Presets
Presets are pre-made cell items that can be added directly into a work cell. A library of standard presets is made publicly available to licensed users, but custom presets can also be created within cell editor for use in future projects.
A dedicated Preset Library widget for browsing, downloading and importing presets is located at the bottom of the left pane by default.
Preset Library
Preset Library Widget
The preset library lists all presets currently available from your local presets folder, the verbotics public repository or, if requested by your company, your company“s private repository.
Примечание
Repositories require internet access in order to download new presets, however pre-downloaded presets will remain available to use offline.
Preset Library Tools
Filter
The available presets shown in the widget can be filtered using the button. This button reveals a sub-menu of different filters available to apply.
Preset Filters
These include:
Type: The type of cell object represented in the preset, options include robot, workstation, tool and other.
Name: The name of the preset.
Make: The manufacturer/make of the object represented in the preset. Examples include ABB, KUKA, FANUC
Author: The user that created the preset.
Show only parametric presets: When enabled, only parametric presets will be shown in the library
Show only downloaded presets: Only downloaded presets will be shown in the library.
Refresh
Refreshes the preset library with the server, any changes to online repositories will be updated.
Open Preset Folder
Opens the designated directory for storing presets locally. Presets are sorted into folders based on their make, however presets can also be added directly into the preset directory to be added to the preset library.
Sort By
Sorts presets visible in the preset library. By default, the library will be sorted by Name. Other sort options include:
Type
Manufacturer
Author
Creating and Editing Presets
Presets are created by exporting a group of joints, and assigning essential links to the presets model configuration.
To create preset, right-click on a group and select Export as Preset from the context menu.
Export Preset Tool
The Export Preset tool opens a window to finalise the preset before it is exported. This window is comprised of 4 tabs:
Metadata
This tab lists all the metadata for the preset. This consists of:
Name: The name to be given to the preset. This will be the name shown in the preset library.
Manufacturer: The manufacturer or make of the object the preset is based on.
Author: The creator of the preset, in the format
<username> <email>.Description: Additional information about the preset.
At the bottom of the metadata tab, the Type of the preset will need to be set to 1 of the 4 preset types.
Export Preset Metadata Tab
Configuration
The configuration tab displays the model configuration to be exported with the preset. The options to adjust here depend on the preset type selected in the metadata tab.
If the group being exported as a preset is already associated with the model configuration for a robot, tool or workstation, then the configuration tab will populate with the relevant values already entered in the model configuration.
Configuration Tab for a Robot Preset
Thumbnail
The thumbnail tab displays the preset currently being exported. This display will be used to create a preview thumbnail for the preset when shown in the library.
The perspective of this preview can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the camera, or by using the view-cube in the top right.
Thumbnail Tab
JSON
The JSON tab displays a preview of the model.json file generated and stored inside the preset file. This cannot be directly edited inside Cell Editor, but can be altered after the preset is exported (See Parametric Presets for information regarding the internal file structure of presets).
JSON Tab