# Simulate Kuka robot in Robotstudio? **URL:** \ **Category:** RobotStudio\ **Created:** [June 24, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/simulate-kuka-robot-in-robotstudio/8924 "2019-06-24T21:22:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eKoh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/ekoh/32/2649_2.png) [@eKoh](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/eKoh)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/simulate-kuka-robot-in-robotstudio/8924/1 "2019-06-24T21:22:33Z")
Hello guys, I am trying to simulate a Kuka robot in Robotstudio but with no success. I made the robot mechanism and it works. When I am linking a system to this Kuka robot, I made a relation to which link from kuka corresponds to which link from this abb robot. Could make it kinda work. But when I try to jog it linearly, the robot just does random stuff, instead of following certain trayectory like Z+ axis. From home position ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/robotics1/original/2X/9/927c034404edb8b92e3e16b864b36be47ae30fdd.png) And I try it to jog it down on world Z axis And it goes up, instead of down and also doesn’t follow any linear axis at all. Not sure how to make it work. ![image.png](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/robotics1/original/2X/1/16f6585aac8a68ffc2330dee62b41dc760bc5066.png) And please don’t reply me to use Kuka Sim Pro, that thing costs a lot, like you don’t have idea, this is for 1 project only so… Need help people, I am still working on this, gonna post the solution if I find it. By the way: Kuka Robot: KR10 R1420 ABB system (used as controller): ABB1410 5kg 1.44m Also, the tool0 and wobj0 are properly placed ![image.png](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/robotics1/original/2X/9/9e769cd0dd5cd3d2b3bff29663bed8213cbf4cba.png) ![image.png](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/robotics1/original/2X/0/0a330df59dfc4fcc3f3bc14096795ad28b3656ea.png) This is for a client who has already purchased a Kuka robot. Since the process doesn’t have to be as quick as possible, but it needs a lot of precision, we would have recommended to use ABB instead of Kuka… But client is kinda… dumb, so we have to work with what we’ve got. Ty’all. ---
**Author:** ![graemepaulin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/258eb7/32.png) [@graemepaulin](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/graemepaulin)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/simulate-kuka-robot-in-robotstudio/8924/2 "2019-06-24T21:32:41Z")
Would think you would have to use a stand alone controller (SAC), and then proceed as per the Application manual - Additional axes and stand alone controllers (3HAC051016-001). ![image.jpg](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/robotics1/original/1X/17b921211184cab7f3d228832833f9c61de5b3bf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Johannes\_Weiman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@Johannes\_Weiman](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Johannes_Weiman)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/simulate-kuka-robot-in-robotstudio/8924/3 "2019-06-25T06:33:38Z")
Linear jog (and robtargets) will not work because the controller will calculate inverse kinematics as for a 1410. So you will have to use joint jog and jointtargets. ---
**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/simulate-kuka-robot-in-robotstudio/8924/4 "2019-06-26T14:20:05Z")
Could he use RCS to make the model? ---
**Author:** ![eKoh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/ekoh/32/2649_2.png) [@eKoh](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/eKoh)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/simulate-kuka-robot-in-robotstudio/8924/5 "2019-06-26T15:44:52Z")
> [@graemepaulin](#): > > Would think you would have to use a stand alone controller (SAC), and then proceed as per the Application manual - Additional axes and stand alone controllers (3HAC051016-001). Thank you, will try that, I didn’t know how to add a SAC! > [@](#): > > Linear jog (and robtargets) will not work because the controller will calculate inverse kinematics as for a 1410. So you will have to use joint jog and jointtargets. I was thinking on doing that as 2nd option, but I tought that I would then need to do a lot of work if I needed to change a workobject… > [@lemster68](#): > > Could he use RCS to make the model? What is RCS? ---
**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/simulate-kuka-robot-in-robotstudio/8924/6 "2019-06-26T19:05:31Z")
Look here: [https://forums.robotstudio.com/categories/controller](https://forums.robotstudio.com/categories/controller) I never used it. RCS, Realistic Controller Simulation ---
**Author:** ![eKoh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/ekoh/32/2649_2.png) [@eKoh](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/eKoh)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/simulate-kuka-robot-in-robotstudio/8924/7 "2019-07-12T13:33:12Z")
Thank you lemster! I failed to do the job before, now I am going to try what you tell me!