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Possibilities parametric programming

Martijn_van_Beurden
Martijn_van_Beurden ✭
in RAPID Programming
Hi all,

Currently I am looking to buy a second-hand ABB robot for some very light (foam/plastic) milling applications. I am an experienced programmer, but a newbie to robots.

My question is rather simple: is it possible to program parametrically? For example, say that I want to mill a slot. Would it be possible to make program called 'slot', enter the starting position in my PLC/IPC and let the robot mill that slot? Would that be possible with variable Wobj for example?

Thanks a lot!

Kind regards, Martijn van Beurden

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  • tom_c
    tom_c ✭
    Sounds completely doable.  If you have a RAPID reference manual you may be interested in the RelTool command (you can move relative to the tool).  I have done emulated depth passes for wood milling with RelTool.  I would recommend finding a RAPID reference guide and browsing through it - I think you'll find you can do exactly what you are imagining.. 

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