remove paths, starting with the largest path.
Drag the path slider from the right again until the orange path for the next largest hole disappears.
Drag the path slider from the left to eliminate the paths for the four smallest holes.
With paths remaining on only the three medium-sized holes, select Add to path list.
Edge Paths will be added to the Paths list.
Click OK.
At this point, the paths are added to the Contouring operation. You At this stage, you can view the and edit path length, sequence, entry / exit point for each path, view toolpath points, direction, and more. You can also set various parameters for the operation.
For nowthis walkthrough, we will use the default values for the entire operation.
Click Apply and then OK for the Contouring operation
The operation is fully created in the task. Next, well we will load a robot device and program it with the operation.
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In Robotmaster, an entire robot cell is considered a “device”“device.” Robotmaster comes pre-loaded with several default devices, which include robots and cell components like tables, rails, and fences. For this walkthrough, we will use a simple device.
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Operations: Shows the currently loaded device (cell), setup, and program. Assigned operations appear here as well.
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. A task is created with a contouring operation. The This operation needs to be assigned.
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Assign 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 when an operation is assigned:
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.
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