Once the geometry is defined, link it to a robot and a program so the add-in can generate the corresponding safety instructions.

Create Workspace

The Create Workspace tool converts your station objects into functional safety instructions.

Addin Safety Zones - Image 7

The script automatically identifies items in the station based on their names. Make use of keywords to define the following:

1.World zones (default: "Box")

2.Planes (default: "Plane")

3.Blocked areas (default: "Blocked")

4.Blocked areas identify volumes that the robot should avoid, while the Outside keyword reverses the zone logic so the safe area is outside the selected volume instead of inside it.

Note: If the keyword for specifying that the "workspace is outside" is used (for example, if the keyword "Outside" is used), the add-in registers the safe zone to be outside the volume. If this keyword is not used anywhere, then by default, the safe area is taken to be inside the volume.

If there is a need to monitor the robot’s elbow or flange to check whether it enters the forbidden zone, click on the corresponding "Activate" checkbox.

The tool generates a program called AddWorkspaces and adds a call to it in the program you select.

Addin Safety Zones - Image 8

Enable and Disable Workspace

Safety zones can be turned on or off during a robot's operation using the following utilities:

1.Enable Workspace: Adds an instruction to the program to turn on a specific safety zone.

2.Disable Workspace: Adds an instruction to turn off a specific zone when it is no longer needed for a task.

Setting Up the Workspace

Create Workspace

Enable and Disable Workspace