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Hello John,
I tried your toolbar, you 've got some nice functions in there. Here are some suggestions for your toolbar:
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the load and save from library options, as you suggested on page 1, sounds very comfortable for me;
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some tool to create an array of parts: specifying some reference and then copy the selected part or entity a specified number of times over a specified offset (like the array function in Autocad);
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a pull down for switching on and off mech units in arcwelding applications;
Regards,
Jan-Jaap
OK. Glad you like it.
I will look into your suggestions when I have a moment of peace.
I like the thought behind the array function.
But the arcwelding thingy I didn’t understand.
Do you want it to activate them in RAPID or in RS?
Hello John,
I would like to activate the mechanical unit quickly from RS. In RAPID it is no problem: there is an instruction (ActUnit). In RS it is available, but its quite some mouse-clicks away. It is in the set-up controller window, under the external axis tab.
Normally, if you execute a path, the ActUnit instruction is included in the path, so it is no problem. But whith jump-to-target in RS, the targets might not be reachable, because the positioner is not jumped to its programmed value. And if you switch from one station to an other, you have to activate the new one and deactivate the previous one.
I hope this clarifies it to you.
OK, got it.
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Probably got some time by the end of next week, will try to fix at least the array one till then.
New version (1.5) available on the first page, second post. This version has the Array Copy function…
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Hello John,
I’ve made the ActUnit macro. Please let me know what you think of it.
It enquires a list of mechanical units from the active controller in a combobox. The currently active unit is presented.
Regards,
Jan-Jaap
OK, I will take a look at it. :smile:
Did you check out the array function that I added to the toolbar:question:
Hello John,
Yes I did. Is also possible to make it 2D and 3D array copy?
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Hi everyone I was thinking that I would have a recurring thing here on the forum. JohnsBar, as in Johns toolbar.
It is a VB project, that creates a dll that anyone can use as an add-in for RobotStudio. So anyone who has a good macro or an easy wish for a toolbar button can post here and I might add it to the toolbar.
This is the first version so it has only some simple buttons:
(Hopefully I will create more advanced later on :clown_face:).
Please write what you think of this idea and what you think of the buttons. Now if this becomes a success I will continually add to it and perhaps create several toolbars for specific purposes.
I will also provide the sourcecode, so if you have MS Visual Studio you can see how I have created the toolbar.
John :sunglasses:
[/QUOTE] shall I extract the whole fold or only the Johnsbar.dll
-Xin
If you want to use the toolbar then you only need to extract the Johnsbar.dll only if you are interested in looking at how I’ve coded it should you extract the other one.
Hello, John Wiberg
It looks a great job!
Thank you so much.
I have a suggestion:Could you add the target mirror function? There is part mirror function in RS but no target mirror function.Sometime the path is symmetrical,so we need to mirror the target or the path(including the orientation of tool).