Cable Simulation

[gzmbnr]

Hi everyone,

I have a question regarding the cable simulations.

How are cable simulations done in general? I couldn’t find much information online. I tried reverse engineering a sample Kuka robot from the e-catalog, but I couldn’t figure it out. Can you help?
Btw I’m using Visual Components 4.3 Professional.

[Tilma]

Hi, I don’t know how it was done in 4.3, but there are some really nice cables which were added in the eCat in the 4.9 version:

Generic Scara Robot Cabling

Besides Generic Articulated Robot Cabling, Generic Scara Robot Cabling is also available in 4.9 eCat, it can also be used for welding external cables … or puppeteering [Cabling]

Generic Articulated Robot Cabling

Generic Scara Robot Cabling is also available in eCat 4.9 Generic robot cabling for 6 axis articulated robot, it’s available in 4.9 eCat now, equipped with slide, stiffness and offset functions Attach to 6 axis articulated robot’s axis 3 Adjust this component to desired position Press ‘SnapJ6Offset’ to snap at the offset of the cable end Adjust the factors to achieve the desired curvature [Auto] [Setup] [Manual]