Orientation

[Mathwhittker]

Hi,

I am probably being simple and missing something obvious, but how do you know where to position the orient point (assuming it's supposed to be a point) within rhino. At the moment I am positioning it by trial and error which isn't the most efficient way. Also Is there a way of counting singularities, like the collision counter  ?

Thanks
Math

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

Hello Math,

I can send you a temporary license of the member version as some things are easier to use there. Just get in touch via johannes@robotsinarchitecture.org
In general the orientation point defines from where the robot is reaching to a given point, i.e. most of the time it is somewhere at the robot's base - note that this applies to processes with symmetrical tools such as milling. If you are e.g. using a gripper where the orientation is important, rather use planes to define a robot position.

Best,
Johannes

[Mathwhittker]

Hi Johannes

Thank you for replying so quickly. I am trying to mill a 3D surface with a kuka kr100, so the point should be positioned somewhere near the base of the robot?


Best regards

Math