Coordinate System Properties - Offsets

Use the settings on the

Offsets

tab in the

Coordinate System Properties

dialog box to define the end effector and base offset values for the robotic arm.

The

Offset

tab shows the views of a typical robotic arm based on the configuration of the robot geometry type on the

General

tab. The type of offsets and the number of available offsets is determined by the coordinate system and the number of axes associated with the coordinate system.

When specifying the end effector and base offset values, be sure that the values are calculated using the same measurement units as the linked Cartesian coordinate system. For example, if the manufacturer specifies the robot offset using millimeter units and you want to configure the robot using inches, then convert the millimeter link measurements to inches and enter the values in the appropriate offset fields.