Equipment Simulation provides all the tools required to perform robotic feasibility studies and programming in an environment where product data and manufacturing resources can be integrated into a single 3D model. This model performs the basis for the development of robotic processes. Equipment Simulation allow you to test for robot reach and access in a complex manufacturing workcell. It provides tools for the development of robot programs and facilities to test those programs while checking for interferences. The output of Equipment Simulation is workcell models that are ready for the next step: development of a complete manufacturing simulation with synchronization of all resources. These models can consist of a combination of multiCAD product models, legacy DELMIA D5 devices, and general CATIA resource models. Equipment Simulation interacts with Plant Layout Design so that users can either re-use the plant model or modify it. Robot tasks and tag definitions for robot motion are integral to Equipment Simulation. Users can create tags and add them to tasks or can create tags in free space for clearance moves. Equipment Simulation provides interactive jogging and robot teaching capabilities to develop and test robot tasks. These tasks can be simulated, one at a time. In addition to the basic setup commands, Equipment Simulation contains analysis tools. These tools add the following capabilities:
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