Fanuc Robots using IGS file

Hi Wiggy,

To do that you need the Fanuc robot programmer which is an off-line software on a remote PC. It is not possible to direclty program a robot from an IGS file, with the teach pendant fro example.

This is actually an open problem in robotics that we are dealing with in terms of a research project with a client that is very interested about it. To do that, you need a preprocessor that will read the IGS files and determine its shapes and features, then you need a second step where the the 3D models are laeding to a process model from which you compute task paths, like they do for CNC machines. Then, the program is dowloaded into the robot controller memory.

There is a project who tried to do that and is called the Flexpaint and this was mainly developpped in Vienna, Austria. They show success for smooth, convex and simple objects.

Good luck,

LHR

Not possible for direct-to-controller IGES import to path. You must use

3rd-party offline programming software. There are several out there, here is one of my favorites for power, flexibility, and ease-of-use:

TygerDawg