Simulation and Process Tools

MotoSim EG

Provides a comprehensive robotic simulation tool for modeling, drawing, and viewing the robot system in 3-D including complete kinematics.
Provides the tools to create robot programs, perform reach analysis studies and identify collisions.
Provides accurate cycle times using same motion control algorithms as the robot itself and allows users to modify other program data, such as Tool Center Point, User Frames and I/O.
Allows cells to be embedded in other Windows® applications, or to be controlled from another Windows® application such as PowerPoint® or Excel.
Combines all the functionality customers expect from MotoSim with the power of the HOOPS® 3D graphics engine. Using the same core engine as many of the leading CAD and CAD/CAM products means that MotoSim EG can natively read a HOOPS (.hsf) file format with no additional translation and/or conversion tools required.

Works with MotoSim EG to allow easy creation and simulation of robot palletizing jobs.
Layer patterns can be defined using drag-and-drop tools and arranged to create pallet loads in various configurations.
Allows import existing pallet configurations from CAPE® software, an industry-leading palletizing software package.
Simulated robotic palletizing cells can be used to optimize cell layouts and create robotic palletizing jobs for minimum cycle time and maximum product throughput.
Robotic palletizing jobs can then be downloaded directly to the robot controller, reducing on-line programming time.
Includes all of the tools required to rapidly define, model and simulate palletizing robot cells

Motoman’s MotoSim Points Importer (MSPI) provides an easy way to create robot jobs from CAD data. It is especially useful when programming complex, curved parts in applications such as waterjet cutting, grinding, and deburring.
MotoSim Points Importer converts XML files into robot JBI files. The XML files can be created from an XML editor or scripting language in a CAD program such as AutoCad or Unigraphics. The XML file must comply to the schema defined in the MotoSim Points Importer Manual (P/N 148610-1). MSPI supports motion commands and many mainstream INFORM III commands through the XML instructions. MSPI also provides the user a GUI interface for batch processing of files along with an .NET programming interface. Since MSPI is a client program of MotoSim, the user can view and play back the cell from the newly created JBI file in a virtual environment before deploying the job to the real work cell.

Converts standard CNC G-Code programs into Motoman robot programs. The translated robot programs include I/O and other non-motion commands.
CNC programs as large as 30,000 points can be converted in approximately 1 to 30 minutes (depending on PC processor) and are complete and ready to run.
This package is ideally suited for customers who are working with third party CAD/CAM packages such as material removal, grinding, mold creation, surface finishing or drilling and tapping. It is a productivity tool for users that have a mix of CNC and robots in their shop or individuals who know G-Code programming.
The software is extremely flexible and can be modified and adapted to read in any G-Code format such as DelCAM®, SURFCAM®, GibbsCAM® or other proprietary G-Code file forms. The system ships with example simulation cells and G-Code formats.

The AutoCAD Converter EG converts 3D AutoCAD drawings into Motoman robot Inform Jobs. A standard AutoCAD 3D file convention is defined so tht the part process locations can be extracted from a 3D AutoCAD model. Only position information is extracted from the 3D CAD file; hower, the user can add process commands (i.e. I/O or Arc initiation commands) in the intermediate output file before creating a robot job.

MotoSize for the Web provides an Internet browser-based solution for calculating the load
rating (mass, moment and moment of inertia) for Motoman robot models, headstocks and table positioners. Use this tool to properly specify the needs of your system and ensure that proper loading requirements are met.