# offset

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/offset/4247>\
**Category:** RobotStudio\
**Created:** [June 21, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/offset/4247 "2011-06-21T13:21:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![mymach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@mymach](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/mymach)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/offset/4247/1 "2011-06-21T13:21:19Z")

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Hi everyone

I’m searching for some info or help related on how to do incremental move. I would like to set (record) a initial point, and a determined distance, in order that the robot can have a reference point and then it can start moving the recorded distance for n-times (loop) in a single axis.:question:  
thanks

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**Author:** ![sturner](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/sturner/32/3432_2.png) [@sturner](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/sturner)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/offset/4247/2 "2011-07-06T21:25:33Z")

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Consider using the function CRobT to record the current position into a variable robtarget.  
You can make a motion from this recorded postion with either a MoveL etc and use either the Offs or RelTool functions.

FYI: Offs function is relative to the object frame axis and RelTool is relative to the Tools axis at the recorded targets position.

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**Author:** ![mymach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@mymach](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/mymach)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/offset/4247/3 "2011-07-08T14:49:49Z")

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thank you very much…