How to load and move a robot

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Dan Royer edited this page May 7, 2023 · 3 revisions

in the main menu select Demos > get more robots to open the Robot Library window.
choose the Sixi 3 robot and click "install".
close the Robot Library window.
go to Demos > MarginallyClever > Sixi- > 3.0.0 > sixi3-5.ro
The Sixi3 5-axis robot should appear at the world origin.

in the top-right Entity Manager panel expand the tree and look for 'Sixi3`. Select it.
in the bottom-right Component Manager there should be block such as PoseComponent, MeshFromFile, MaterialComponent, and RobotComponent.
in RobotComponent select Control Panel. The Control Panel window will open.
There are three tabs: Jog, Program, Connect. Jog should be selected by default.

in the AngleDrivePanel, left click + drag to turn the dial. notice the 3d arm moves.
change joint and do it again. notice you are now moving a different part of the arm.
change the scale to 2 and do it again. notice you are now moving at half speed.
in the CartesianDrivePanel, move the dial. if the move is legal, the arm will move.
change the selected direction and try again.
change the scale and try again.
change the Reference frame and try again.