Robotmaster Quick Start Guide

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.
Part Programming Guide
1. Opening Robotmaster
2. Important options
3. Device and task windows
  1. Add task, discuss the Task
4. Gnomons
5. 3D navigation
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.

Tour of the user interface

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 main 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

Frames and using the gnomon

World coordinate system /

Reference frames in Robotmaster allow coordinate systems to be specified for several different components. For example, a

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