Measuring distances along curved surfaces

RobotStudio RobotStudio S4
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I work in the thermal spray coating field where we coat parts with unusual surface curvature. Our process requires keeping the spray tool normal to the surface within a +/- 10 degree tolerance, and an offset between passes of 12 mm.

I was wondering if there is a feature in Robot Studio that will allow me to plot points at 12 mm intervals along a path on the curved surface of the part, or if there is any other software that can?

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Hi
There aren’t any functions for this in the standard product but it’s possible to do this using VBA and the method CreateTargetOnCurve.

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And if you like to create curves on a surface you could use the functions CurveAlongU and CurveAlongV.
AutoCad Mechanical desktop has functions for creating curves(wires) on a surface that you can import to RS(as iges) and use to generate targets.