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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.
Robotmaster main window
When Robotmaster opens for the first time, the main window will be empty with no device or tasks loaded. The main window is divided into several areas:
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Use this area to view and edit points, robot joint positions, and coordinate frames.
Add a new task
At this point in the walkthrough, let’s add a new task.
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For now, we’ve created a task. Next, let’s add a part to the task.
Import a part
Select the Task 1 tab.
In the Parts panel, select [+].
Browse to the following folder:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Robotmaster 2025\Samples\CAD
Select Large_Dome.stp.
Click Open.
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Now that the part is imported, let’s inspect it in more detail.
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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With the part added and CAD correctly organized, let’s take a brief look at using the 3D viewport.
Getting familiar with the viewport
As you interact with a part in the viewport, there are some basic default mouse controls.
Mouse actions | Result | |
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 | Mouse wheel up | Zoom out |
 | Mouse wheel down | Zoom in |
 | Mouse wheel click and drag | Pan |
 | CTRL key + Mouse wheel click and drag | Rotate |
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These are useful tools which can help as you work interact in Robotmasterthe viewport.Try switching
Switch between normal views
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In the viewport menu, select View settings > Top.
The viewport will show a Top view.
Select View settings > Isometric.
Change color in RM.
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
Add a contouring operation
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The viewport will show a perspective isometric view.
Selecting CAD objects
CAD objects can be selected by clicking an area on the part in the viewport.
Since the color of the Large_Dome example part is light blue, it might not be easy to tell when CAD objects on the part are selected. Let’s select the entire part and change its color in Robotmaster, to make things easier to see:
Right-click the part, then choose Select > Whole part.
The entire part will be selected.
Right-click the selected part, then click the color swatch next to Fill with color.
Set all the ARGB values to 255 to make it white.
The dome part will be colored white.
Add a contouring operation and define toolpaths
Next, we will add a simple contouring operation and define toolpaths for a few holes on the part.
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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 can view the entry / exit point for each path, view toolpath direction, and set various parameters for the operation.
For now, we will use the default values for the entire operation.
Click Apply and then OK for the Contouring operation
The operation is fully created.
Load a device
In Robotmaster, a robot cell is considered a “device”.
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At this point, we have a device loaded and 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.
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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:
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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.
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