Set up the water jet project

Purpose

Set up the water jet cleaning project by building the shopfloor environment with the robot and required equipment, then load the workpiece into the workcell.

The layout is built from standard equipment such as floor, robot, and controller. Components are positioned and connected to complete the workcell and prepare it for the cleaning program.

Steps

1. Preparation (if needed)

Depending on the license package in use, you may work in Layout Builder or Offline Programming for this setup sequence.

1.1 Switch to the Layout Builder workbench

Switch to LB workbench

1.2 Switch to the Offline Programming workbench

Switch to OLP workbench

1.3 Create a new empty document

Create a new empty document before building the workcell. If another document is open, choose whether to save it, close it without saving, or cancel.

Create a new document

2. Build the workcell

2.1 Switch to Drag & snap operation mode

When changing workbenches, Operation mode defaults to Normal. In Offline Programming, switch to Drag & snap to move components in the fixture assembly.

2.2 Add main components to the layout

Open the project structure and add the floor, robot, and controller from the training data.

Add to layout

2.3 Add the cleaning device

Add the previously built cleaning device to the layout.

Add cleaning device

2.4 Place and connect components

Place components into position with drag and drop while connecting required adapters.

Place components

2.5 Build the electrical connection

Create the electrical connection between the controller and the robot.

Build electrical connection

2.6 Save the layout (if supported)

If you are in Offline Programming, layout saving may not be available directly. In that case, continue with the next section and add the previously saved layout and workpiece in the project setup.

2.7 Save the layout

The layout document contains shopfloor resources and controllers.

Save layout

3. Build the shopfloor project

3.1 Open a new project document

Open new project

3.2 Add layout and workpiece to the project

Add the previously saved layout and the earlier built workpiece, then place the workpiece on the carrier.

Build project setup

3.3 Verify project structure

Check the layout tree and file structure. Items marked in red usually indicate unsaved data.

Verify layout structure

4. Prepare for collision analysis

Prepare the workcell to run collision analysis during simulation.

4.1 Switch to the Offline Programming workbench

Switch to OLP workbench

4.2 Define collision groups

Define collision groups, for example one group for equipment and another for the workpiece.

Define collision groups

4.3 Define collision analysis mapping

Define which collision groups are analyzed against each other in simulation settings.

Define collision analysis

5. Save the project

5.1 Save the setup as a project

Save the setup as a .cenprj project file under an appropriate name.

Save project

Next Step

-> Generate the water jet cleaning program