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Set starting position for robot

Hello, I'm trying to simulate my robot in conjunction with the feeding conveyors. I'm having issues with the start-up of the simulation because the robot is in the wrong position when it gets the first flow item and causes a delay in the process.

Is it possible to set up the robot already in the picking position when the first flow items arrive?

thanks in advance! simulation robot.fsm

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@Joerg Vogel Unfortunately, your solution does not work.

@Jelmer B Try this

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Joerg Vogel avatar image Joerg Vogel commented ·

Try it with Set / Update Reset Position. It is an option in right mouse menu. It is expecting that your robot is in the position you want him in, when your model starts. Then you do this action. I would run your simulation until starting position is reached and then update reset position.

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hi Joerg, thanks for your respons. I tried what you described but unfortunately the robot is in the upper position again after the reset.1643269293023.png

after reset:

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is there another way to do this?

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Jelmer B avatar image Jelmer B commented ·

Thanks a lot! It's working fine now!

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Thanks @Tomasz MG the reset position is working now, but there is another problem. The robot is after a reset in the picking position now, but it still requires a lot of "offset travel empty" time to start picking up the flow item. Is it possible to go directly to the loading state?

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Felix Möhlmann avatar image Felix Möhlmann Jelmer B commented ·

You could alter the movement time code to make the first movement near instantaneous.

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