DO YOU HAVE ANY COOL CONTAINER EXAMPLES?

Question: I am sick of making square or rectangular containers! Do you have any better ideas. Solution: Who says your container has to be a 3″ x 2″ x 2″ box? What do you get when you ask master teachers for some of their best container project designs ever? These! A lot of these...

What kind of tools should I use?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: I know nothing about tools for CNC machines. What kind are there, and what can I use them for? Answer: There is so much to learn about tooling when it comes to CNC machines, that it can really be overwhelming. Here we present just the basics as it pertains to a “rookies” classroom....

What’s the Difference Between Climb and Conventional Cutting?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

QUESTION: What is the difference between Climb & Conventional cutting? ANSWER: Milling tools can advance through the material so that the cutting flutes engage the material at maximum thickness and then decreases to zero. This is called Climb Milling. Cutting in the opposite direction causes the...

HOW DO I SAVE A POSITION WITH THE SLIDE BASE IN ROBOCELL?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: My students are working on the Handshake activity, and just trying to get it to work in Robocell. They are telling me that they need the robot to move down the slide base but don’t know how to put that in their program. Can you help? Answer: The slide base is just an extra...

WHAT COMMAND DO I USE TO SET VARIABLES TO COMPUTATION IN ROBOCELL?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: What command do I use to set VARIABLES to computation in Robocell? Solution: Go HERE to learn what command to use to set variables to computation! For the whole enchilada see below. .youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback.Get the latest...

WHERE’S THE IFJUMP COMMAND IN ROBOCELL?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: Where’s the IfJump command in Robocell? Solution: IfJump is used to jump somewhere in a program in robocell. Click on the link below to learn what command to use to make an IfJump! .youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback.Get the...

HOW DO I USE LABELS IN ROBOCELL?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I use Labels in Robocell? Solution: A label is used when you want to give robocell a place to jump to in a program. A remark will not work! See below to learn what command to use to make a LABEL! .youtube_sc iframe.yp{display:none;}The Adobe Flash Player is required for...

TEACH VS RECORD

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Problem: What’s the difference between teach and record? Aren’t they the same thing? Solution: Actually, they are very different. Record is done by “driving” the robot to a point in space, and then hitting the record button. If you Teach a position, it is...

IMPACT OCCURED ERROR

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Problem: I get an error that Reads: “blah blah blah… impact occurred and I know the X Y and Z values are right, and that they are in the work envelope. What’s wrong? Solution: Probably what has happened is that the pitch was left at 0 degrees....

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