If you work with large 3D models or a complex project you may experience a low frame rate or slow display performance.

This can happen if you have a lot of objects or complex geometry in your station. Importing large 3D files can reduce the frame rate and slow down your simulations (see the previous section).

You can follow one or more of the following steps to improve the simulation speed and have a faster frame rate:

a)If you load 3D models using STEP or IGES files you can reduce the tolerance in the menu Tools➔Options➔CAD before loading the objects in RoboDK. You can click on Fast import settings to import files faster and with less detail. This will create lighter models and smaller RDK project files.

b)Ignore displaying small objects: Select Tools➔Options➔Display and check the option “Don’t display objects smaller than” and set it to 2% or greater.

c)You can use the simplify mesh Add-in to simplify objects in RoboDK. When you select an object to simplify it will reduce the size by 80%.

d)Simplify object geometry: Select Simplify Object… in the same Display tab. This action does not alter the appearance of 3D objects. Selecting the root of the station (the first item) will apply the simplification to all objects in the station.

e)Remove small objects: Select Remove Small Objects… to remove small objects and triangles. This will delete the objects and triangles smaller than a given size.

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Tip: After you select Simplify Object… select the root of the station to simplify all objects and robots in your cell.

Tip: Select render time in Tools➔Options➔Display to see the frame rate.The frame rate will be displayed at the bottom left of the screen.

Tip: Select Use GPU arrays Tools➔Options➔Display mayprovide faster results if you have a dedicated graphic card.

Note: If you are using VR you can also follow these additional performance tips described in the VR section.

Display Performance