Robotmaster V6 Material Deposition Module

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Last updated: Aug 02, 2021
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Material Deposition is a separate module in V6 and is only activated if a license has been purchased

The deposition module within Robotmaster V6 is useful for applications such as welding and additive manufacturing (e.g. Wire arc additive manufacturing [WAAM], concrete printing). It simulates the deposition of material onto a part or buildup of material relative to the TCP.

 

Material Deposition settings are ‘global’ and are applied to all operations.

Basic Controls

The icon for Material Deposition can be found in the far right corner of the upper ribbon in Robotmaster V6, next to 3D PDF.

If you click on the icon a drop down menu will appear with several options

  • Off - This will disable material deposition; no material will appear when the play button is pressed on the simulation bar.

  • On - This will enable material deposition; material deposition will be simulated relative to the TCP

  • Show/hide - This option only effects material that has already been simulated; it is toggled between show and hide. If you were to hide the current material and then play the simulation while material deposition is on, it will still simulate material being deposited (even if toggled to hide)

  • Clear - This option will erase all material deposition that has been previously simulated

  • Settings - Explained below

Settings

Material Width and Thickness values are metric (mm)

Material Width - This is the horizontal distance/diameter of the simulated material

Material Thickness - This is the vertical distance/diameter of the simulated material

Material Color - Color of simulated material

Material Shape

This is the shape of the simulated material.

Round - The material will appear as a circular shape.

Square - The material will appear as a square shape.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it possible to simulate material deposition between multiple operations by using different tool geometries?

  • No, material deposition settings are considered ‘global’; they are applied to all operations. The only way to do something like this would be to manually change the material deposition settings between operations and manually play the simulation.

 

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