Cutting, Copying and Pasting Tasks, Operations and Tags

The cutting, copying and pasting of tasks, operations and tag groups is a common operation in the robotics workflow. The following information describes how these functions are supported in Robot Simulation and Equipment Simulation when working from various user interface elements (Teach, the Behavior panel, etc.).

Types that can be cut, copied and pasted include:

  • Tags
  • Tag groups
  • Robot tasks
  • Device tasks
  • Robot motions
  • MCRS operations
  • SPM operations
  • Resource MultiMotion Sequences (RMMS)

This page discusses:

Cut, copy and paste of tasks within the same resource

Tasks can be cut, copied and pasted within the same resource.

Behavior side tab

Cut, copy and paste can be performed using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V, as well as through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Cut or copied tasks can be pasted on any existing task thumbnail, and copies are created after the target task.

Sequencing side tab

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Cut/copied tasks can be pasted on any existing task node in the Resource container. Copies of copied tasks are created after the target task.

Teach

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through Cut, Copy and Paste commands provided in the contextual menu. Copied tasks are created after the target task.

Build Tree display of task

Not applicable.

Task visu

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through Cut, Copy and Paste commands provided in the contextual menu. Cut/copied tasks can be pasted on any existing task thumbnail. Copies of copied tasks are created after the target task.

Sequencing panel

Not applicable.

Tree

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through Cut, Copy and Paste commands provided in the contextual menu. Cut/copied tasks can be pasted on any existing task node in the Resource container. Copies of copied tasks are created after the target task.

Cut, copy and paste of instructions within the same task

Instructions can be cut, copied and pasted within the same task.

Behavior side tab

Not applicable.

Sequencing side tab

Not applicable.

Teach

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Build Tree display of task

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Task visu

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Sequencing panel

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Tree

Not applicable.

Cut, copy and paste of instructions across tasks of the same resource

Instructions can be cut, copied and pasted across tasks of the same resource.

Behavior side tab

Not applicable.

Sequencing side tab

Not applicable.

Teach

You must switch between the tasks that the instructions will be copied from and pasted to.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Build Tree display of task

You must launch multiple tree displays of the different tasks to be copied from and pasted to.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Task visu

You must switch on visu of the different tasks to copied from and pasted to.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Sequencing panel

You must open the sequencing panel for the different tasks to be copied from and pasted to.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Tree

Not applicable.

Cut, copy and paste of tasks of different resources

Tasks can be cut, copied and pasted across different resources.

Behavior side tab

Not applicable.

Sequencing side tab

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Cut or copied tasks can be pasted on any existing task node in the Resource container. Copies are created after the target task.

Teach

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Cut or copied tasks can be pasted on any existing task node in the Resource container. Copies are created after the target task.

Build Tree display of task

Not applicable.

Task visu

Not applicable.

Sequencing panel

Not applicable.

Tree

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Cut or copied tasks can be pasted on any existing task node in the tree. Copies are created after the target task.

About the Reconciliation Editor

When a task is copied and subsequently pasted onto a task of a different controller, the Reconciliation Editor is launched.

An initial dialog box prompts you to specify an existing XML-based reconciliation file. If one is not available, the full Reconciliation Editor is launched. The Reconciliation Editor includes a separate tab for each source motion group. It contains frames for every MCA, and lists all controller properties (profiles, home positions, etc.), each with a field to specify which target MCA property it maps to.

Upon selecting OK in the Reconciliation Editor, the current settings are saved in a reconciliation file. The next time you attempt to copy and paste across the same source/target controller pair, this file will be suggested as the XML file to use when the initial dialog box prompts for an existing XML file.

Cut, copy and paste of instructions across tasks of different resources

Instructions can be cut, copied and pasted across tasks of different resources.

Behavior side tab

Not applicable.

Sequencing side tab

Not applicable.

Teach

You must use Multi-Teach.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Build Tree display of task

You will need to launch multiple displays of the different tasks.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Task visu

You must switch on visu of the different tasks to copied from and pasted to.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Sequencing panel

You must open the sequencing panel for the different tasks to be copied from and pasted to.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Tree

Not applicable.

Reconciliation

The reconciliation process is as described for Cut, copy and paste of tasks of different resources above.

Cut, copy and paste of tags

Tags can be cut, copied and pasted.

The copying and pasting of tags behaves in the same manner whether it is performed within the same tag group, across tag groups of the same resource/product, or across tag groups of different resources/products.

Behavior side tab

Not applicable.

Trajectory editor

You must launch the Trajectory Editor for different tag groups to paste tags across tag groups. Tags pasted on the tag group node will be prepended to the tag group.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Tag group subtree

You must launch the subtree for different tag groups to paste tags across tag groups. Tags pasted on the tag group node will be prepended to the tag group.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Work area

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Tree

Tags pasted on the tag group node will be prepended to the tag group.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu. Paste Before and Paste After can be used in the contextual menu.

Cut, copy and paste of tag groups

Tags can be cut, copied and pasted.

The copying and pasting of tag groups behaves in the same manner whether it is performed within the same resource/product, or across tag groups of different resources/products.

Behavior side tab

Copies of the tag groups are created.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu.

Trajectory editor

Not applicable.

Tag group subtree

Not applicable.

Work area

Cut or copied tag groups can be pasted on any resource.

Tree

Copies of the tag groups are created.

Cut, copy and paste can be executed using Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and also through the commands provided in the contextual menu.