Please see below the major new features and changes in Robotmaster 2024 V9.1 . For complete documentation, please visit Documentation.

Part Handling

Create Pick and Place operations

Now Robotmaster offers support for Pick and Place application. Operations can be created in order to program and simulate transferring of objects.

Simulate Pick and Place operations

Pick and place operations can be simulated directly in Device with the part being carried. User can define the pick and place locations, include transitions and much more.

e-Catalog

Download Equipment from the cloud

The e-Catalog offers a cloud-based solution for accessing robotic cell equipment, including robots, end-of-arm tooling, and other robotic cell components, from within the cell editor. This will facilitate and standardize the cell design, integration, and commissioning process in the cell editor.

The e-Catalog can be accessed from the cell editor “+”” button. Once loaded, the users can download equipment directly to their Robotmaster library, and use them later to commission robotic cells and tooling.

UX/UI Improvements

Drag and Drop Improvements

Improvements to Drag and Drop now available in Device Pane, Task Pane and Cell editor Pane.

• Reordering and reparenting

• Drag and Drop multiple items

• Automatic expand and collapse

• Visual feedback of drop location

Reorder Setups and Programs

Reorder setups and programs directly in Device with right-click context menu

Tooling Loading Management

When loading toolings in a setup, now the users can preset what is the desired behavior:

• Unchecked (default) - Reuse the tooling already loaded in the session (another setup or operation)

• Checked - Load from disk and replace all existing instances in the session

Invalid Setup Feedback

When the setup is invalid (tooling selection is missing) the red gear icon is sticky

Cell Editor Improvements

Automated Static User Frame Assignment

Create static user frames directly in Cell editor and assign the user frames inside the configurations. Once the configuration selected is loaded in Programming session, the user frame will be automatically loaded and selected.

Other Improvements

Spindle Speed Direction Management

Negative spindle speeds from can now be used and imported to define CCW spindle direction

3D Space Mouse Support

3D Space mouse has now improvements with customizations available

CAD Translator Updates

List of Interoperability updates

The following formats and their versions are supported for reading or importing into Robotmaster 2024.2.

The following formats and their versions are supported for writing or exporting from Robotmaster 2024.2.

Enhancements / Fixed Bugs

• RM-86 Crash when loading a smart tooling axis that doesn't have 0 in its range of motion

• RM-87 Crash when the range of motion of an external axis doesn't contain the value 0

• RM-88 Joint frames are shifted in the Tooling Editor

• RM-89 Measure Distance - Wrong delta result

• RM-93 Invalid workflow is possible with CAM import and time unit change

• RM-104 Task (and device) pane workpiece visibility is not visible when a CAD is loaded

• RM-105 Incorrect graphical transitions between operations with different manipulator settings

• RM-106 Updating to newer version breaks file associativity with the Robotmaster version

• RM-107 Spray deposition is offset from the surface of the part

• RM-108 RMCell CAD duplication when visibility of Robot is set to 0

• RM-110 Custom values label is missing from configurations in Cell editor

• RM-119 Entering and exiting commissioning mode leads to User Frames disappearing which leads to a crash

• RM-130 Crash when selecting robot node in Cell Creator 9.1

• RM-131 Crash when replacing robot in cell with home position set

• RM-132 MET edits after a graphical transition corrupts the file

• RM-133 Failure to export in CATIA format (catpart)

• RM-269 Program level show/hide item not working on macros

• RM-270 Macro Show button is switched with delete icon place

• RM-271 The Spray cone changes orientation on interpolation points in the Task simulation

• RM-284 Visibility slider Safe Zone CAD duplication

• RM-285 Incorrect what's new link in the about page

• RM-286 Hidden cursor with Pick Color for selection settings

• RM-290 Graphical transition update bug

• RM-291 Crash in 2024 on calculate when older sessions have graphical transitions (V9.1)

• RM-293 Implement Zip Archiving Functionality Compatible with all Cultures

• RM-296 Fix spray accumulation issue to use first point in process for speed for whole toolpath

• RM-417 CAD snapping in device does not work when geometries are a child of robots or external axes

• RM-444 Crash when measuring position in Multi-Robot Cell

• RM-447 Cell editor - CAD elements/nodes are not displayed in the tree

• RM-467 Spray simulation should not be interpolated between paths within the same operation