Preferences

The Preferences dialog allows preferences to be tweaked that affect the behaviour of Verbotics Weld as a whole. The preferences dialog can be accessed from File > Preferences... in the main application menu.

General

General preferences related to operation and visual display.

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  • Re-open most recent project on startup? When enabled, Verbotics Weld will open the most recent project automatically when the application is started.

  • Auto-save projects in case of application errors? When enabled, Verbotics Weld will periodically save the project automatically in the background to prevent loss of data if the application closes unexpectedly.

  • Open generated programs for viewing? When enabled, the generated program output will be opened in the default application for the file extension.

  • Automatically check for updates? When enabled, Verbotics Weld will periodically check to see if there is a newer version of the software.

  • Update channel Selects what updates for Verbotics weld to automatically check for. With the options being:

    • Stable: Versions of Verbotics Weld tested in production, less frequent updates but a more stable experience.

    • Testing: Implements new features and minor bug fixes. These releases are for testing in production prior to a Stable release. Testing updates tend to be stable enough for regular use but often have not been pre-tested in production.

    • Development: Unstable versions of Verbotics with the latest features. Released Weekly.

  • Language Selects the language for the application (defaults to the systems default language).

  • Distance unit: Selects the unit to use when displaying distances (defaults to millimetres).

  • Angle unit: Selects the unit to use when displaying angles (defaults to degrees).

  • Welding speed unit: Selects the unit to use when displaying welding speeds (defaults to millimetres per second)

  • Participate in the Verbotics Improvement program: When enabled, Verbotics will collect information on software usage and performance according to our privacy policy. This is to be used to improve the verbotics software.

  • Simulate welding speed at A multiplier to increase the speed of welding paths when viewing with the simulator (defaults to 10x speed).

  • Background colour: Selects the background colour of the 3D viewer.

  • View text colour: Selects the colour of text in the 3D viewer.

  • Unplanned, planned, … weld colour: Each weld in the viewer is colour-coded based on its planning status according to these colours.

Work Cells

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The Work Cells section shows a table of the currently installed workcells. If any workcells have errors, they will be displayed with an error icon and details on the error.

  • Add File… imports a .vbmodel workcell file into the software.

  • Add Directory… imports a workcell directory into Verbotics Weld.

  • Remove: removes the currently selected workcell file.

Template Projects

Adds and removes template files that can be used as a starting point for Verbotics Weld. This is useful to create a template for re-used items, such as weld settings or fixturing which will be common across multiple projects.

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Licenses

The licenses tab shows a table of the currently installed licenses. These are what allow you to export robot code. To enable export robot code, you will need to sign in with your Verbotics account.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The keyboard shortcuts tab allows the user to create customised keyboard shortcuts for commonly used operations in Verbotics Weld. You can type in the “Filter Shortcuts…” textbox, or use the browser to view available shortcuts.

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To create a keyboard shortcut:

  1. Click inside the text box next to the operation you would like to create a keyboard shortcut for.

  2. Press the key(s) that will be pressed to create the keyboard shortcut.

  3. Wait briefly for the shortcut to be registered.

To remove a keyboard shortcut:

Click the cross next to the operation you would like to remove the keyboard shortcut for.

Generators

The generators tab displays a list of all robot code generators currently available on your computer.

To add or remove a generator:

Open the generator directory using the provided button, add or remove generator javascript files in this directory to alter the available generators.