Create Gripper Mechanism

liverpoolguy81

Hi Guys

 

Just started programming with Robotstudio and have come up against a brick wall...

 

I have imported a gripper assembly from Pro Engineer and attached it to the end of the robot, I have selected the Create Mechanism tab and this is where I become stuck

 

Do I select the robot as the baselink or the grippers apparently you require two things but have no idea what they are

And again in Joints I thought I would have to select the actual grippers to move but the whole jaw assembly gets selected

 

I have tried looking for tutorials online but only found the lathe/lathe door which didnt help me at all

 

Thanks in advance

Petjo

I think you have to split your gripper geometry into different pieces and create a mechanism of that, then attach it to the robot. 

liverpoolguy81

Ah right I was hoping that be creating the gripper as a complete assembly I wouldnt have to do that it might get fiddly

 

I'll give it a go

 

Thanks for that

liverpoolguy81

I've managed to create the mechanism

 

but when creating the tooldata do you input the position and orientation do you input the "set position" figures (in the modelling tab)?

 

and where do you find the info for the moment of inertia