Finding the Nearest Frame to an Unreachable Target

You can find the nearest point to an unreachable target using options in the Jog panel.

Before you begin: You have created data that includes a device and a task.
  1. From the Teach panel, click Open Jog Dialog Box .
    The Jog dialog box appears.
  2. Click Cartesian to view the jog options.
  3. Click Define TCP to define the target.
    A context toolbar appears with commands that enable you to define a target to reach.
  4. After defining a target, click Ok in the context toolbar.
    The orientation Robot remains snapped to the defined location.
  5. Click GO to find the closest reachable target to the one specified.
    The Distance panel appears, and shows how far the evaluated target is from the expected target.
  6. Click GO Accurate .

    GO Accurate performs a similar search to GO, but also tries to reorient the target at each iteration while evaluating its reachability.

    The Distance panel appears, and shows how far the evaluated target is from the expected target.
  7. Click Close to close the Distance panel.