This guide provides a basic introduction to Robotmaster, to help you get familiar with using the software. There is a an overview of the user interface followed by a walkthrough of programming a simple job for a work cell with a six-axis robot manipulator.
The Getting Started Guide does not cover installation and licensing. If you need help with those steps, please refer to the online knowledge base.
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Parts: This is where parts in the task are listed. You can import parts in this area.
Operations: Operations added in the task are listed here. You can create operations and tool paths and operations for parts in this area.
Custom frames: One or more reference frames for the CAD part are listed here.
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A part called “Large_Dome” will be added to the task. The CAD model for the part will be visible in the viewport.
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You can explore the CAD for any part in this tree view. Depending on the source CAD file format and how the part was drawn in the source CAD file and the CAD file format, it might consist of wires, mesh, points, surfaces, and solids.
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These are useful tools which can help as you interact work in the viewport.
Switch between normal views
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Right-click the part, then choose Select > Whole part.
The entire part will be selected.
Right-click on the selected part, then click the color swatch next to Fill with color.
Set all the ARGB values to 255 to make it white.
Select Fill with color. The dome part will be colored white.
Add a contouring operation and define toolpathstool paths
Next, we will add a simple contouring operation and define toolpaths tool paths for a few holes on the part.
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ROBOTMASTER_2.7 is a fictional 6-axis robot manipulator that is used only for demonstration purposes. Your installation of Robotmaster will likely contain one or more real-world devices that correspond to the physical robot(s) you will be programming.
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When in Device mode, the viewport menu contains many of the same options as Task mode. There are several additional device-related options as well.
For example, you can view visualize the reach limits of the robot:
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This can help when positioning the workpiece relative to the robot and when resolving Out of reach issues.
Let’s turn off this option before we continue:
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Robotmaster will fully calculate the points needed for the operation. Note that the Point List on the right shows a full list of points for the program.
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.
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At this point, Program 1 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.
Save your work
On the Main Menu, select Save.
Select a folder and file name, then click Save.
Robotmaster files are saved with a an .rm extension. This .rm file will contain the program, tasks, operations, and device information, so that you can return to it as at a later date, if needed.
You have reached the end of the Robotmaster Getting Started Guide. Please explore the Robotmaster documentation site and the online video tutorials in the Knowledge Base to learn more about how to use the software. Thank you!