Creating A Tool - ABB OmniCore S Series Operating Manual

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6.6.3 Creating a tool

6.6.3 Creating a tool
What happens when you create a tool?
When you create a new tool a variable of the data type tooldata is created. The
variable name will be the name of the tool. For more information on data types,
see Technical reference manual - RAPID Instructions, Functions and Data types.
The new tool has initial default values for mass, frame, orientation etc., which must
be defined before the tool can be used.
How to create a tool
The tool center point of the default tool (tool0) is in the center of the robot's
mounting flange and shares the orientation of the robot base.
By creating a new tool you define another tool center point. For more information
about tool center points, see
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Tool center point, TCP, for tool0
1 On the start screen, tap Calibrate, and then select Tool from the menu.
2 Tap Create New Data in the menu to the right.
The Create Tool window is displayed.
3 Complete the tool information (see
then tap Apply.
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