What's New Overview
Please see below the major new features and changes in Robotmaster 2024.2 V9.1 . For complete documentation, please visit Documentation.
Part Handling
Complete documentation in Part Handling - new!
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
Complete documentation in e-Catalog - new!
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.
Products (Readers) | Versions Supported |
ACIS | R1 – 2023 1.0 |
CATIA V4 | 4.1.9 – 4.2.4 |
CATIA V5 | V5 R8 to V5–6 R2023 |
3DExperience (CATIA V6) | Exported from up to V6 R2023x |
DXF™ / DWG™ 3 | 2.5 – 2023 |
IGES | Up to 5.3 |
Inventor | V11 – 2023 |
JT | JT 8.x, 9.x, 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7 |
NX | 11 – NX 2212 |
Parasolid | 9.0 – 35.0.149 |
Pro/E or Creo | 16 – Creo 9.0 |
Rhino | version 2 to 7 |
Solid Edge | V18 – SE 2023 |
SOLIDWORKS | 98 – 2023 |
STEP | AP203, AP214, AP242 |
STL | N/A |
VDA-FS | 1.0 – 2.0 |
XCGM | R2012 – 2023 1.0 |
The following formats and their versions are supported for writing or exporting from Robotmaster 2024.2.
Products (Writers) | Versions Supported |
ACIS | R18 – 2023 1.0 |
CATIA V5 | V5 R15 – V5–6 R2023 |
IGES | 5.3 |
STEP | AP203, AP214, AP242 (Geometry Only) |
STL | N/A |
XCGM | R2012 – 2023 1.0 |
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