If you have trouble correctly posting to a forum, you will have problems with PalletTool.
Training from Fanuc is available, wether or not you can make it work is up to your employer.
PalletTool is a great software package for palletizing, just remember to KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid).
I meant training is not available to me because my job won't send me lmao!! i realize fanuc does have classes. I took a 3 month long in college that taught basic programming.
Posts by cat91345
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If this is a new robot, did you just buy it; or, are you an integrator, installing it for another customer?
Do you have the manuals?
If you have never programmed a robot with PalletTool before, I would recommend getting training. Without training, you'll be fighting an uphill battle the whole way.
I am an end user. Training is not available. I have taught myself everything, i am sure i will be capable of using pallet tool. i got my own programs made,but using pallet pro and tool seems like it would be so much easier than programming from scratch like i have been.
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Is this a new or used robot?
What model and controller?
New robot m-410 ic 185.
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It seems so basic when you look at the settings, enter box size, pallet size, and infeed location. I just need to figure out how to bring it all together. I have a cell that will be controlled by a AB plc, but I can’t figure out how to integrate Pallet Pro with the real robot either. I’ve successfully converted the programs from pallet pro and handling pro to the real robot, but can’t figure it all out. I’ve asked Fanuc for help connecting the robot and plc to no avail. It seems like there’s 2 options, either use the pallet build settings on the teach pendent, or use pallet pro. I can’t figure out either. I am programming the hard way but I have a long way to go as far as connecting IO and all the handshaking that will take place.
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Can anyone point me to some programming tips so when the robot drops a box the robot will hold? What I want is a way for operator to go in and pick up box, send to home, and repeat pick.
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Of course you downloaded to the robot.
The standard in industry is download to, upload from.
Did you setup the gripper on the robot? Did you then download the stock gripper config from RoboGuide?😉
ended up being my utool. I zoomed out and my utool was at around -800 z below the floor
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I downloaded to the robot , not from. How would any settings in roboguide get wonky ?
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Yes, check the gripper setup. I bet you downloaded that too.
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I did download the program from roboguide to real robot. The points were about 1 inch too high on the real robot so I adjust the pallet in roboguide. That is where it all went crazy. I saved It after making the adjustments though so I can’t go back
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My real robot was about an inch off from where it was supposed to be in Roboguide. I moved my pallet down an inch and my Y over about 4 inches in roboguide to match the loctation of the real robot.. Now, when I try and go move to some of my locations in roboguide it's saying limit error, not all, but some. Mostly to the right side of the pallet. This was never an issue until I made these changes. Also, i had all of my taught points saved in a spreadsheet, now my first drop is saying it's like -2000 in Z, when it used to be in the -800. now -800 is at the top of the pallet! i looked at user frames and i dont see anything, i always used user frame 0. i am going to try and send some pics. This is really bad news because If i touch up all my points and download to robot, the robot is going to think the bottom of the pallet is about 6 feet up. Thanks to all who help me. I am the only programmer in the building, this is literally all I have for advice.
UPDATE: Somehow my Utool was far below the floor. I just happened to zoom out and saw my yellow ball way down below my pallet.
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We got a new gripper and in the process the presence sensors were not put on the new gripper because there were no holes tapped. The plan is to use the vacuum pressure sensors to detect if a box has fallen, or if one is present. This seems more complicated to me then just just using the sick sensors that were already there. Are there any instances where we will definitely need the original presence sensors?
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I understand how to connect the software to the real robot, but how does Pallet Pro know which sensors do what? Is that something I have to do in Pallet Pro and it will carry over? I doubt the IO transfers when I serialize the robot. I am in the middle of an integration, and the IO is not connected to the robot yet. I am making real programs, but also hope to use pallet pro also. I have figured out how how to make programs in Handling Pro and transfer them. But again, I have not done anything with IO. I know the robot issn't just gonnna start palletizing just because I transferred the programs in pallet pro to the real robot. That would be awesome tho!!!
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The profiles take up my whole screen to a point where I can't access the bottom of my browser. This is a giant PITA as I usually have to exit my program in order to get to my targets. Is there a way to delete the profiles from the browser? This is Handling Tool by the way.
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6. And is it not the third component of the PR you need to assign that value?
yes it was axis 3, i was wrong. can I offset 2 axis on one move? i am trying to palletize and base all movements off the first placement. I am only building a pallet with 4 rows of 6 boxes stacked 4 high in colums. i did all the y axis moves with PR100,2=+259, now on the second through fourth layer I want to Offset PR100,3=+215. each layer will move up one box once,and move towards the robot 4 times.
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he robot is already up high, you will get a position not reachable or limit error. You could determine an absolute ceiling and subtract the current Z value from it. Use that value for PR96. And is it not the third component of the PR you need to assign that value?
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I had tried that before but I was using the remark under EDMC. I found the right one like you said under INST
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I have created a program called SAFE:
PR96=LPOS
PR96,2=+1042
L PR96 100mm sec FINE
This sends the robot straight up when initiated.
I want this to happen before basically any other program can run. That way I know it's not going to collide with anything. Is there a variable that could do this?
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You would think this question would be easily found online but is not. How do I describe what the next line of code is doing? I know theres a way I see it online all the time.
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UTOOL has always confused me. When I used a pointer tool i had to move all 3 axis around another point. In my real world robot now all it is is a vacuum gripper. All it does is rotate 360 degrees. Do I need to teach all 3 axis when using this, or just the J4? Same for the Uframe, I don't have a point, so I do find the center of the vacuum gripper and move it to 3 spots?