Using Custom Simulation Options

Defining custom simulation options allows you to change the simulation mode of the VRC for specific simulation purposes.

For example, you might want to skip the wait input signal for the simulation of a single robot, but execute the wait signal for the interlocking of multiple robots.

A custom simulation option is a global Boolean option used for all robots in a session. Once defined, robot translators can read the values of custom simulation options by means of the OlpSimulationOptions API.

Custom simulation options are defined in Me > Preferences, and accessible from the Simulation Options panel in a 3DEXPERIENCE session.

See Also
Creating a Robot Program
  1. From the top bar, select Me > Preferences and navigate to Simulation > Robotics > Robot Simulation.
  2. Click the Custom Simulation Options tab.


  3. In the Option Name column, double-click <ADD OPTION>, enter a name, and press Enter to create a custom option.

    Repeat this step to create multiple custom simulation options.



    In the Delete column, you can click to delete an option from the list. You can also click outside within the column to drag a row up or down in the list for reordering.

  4. Set the Default Value for each option that you have created.

    Default Value specifies the default Boolean value of each option.

    • Select Default Value to specify a default value of True for an option.
    • Clear Default Value to specify a default value of False for an option.

  5. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
  6. On the right side of the 3DEXPERIENCE work area, click Simulation Options .
    The Simulation Options panel appears.

  7. Click Show Preferences to reveal the visible tabs available. Select Custom Simulation Options in the list, followed by Save Preferences.

    The Custom Simulation Options tab appears in the Simulation Options panel, and is populated with the options you have created.

    Upon downloading a robot program with Create Robot Program, the custom simulation options are indicated in the Messages Reporting panel.

  8. The following sample code would be used to retrieve the value of a custom simulation option (using FN80 as an example): 

    Dim Helper As OlpTranslatorHelperLA = CATIA.Application.GetSessionService("OlpTranslatorHelper")
Dim SimOptions as OlpSimulationOptions = Helper.SimulationOptions
Dim FNValue as Boolean = SimOptions.GetParameter("FN80")