Spot Simulation

What's New

R2022x FD01 (FP.2205)

R2022x GA

Point Fastening Simulation and Point Fasten Programming Basics

Related Guides

User Interface

Setup Section

Flyout for Inserting Products and Resources

Flyout for Copying and Positioning Resources

Flyout for Attachments and Ports

Flyout for Motion Controllers and Groups

Flyout for Managing Profiles

Flyout for Axis Safety Zone

Flyout for Positioning and Limits

Flyout for Volume Creation

Flyout for New Tag Group

Flyout for Manipulate Tags

Flyout for Reach

Flyout for Synchronizing Data

Flyout for Simulation States

Programming Section

Flyout for Teach

Point Fastening Section

Drill Fill Section

Analysis & Output Section

Flyout for Verification

Flyout for Realistic Robot Simulation

Flyout for Tag Import/Export

Flyout for Calibrating

Flyout for Signature Calibration

Using Behavior Modeling

Install the C++ Compiler

Install the C++ Compiler from Visual Studio 2010

Migrate Data Using a Batch

Spot Simulation Access Model

Content Lifecycles

3D Simulation Environment and Tools

3D Simulation Environment

3D Simulation Panels

Active Simulation Object (ASO)

Work Area

Activate and Exit 3D Simulation

3D Simulation Panel Basics

3D Simulation Panel Contents

Default View of Panels

Sequencing

ASO

Scenarios

Simulation States

Excitations

Probes

Results

Behavior

Tree

3D Simulation Panel Features

3D Simulation Panel Option Controls

Thumbnails or Text

Thumbnail Size

Sorting and Grouping Thumbnails

Thumbnail Appearance

Filtering the Display of Behaviors

3D Simulation Functions

Access to Commands

Simulation Options

Messages Reporting

Co-Review

Impact of 3D Simulation on Graphical Properties

Update the Panel Content

Selecting the Active Simulation Object

Change Your Active Simulation Object

Change Your ASO with Selection Assistant

Creating a Simulation

Concepts

Body in White Robot Programming

Introduction to Body in White Programming

Process Engineering

Robotics Workflow

Typical BiW Scenario

Typical BiW Scenario with Product Update

DELMIA Manufacturing PPR Model

OEM vs Supplier Responsibilities

Distributing Fasteners Among Stations and Robots

Case 1: Distribution Analysis

Case 2: Reuse Existing Distribution

Glossary

About Resources

Working, Nonworking, and Organizational Resources

Programmable and Nonprogrammable Resources

Resource Types

Detection and Correction of Invalid Resource Structures

Object Frames

Applicability

Using Object Frames with Cartesian Targets

Using Object Frames with Tag Targets

About Filtering and Effectivity

Filtered Spot Welds

Filtered Trajectories

Filtered Operations

Filtered Tasks

Point Fastening

About Compound Spot Trajectories

Creating a Spot Trajectory

Creating a Spot Trajectory in a Process Planning Scenario

Creating a Spot Trajectory in a Resource Programming Scenario

Managing Trajectories With the Trajectory Editor

Open the Trajectory Editor

Add Spot Tags

Assign and Unassign Resources

Reconnect a Tag to an Operation

Update a Spot Weld Trajectory

Create a New Tag

Create a New Tag at the TCP Location

Import and Export a Tractory

Select the Spatial Parent of A Trajectory

View the Trajectory as a Tree

View the Tag Order in the Work Area

Validate Reachability of Tags

Display the Tool Cloud

Manage Resource Sets

Move Tags Within the Trajectory Sequence

Reverse the Order of Tags in a Trajectory

Split a Trajectory

Merge Trajectories

Validating Reachability with the Analysis Disc

Synchronizing a Spot Weld Trajectory

Converting Spot Trajectories for Programming

Generating a Spot or Rivet Task

Synchronizing a Spot Weld Task

Verifying Consistency Between Programming and Planning

Managing the Visibility of Manufacturing Products

Profile Management

Creating a Spot Profile

Creating a Rivet Profile

Programmable Resource Controllers for a Spot Profile

Spot Welding Operation Management

Spot Welding Operation

Simulating a Spot Welding Operation

Reconnecting Spot Welds

Creating a Spot Weld Time Table

Importing a Spot Weld Trajectory

Tool Search

Importing the Sample Weld Gun Catalog

Selecting Multiple Tools for Feasibility Analysis

Tool Search Scenario Dialog Box

Analyzing Tool Search Results

Analyze Welds for a Robot

Analyzing Targets for Robots

Set Up the Scenario for Analysis

Run the Simulation and Analyze the Results

Analyze Target Orientation Dialog Box

Analysis Results

Analyzing and Updating Welds from Results

Rebalancing Welds

