# Base frame Definition

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/base-frame-definition/3044>\
**Category:** RobotStudio\
**Created:** [September 16, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/base-frame-definition/3044 "2009-09-16T14:59:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Lin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lin/32/2104_2.png) [@Lin](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Lin)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/base-frame-definition/3044/1 "2009-09-16T14:59:42Z")

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Dear all,

I used robot studio to build the station.

where i mounted my robot 675mm above in z direction and made my all programs.

The real robot is also mounted at the same offset in z direction.

When i loaded the same program to the real robot. it is working with the mounted base frame.

How can i update my base frame of the real robot?

Help me to update the base frame.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Henrik\_Berlin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/henrik_berlin/32/1011_2.png) [@Henrik\_Berlin](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Henrik_Berlin)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/base-frame-definition/3044/2 "2009-09-16T15:22:47Z")

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Hi,

You can do this in several ways.

1. Connect RS to the robot and change the configuration with the configuration editor.
2. Change it from the FlexPendant, see picture below:

![](http://forums.robotstudio.com/webwiz/772/VFP.jpg)

1. Or, you can take the MOC from your VC of your simulation and load into the controller.

The easiest way is probably to read the base frame values from RobotStudio and enter them using the FlexPendant as described in step 2 above.

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**Author:** ![carlsonhx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@carlsonhx](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/carlsonhx)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/base-frame-definition/3044/3 "2014-02-04T16:26:47Z")

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I find that the manuals being in separate pdf files make it hard to search for things.

Operation for changing with the FlexPendant can be found in:

Operating manual - IRC5 with FlexPendant - 11.1.7. 4 points XZ calibration