Hello, I have a motorman welding robot but instead of using the robot as intended (as a welder) the robot was modified with a oxy fuel cutting torch and has been use to cut different shapes (mainly circles) out of metal cylinders of varies diameters. Currently I simply draw whatever shape I want then using the teach pendent I teach each point, as you can imagine this get tiresome and slow when you do many different shapes a day. I would like to automate the process. I also have a Cloos brand robot that allows me to use an excel sheet to write out the commands and calculate the points (in xyz coordinate system) and then I can transfer them to the robot. I would like to do something similar but I am unable to figure out how to accomplish this. I can pull the job file from the pendant and open it on my pc using a text editor and could probably modify the points in the text editor but I don't know how to change the coordinate system that has always been pulse to xyz system. Is it possible to program in xyz?
how to modify the program in a text editor
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memorex5 -
July 29, 2017 at 1:58 AM -
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Yes you can program in XYZ. You need to convert your jobs using the purchased option called relative job. Once the jobs are converted (or in relative mode) the positions come out in XYZ.
Really the best thing to do is contact your Yaskawa/Motoman salesman and ask for Motosim software. With this software you can choose your robot and add a torch just like yours and make or modify programs from your desk.