Editing Obstacles Editing Obstacles Some robot workcells contain "obstacles", such as part fixtures, camera supports, or other hardware, which you do not want the robot to contact during operation. An obstacle can also define a space (or shape) that you want the robot to work in; these are called containment obstacles. The Edit Obstacles dialog box allows you to add/edit the location, type, and size of workcell obstacles. To open the Edit Obstacles dialog box, on the Robot Editor menu, click Configure > Obstacles . The Edit Obstacles dialog box opens. Edit Obstacles Dialog The elements of the Edit Obstacles dialog box are described below:
ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x, 18316-000 Rev A Page 249 Item Description Protected Obstacle For Adept robots, these are predefined obstacles that cannot be edited by the user. For non-Adept robots, these provide two additional obstacle entries. User Obstacle Each row provides an entry for a workcell obstacle. Obstacle Type This drop-down list is used to select the type of obstacle: box, cylinder, sphere or frustum. These types are also offered as containment obstacles for applic-