Once your RoboDK simulation is ready, you can generate a PY file or a SCRIPT program. These two files can be executed by the robot controller. Follow these steps to generate a SCRIPT and a URP program from your robot simulation:

1.Right click a program (Print3D in this example)

2.SelectGenerate robot program F6

The program will be displayed in a text editor (this behavior can be changed in the menu:Tools➔Options➔Program).

Tip: Use the post processor calledUniversal Robots URPto generate a URP file that can be easily modified on the robot controller. Right click the program and selectSelect Post Processorto change the post processor.

Tip: It is possible to select among different post processorsor customize post processors to define the way programs are generated (for example, to support a gripper or external sensors).

Note: The default post processor (calledUniversal Robots) generates a SCRIPT program and a URP program executing the program as a script file. This post processor is optimized to work well with large programs (this is not the case if you select theUniversal Robots URPpost processor).

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Transferring the SCRIPT and URP files can be done through SFTP transfer or a USB drive.

Note: URP programs can be executed directly on the robot, however, SCRIPT programs must be executed from another URP program.

How to run a PY file

The following steps summarize the procedure to load a URP file on the Universal Robots robot.

1.Right click the program and selectSelect Post Processor

2.SelectUniversal Robots URP
These first 2 steps are optional as the default post also generates a URP file, however, it will allow you to generate a user-readable URP program instead of a URP program that executes a script file.

3.Right click the program and selectGenerate robot program(F6)

4.Save the generated URP file(s) to a USB memory disk.

5.有限公司nnect the USB memory disk to the robot teach pendant (UR’s Polyscope)

6.On the robot teach pendant: Select theRuntab

7.SelectLoad Programand load the program generated from RoboDK

8.Select the Program tab and select thePlaybutton to start it

Note: You may have to change to manual mode (the top right button showing a hand must be visible)

Note: You may have to activate the robot (the bottom left light should be green, not red)

9.Select the Play button to start the program.

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How to load a Script file

Once you obtain a script file you can run or load it on the controller using the web interface. Follow these steps to run the program using the Mecademic web interface.

1.SelectProgram Roboton the main screen of the teach pendant

2.SelectEmpty Program

3.Select theStructuretab

4.Select theAdvancedtab

5.SelectScript code

6.SelectFile(as shown in the image)

7.Select the script file generated by RoboDK

8.Select the play icon to run the program

9.Select File➔Save to save the changes

10.Finally, the program can be executed

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Run a Program on the Mecademic controller

How to run a PY file

How to load a Script file