Interface of Workflow¶

The Workflow functional panel consists of Step library, graphical programming workspace, parameter panel, and programming record area.

Please refer to Workflow for detailed instructions on how to build a workflow with Steps.

Step Library¶

A Step is a graphical programming module used to enable a specific function. Steps are the basis of robot programming in Mech-Viz.

All Steps are divided into various Step categories according to their functions. For example, “Basic Move” includes Steps related to basic motions of the robot, such as Fixed-Point Move, Relative Move, and Move by Grid. You can click the Step category to expand or collapse all Steps.

Steps can be categorized as “move-type Steps” and “non-move Steps”.

Move-type Steps: All Steps that belong to “Basic Move” and “Palletizing” categories and the Step Vision Move.
Non-move Steps: All Steps that are not categorized as “move-type Steps”.

You can adjust the display settings of the Step Library.

Click in the upper right corner to display all Steps.
Click to only display frequently used Steps.
Right click and select Show all in the context menu to display all Steps.
Right click and select Show Frequently-Used Steps in the context menu to display frequently used Steps only.
Right click and select Expand in the context menu to expand all Step categories.
Right click and select Collapse in the context menu to collapse all Step categories.

In addition, you can enter a keyword in the search box above the Step Library to search the Step you need.

Graphical Programming Workspace¶

Graphical programming workspace is the area where you connect Steps for graphical programming.

Right-click on the blank area in the graphical programming workspace, and you can see the following options.

Navigate Up	Navigate to the previous level of the Procedure
Navigate Down	Navigate to the next level of the Procedure (only effective when you right-click on the Procedure)
Copy	Copy the selected Step
Cut	Cut the selected Step
Paste	Paste the copied Step
Delete	Delete the selected Step
Select All	Select all Steps in the graphical programming workspace
Save Screenshot	Save the screenshot of the workflow to a specified path
Format	Automatically format all Steps in the workflow
Pack as Procedure	Pack multiple Steps as a Procedure
Unpack Procedure	Unpack the selected Procedure
Import or Export Procedure	Import the selected Procedure to another Procedure, or export the selected Procedure
Custom Description	Add a custom description to the selected Step
Reset DO	Reset the DO to 0, which is usually used to turn off the vacuum gripper

To search for Steps in the workflow, click the blank area in the graphical programming workspace and press Ctrl + F.

In addition, you can press and hold the Ctrl key and scroll the mouse to zoom in or out.

Parameter Panel¶

Select a Step in the workflow and all its parameters will be displayed in the parameter panel. If you check Function Description in the View menu, a brief description of the selected Step will also be displayed at the top of the parameter panel.

Programming Record Area¶

All your actions, including adding a Step, deleting a Step, adding a connection, and deleting a connection will be recorded in the programming record area.

Click on a record to return to the workflow status at that time.