# \#position

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## [TCP Position check](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/tcp-position-check/11649)

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**Author:** [@grth46](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/grth46)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/tcp-position-check/11649 "2024-10-16T06:01:59Z")

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Hello again! With this I think I have a rather specific concern, so because of that I will clarify the context at first, which can be a lot of reading for all the lazy people out there :wink: I’m currently working on a…

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## [Getting Link position](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getting-link-position/11588)

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**Author:** [@ssickss](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/ssickss)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getting-link-position/11588 "2024-09-06T07:06:49Z")

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Good morning, I am developing an add-in in RobotStudio that needs to extract the position and orientation of Link4, Link5 and Link6 of the robot. Yesterday I tried the following code, but I got some values that were not…

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## [Comparing posititions](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/comparing-posititions/9805)

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**Author:** [@ArneVandenbroucke](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/ArneVandenbroucke)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/comparing-posititions/9805 "2020-11-18T16:48:47Z")

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Hi there I am working on a project and need to compare two positions, but can’t figure out how to do it. Thanks in advance!

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## [Repositioning robot without configurations](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/repositioning-robot-without-configurations/8515)

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**Author:** [@bcrowell](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/bcrowell)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/repositioning-robot-without-configurations/8515 "2018-10-24T12:18:41Z")

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I would like to be able to reposition the robot in RS with either Mechanism Joint Jog or simply rotating about the TCP, but at a target defined by my CAD model within RS. Since configurations are not available with each …

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## [Return to different positions after stopping simulation](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/return-to-different-positions-after-stopping-simulation/6926)

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**Author:** [@SteveMob](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/SteveMob)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/return-to-different-positions-after-stopping-simulation/6926 "2015-12-11T17:56:37Z")

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Hello, I am fairly new to RobotStudio, so I am kind of lost on this question. No matter where in the program simulation I hit “stop” and then “play” again, it goes straight back to my original home position, as it shoul…

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## [Getting smart components properties in RAPID](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getting-smart-components-properties-in-rapid/5653)

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**Author:** [@laov](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/laov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getting-smart-components-properties-in-rapid/5653 "2013-08-12T19:09:27Z")

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Hello, I’d like to know how to properly read a smart components property data in RAPID? For example I would like to get the coordinates and orientations of an object sensed by a position sensor and make my robot go the…