Adept DeskTop 4.3 User Manual
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2. To search for a variable, click Browse, to open the Variable Browser.
3. In the Variable Browser find and select a location variable. Click OK.
4. The name of the variable and its value are added to the Location Management fields.
To save the transform to a variable:
1. You cannot create a new variable in the Location Management frame. To save values in the
location management frame you must select an exiting variable.
2. Any changes that you make to transform parameters, either manually, or recorded from a robot
position, will be saved to the variable, overriding the current value of the variable.
3. Click 'Enter' to save transform parameters to the variable.
Precision Point Management
The Precision Point Management frame allows you to either manually set the joint angles of a robot
position, or get these points from the current position of the robot. You can then save this location to
variable
• Precision points express a robot location as the joint angles of each joint of the robot.
• Precision points may be more accurate, and they are the only way of extracting joint
information that will allow you to move an individual joint.
To set precision points from the current robot position:
1. Select the Robot that will provide the precision points.
2. Click the Record button. The Precision Point Management values are updated with the values of
the current robot position.
To get a precision points from a variable:
1. If you know the name of the required variable, enter or select the name of the variable, as shown
in
.
2. To search for a variable, click Browse, to open the Variable Browser.
3. In the Variable Browser.r find and select a location variable. Click OK.
4. The name of the variable and its value are added to the Precision Point Management fields.
To save the transform to a variable:
1. You cannot create a new variable in the Precision Point Management frame. To save values in the
location management frame you must select an exiting variable.
2. Any changes that you make to transform parameters, either manually, or recorded from a robot
position, will be saved to the variable, overriding the current value of the variable.
3. Click 'Enter' to save transform parameters to the variable.