Viewing and Generating Analysis Reports

Generating analysis reports

Viewing existing reports

Drill and Fill

Setting a Rivet Table

Creating Manufacturing Fasteners from Points

Creating Manufacturing Fasteners from Fastener

Creating a Manufacturing Pattern

Computing Stack Thickness

Creating a Drill-Rivet Profile

Create a Profile for a Drill Process

Create a Profile for a Rivet Process

Create a Profile for a Drill-Rivet Process

Create a Profile for a Rivet Process with a C-Frame Tool

Creating Drill-Rivet Operations

Generate Operations

Manage Operations with Teach

Inserting an Offset Move in the Action Editor

Define an Offset for Manufacturing Fasteners

Interpolating Manufacturing Fasteners

Creating and Using Waypoints

Create Waypoint Motions

Save Waypoint Motions as a Template

Create a Drill/Rivet Task with Waypoint Operations

Insert a Waypoint Operation in Teach

Updating Drill-Rivet Robot Tasks

Drill-Rivet Profile Dialog Box

Generating a Collision-Free Path

Synchronizing with Planning Data

Synchronize Data with Planning

Show Linked Manufactured Product

Using Teach

Teach Concepts

Teach Table

Teach Table Tools

Programming and Analysis Tools

Simulation Player

Logic Tools

Teach context toolbar

Teach Parameters

General

Profiles

Motion

Simulation

Using Teach Layouts

Simulating and Editing Tasks

Simulate a Task

Edit a Task

Edit a Robot Motion Target

Edit, Copy, and Paste Motion Attributes

Comment Instructions

Switch Between Tasks

Replicate a Task

Save a Partial Task Template

Edit a Called Task

Insert a Home Target

Insert a Spot Operation

Edit a Spot Task

Insert an Arc Operation

Using Trigger Instructions

Creating a Tag Group

Creating a Simulation State

Defining Relative Targets

Using Choreography

Creating a Motion Trace Event

Creating a Visibility Event

Copying and Pasting Choreography Events

Creating a Color Event

Creating a Text Event

Creating a Viewpoint Event

Building a Tree Display of a Task

About Motion Types

Linear Move

Joint Move

Circular Move

Linear Orientation Interpolation Approaches

Following a Trajectory with a Single Instruction

Defining Offset Moves

Setting Auxiliary Axes in Teach

Programming Multiple Coordinated Robot Systems (MCRS)

Selectively Pausing Specific Tasks During Simulation

Finding the Nearest Frame to an Unreachable Target

Ignoring Wait States During Simulation

Generating a Batch Collision Report

Sequencing

About Sequencing

Tasks

IOs

Variables

Constants

Creating and Editing Tasks

Create a Tool Device, Robot, or Human Task

Create a Task under an Organizational Resource

Create a Subroutine

Reorder Tasks

Creating a Simulation Sensor

Creating IOs

Create a Global IO

Create a Local IO

Mapping IOs at Organizational Level

Creating Constants

Create a Global Constant

Create a Local Constant

Creating Variables

Create a Global Variable

Create a Local Variable

Creating Timers

Exposing DOFs as Outputs

Synchronizing

Using the Sequencing Editor

About the Sequencing Editor

About Sequences

Add, Insert, or Move Instructions

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Edit an Instruction

Verification During Editing

Breakpoint Items in IO Monitoring

Breakpoint on Instruction

Breakpoints on Resource IO

Expressions Used by Flow Control

Global Functions and Instructions

Boolean Functions

Orderable Class Functions

Numerical Functions: Class Number

Mathematical Function: Class Integer

Mathematical Functions: Class Floating

Other Function

Predefined Types and Functions

Types

Typing Mechanism

Functions

Case Expressions

Default Values for Simulation

Assigning Values

Pulse Instructions

Calling Tasks

Run Subroutines and Internal Tasks

Call Services

Call Parameterized Tasks

Adding a Return Instruction

Adding Parallel Branches

Adding a Condition Instruction

Adding a Wait Instruction

Adding Loops

Add a While-Do or a Do-While

Add a For Loop

Add a Break

Adding a Goto Instruction

Adding a Custom Instruction

Adding a Sub-Sequence

Creating a Grab Activity

Creating a Release Activity

Resource Programming

About Manufacturing Products

Resource Programming Without Planning Data

Resource Programming Using Planning as Input

Synchronizing Data with Planning

Synchronize Data with Planning

Check B.I. Essentials

Open in Parent Context

Using Reroute Links

View the Manufacturing Product Outside of 3D Simulation

Inserting Capable Resources

Offline Mode

Using B.I. Essentials

Accessing and Customizing Preferences