Robotmaster Quick Start Guide

This guide provides a basic introduction to Robotmaster software. There is a basic overview of the user interface and options. Followed by a walkthrough of a programming a job for work cell with a six-axis robot manipulator.

Contents

1. Setup

   1. Installation

      1. Installation instructions should be available on the KB.

   2. Licensing

      1. For now, this is covered in separate doc for License Expert and in the RM KB.

2. Part Programming Guide

   1. Opening Robotmaster

   2. Important options

   3. Device and task windows

      1. Add task, discuss the Task

   4. 3D navigation

      1. Add CAD, run through the navigation options.

   5. Gnomons

      1. Best to show gnomon with walkthrough, Add cad, enter user coordinate system/frame, show how to move.

   6. Walkthrough

      1. Creating a new task

      2. Importing a CAD file

      3. Creating a contouring operation

      4. Loading a device

      5. Assigning an operation

      6. Calculating

      7. 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:

Main Menu

Access common commands such as New, Open, Save, Export, set global Options, and so on.

Device tab and Task tab

The left pane is divided into two tabs: Device and Task. The Device tab is used for robot cell programming. The Task tab is used for adding parts and creating paths and operations.

Scheduler and simulation

The time-based scheduler is used to simulate and schedule operations for the part program in Robotmaster.

Viewport and Viewport menu

The viewport is the main work area in Robotmaster where you will view and interact with 3D models of cells, robots, and workpieces.

Point list, Joint list, and Frame editor

Use this area to view and edit points, robot joint positions, and coordinate frames.

Options

Use Options set up 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

In the viewport, several styles are available for interacting with the 3D viewport.

		Robotmaster	Inventor	MasterCam	MasterCam Reverse wheel	SOLIDWORKS
	Mouse wheel up	Zoom out	Zoom out	Zoom out	Zoom in	Zoom out
	Mouse wheel down	Zoom in	Zoom in	Zoom in	Zoom out	Zoom in
	Mouse wheel click and drag	Pan	Pan	Rotate	Rotate	Rotate
	CTRL key + Mouse wheel click and drag	Rotate	Pan	Rotate	Rotate	Pan
	SHIFT + Mouse wheel click and drag	Pan	Rotate	Pan	Pan	Rotate

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.

nents.

Import a part.

Change the user frame.

Use example 3D part, have them change the origin

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Robotmaster 2025\Samples\CAD\{partfile}

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