Creation Of Parts; File Formats That Can Be Used; Part Names And Marking - Mitsubishi CR750-Q Series Instruction Manual

4. Creation of Parts

With MELFA-Works, parts created by customers can be used as hands or workpieces. When attaching
hands or similar on a robot and handling workpieces, such parts should be created in advance by following
the creation rules explained in this chapter.
The operations mentioned above are not required to simply operate a robot.
Sample data for hands, workpieces, travel bases and so forth can be found in the sample folder; please
make use of them as reference.
4.1.

File Formats that can be Used

MELFA-Works is able to use data created by other CAD software as far as the data is stored using file
formats that can be loaded by SolidWorks.
In that case, load the file after converting it to a SolidWorks part file (*.sldprt format).
SolidWorks currently supports the following file formats.
IGES
STEP
SAT（ACISR）
ParasolidR
DWG
DXFTM
STL
* Please check the latest specifications at the Website of SolidWorks Corporation.
4.2.

Part Names and Marking

The main part types used in MELFA-Works include robot components, hands, travel bases, workpieces and
other peripheral devices. Among these, some parts are handled in a special manner by MELFA-Works, and
several rules thus apply.
The rules can mainly be categorized into the following two types.

Part Names
Part names loaded in SolidWorks, which correspond to file names, are used to distinguish whether
the part is a hand, workpiece or something else. Insert "
character string that distinguishes among parts, as in the following example.
(Example) Sample
※ See Table 4-1 for "identifier" (extension) information.

Marking
In order to have a reference frame for connecting parts, such as a robot and a hand or a hand and a
workpiece, a "coordinate system" with a specific name must be embedded in a part.
※ Coordinate system names are grouped in small or large letters.
○ File Format
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Only the Partsfile (*.sldprt) can be recognized from among MELFA-Works components such as
hand and work. The Assembly file (*.sldasm) cannot be used so please convert to a parts file before
using. After conversion for the interference check, specify Solid File and store.
VRML
VDA－FS
Pro/ENGINEERR
Unigraphics
CADKEYR
Viewpoint
RealityWave
.sldprt
_identifier
HOOPS
PAR（Solid EdgeTM）
IPT（Autodesk Inventor）
Mechanical Desktop
CGR（CATIARgraphics）
HCG （Highly compressed graphic）
_identifier
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'' before the file extension as a