I am currently following the manual to setup space check. I see the ability to use a cylinder and spheres to make a tool. My tool is almost like a rectangle box. Is there a way to use a box or to use a cad file?
Importing Iges File For Space Check? Also help with BIC
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kevilay -
November 16, 2017 at 7:37 PM -
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I guess you mean Interference Check, as the Space Function only watches the TCP position.
In the Interference Check, only spheres and sphere-edged cylinders can be used for tool and robot models. -
Yes you are correct I am using the BIC. Thank you.
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So I am having trouble setting up the BIC. I have not done this before. I have setup the ripe. I added both robots in. I set up a robot hand and a fixture. Anytime I try to do a move it says communication failure. When I restart the controllers they said RIPE Robot 1 or 2 online, and I can ping each robot from the other one. Also when I change some of the info it is changing on both of my robots. So they must be communicating. But anytime I move I am getting this error.
I am just following along in the fanuc manual. What I am trying to accomplish is having my 2 robots in my cell have a space check so that they wont bump into each other. The cross through a common zone when picking up parts. Maybe I am doing something totally wrong. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong? I was trying to setup a Robot Hand to Robot hand comparison but it looks like I need IIC to do that. So I setup my interference zone as a fixture. Is this the right approach?
Attached are some pictures of my settings
Thanks,
Kevin -
Not sure whether this causes the mentioned error, but as far as I remember the Basic Interference Check cannot watch moving objects, including the robot itself, and supposedly (I've never used it with multiple robots) other robots.
Probably, you need the Intelligent Interference Check option, but I would contact Fanuc to clarify this. -
I am trying to find out if I can use a fixture as a zone, then use a disabling input. So I can use it as a common zone (including my made robot tool) rather then the space function that only uses TCP. However I am not finding a way to enable and disable fixtures.