A Three Axis Gantry Robot

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Level	Beginner
Duration	approx. 30 minutes
Prerequisites	No prerequisites

In this tutorial you will learn the basic concepts behind the simulation software twin. With a practical but yet simple application, you will learn how to build a digital twin of a machine from the scratch. Together we will

1. import the CAD model of an existing machine
2. re-arrange assemblies to create kinematic chains of moving objects
3. add sensors and actors to the machine
4. add a script to create a simple controller for the machine

You will build a three axis portal robot which picks boxes from position A and stack them on position B. The final machine will look like this:

Note

Please note that this is a very basic tutorial. We will not use the whole range of functionality and we will make some simplifications which would make no sense in a real project. Nevertheless you will learn how easily you can create very complex machines with twin.

Next

The tutorial starts in the next chapter.