Creating Arc Welding Profiles

Create, edit and delete arc welding profiles.

Along with trajectory/seam generation and the arc operation, the arc welding profile represents one of the three main elements of Arc Welding. It references controller applicative profiles that define weld conditions for:

  • The start weld point
  • All weld points
  • The end weld point

The referenced controller applicative profiles contain information about the parameters that define an arc welding process, including:

  • Seam data, that defines motion parameters along the seam
  • Weld data, that defines welding parameters such as voltage and amperage
  • Weave data, that defines the weaving pattern of motion along the seam

The arc welding profile also defines parameters for Speed and Delay.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: To perform the tasks described in this scenario, ensure that you have first created an applicative profile on the robot resource using the Applicative Profile command in the Device Builder app.
See Also
Create Arc Profile Dialog Box
Creating Arc Trajectories
Creating Arc Tasks
Creating Seam Search Trajectories

Create an Arc Welding profile

Create an arc welding profile.

  1. From the Arc section of the action bar, click Create Arc Profile .
    You are prompted to select a resource that has a motion controller.
  2. Select a robot.

    The Arc Welding Profile dialog box is displayed.

    The upper section of the dialog box displays the current Profile and Controller.

    The bottom section contains three tabs: Start, Weld and End. Here you can define controller-specific arc weld profiles that will be associated with each section of the weld. You can also define speed and/or delay parameters for each section of the weld.

  3. For each tab (Start, Weld and End), select to add one or more controller weld profiles.

    The Add Profile dialog box is displayed.

  4. Select an available profile from the Profile list.

    The list of attributes in Add Profile is updated based on your selection.

    Note: The profiles available in the Profile list have previously been added to the current controller in Equipment Design.

  5. Select Add to add the selected profile(s) to the Arc Welding Profile dialog box.

    The profile(s) are shown under Applicative Profiles.

    A profile can be deleted by highlighting it in the list, and selecting . You can view the attributes of a profile by highlighting it and selecting .

  6. Select Close to close Add Profile.
  7. Select Speed (Start and Weld tabs only) to link the Speed parameter to a controller-specific profile attribute. The value of this attribute is displayed in the value field during simulation and download.

    The Define Speed dialog box is displayed.

  8. Select an attribute from the list, followed by Assign.

    Arc Welding Profile is updated to indicate the attribute assigned to Speed, and the parameter value.

  9. Select Delay (Start and End tabs only) to define the amount of time that the robot will spend in the Start or End point before performing a weld.

    The Define Delay dialog box is displayed.

  10. Select an attribute from the list, followed by Assign.

    Arc Welding Profile is updated to indicate the attribute assigned to Delay, and the parameter value.

  11. Select Flying Start (Start tab only) if welding is to begin at the point that precedes the Start Weld point. If Flying Start is not selected, welding begins at the Start Weld point.
  12. Select OK in the Create Arc Profile dialog box to create the profile.

    The new arc profile appears in the Profiles side tab of the immersive browser:

Edit an Arc Welding profile

Edit an arc welding profile.

  1. Right-click the profile to be edited in the immersive browser and select Edit from the context menu.



    The Arc Welding Profile dialog box is displayed for the selected profile.

    Note: Alternatively, you can double-click the profile in the immersive browser or tree to display the Arc Welding Profile dialog box.
  2. Edit the profile as desired.
  3. Select OK to save the changes and close the dialog box, or Cancel to close without saving.

Delete an Arc Welding profile

Delete an arc welding profile.

  1. Right-click the profile to delete.

    The context menu is displayed.



  2. Select Delete.
    The profile is deleted.