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SOFTWARE

KR C2

KUKA Sim

KUKA Sim Viewer

KUKA Sim Layout

KUKA Sim Pro

KUKA Sim Component Library
Version 1.1

Issued: 10 Jun 2003

Version: 00

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Copyright

KUKA Roboter GmbH

This documentation or excerpts therefrom may not be reproduced or disclosed to third parties without the express permission of the publishers.

Other functions not described in this documentation may be operable in the controller. The user has no claim to these functions, however, in

the case of a replacement or service work.

We have checked the content of this documentation for conformity with the hardware and software described. Nevertheless, discrepancies

cannot be precluded, for which reason we are not able to guarantee total conformity. The information in this documentation is checked on a

regular basis, however, and necessary corrections will be incorporated in subsequent editions.

Subject to technical alterations without an effect on the function.

PD Interleaf

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Contents

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General

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1.1

Purpose of the programs

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1.2

Minimum hardware requirements

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1.2.1

KUKA Sim Viewer and KUKA Sim Layout

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1.2.2

KUKA Sim Pro

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1.3

Recommended requirements for a power user

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1.4

Supported operating systems

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Other requirements

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1.6

License schemes

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1.6.1

License scheme for evaluation licenses

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1.6.2

License scheme for full licenses

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1.6.3

Notes

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Installation of the KUKA Sim products

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Installation of KUKA OfficeLite

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Installation of the component library

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Generating the license request

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Loading the license

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Loading the first layout

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On--line help

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Upgrading for a service patch

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Uninstallation

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Contact address

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General

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General

1.1

Purpose of the programs

The KUKA Sim product family consists of three members:
KUKA Sim Viewer is a free of charge 3D viewer which allows you and your customers to look

at simulations made in KUKA Sim Layout and KUKA Sim Pro.
KUKA Sim Layout is a unique program for creating 3D layouts of production systems with

KUKA robots. You can quickly create and compare different layouts, equipment selections

and robot tasks, both on site and off site with your suppliers and customers. KUKA Sim

Layout is thus the ideal simulation tool for project engineers and the sales team of your

company.
KUKA Sim Pro has been developed for the off--line programming of KUKA robots. The

product allows cycle time analysis, robot program generation and is connected in real--time

to KUKA OfficeLite, the virtual robot controller of KUKA. KUKA Sim Pro is also used for

building the parametrical components used in KUKA Sim Pro and KUKA Sim Layout. KUKA

OfficeLite is included in KUKA Sim Pro.

1.2

Minimum hardware requirements

1.2.1

KUKA Sim Viewer and KUKA Sim Layout

The minimum machine requirement is a 128 MB, Pentium III 750 MHz computer, or a simi-

larly specified laptop with a display capability of 1024 x 768 pixels and 16 bit color resolution.

A two--button mouse is required. The graphics card should support OpenGL.

1.2.2

KUKA Sim Pro

The minimum machine requirement is a 256 MB, Pentium III 1000 MHz computer, or a simi-

larly specified laptop with a display capability of 1024 x 768 pixels and 16 bit color resolution.

A two--button mouse is required. The graphics card should support OpenGL.

1.3

Recommended requirements for a power user

The recommended machine requirement for a power user is an AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz or

Pentium4 1.5 GHz computer with 512 MB memory, or a similarly specified laptop with an

active matrix display, and a hardware accelerated OpenGL graphics card – for example a

GeForce4 card. Internet access is desirable.

1.4

Supported operating systems

KUKA Sim 1.1 has been designed for Microsoft 2000 with Service Pack 1 or higher and

Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or higher. You may download the free service packs from

Microsoft’s home page.

1.5

Other requirements

The user must have an e--mail address to accept the license for the KUKA Sim programs.
For KUKA Sim Pro, Windows must be installed in single--processor mode. Uni-- or multi--

processor mode is not supported.

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License schemes

KUKA Sim Viewer does not require a license. The user can register his version with KUKA

and then gets a registered version. If the user does not register, KUKA Sim Viewer will ask,

every time that KUKA Sim Viewer is started, for a registration of the KUKA Sim Viewer. The

user can run KUKA Sim Viewer without a registration but is encouraged to register.
KUKA Sim Layout and KUKA Sim Pro require a license to run the program. This license can

only be used on the computer for which the license has been generated. Two licenses are

available:

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Evaluation license for 30 days free use

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Full license

1.6.1

License scheme for evaluation licenses

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Install the KUKA Sim Product

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Install the KUKA Sim Components

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Start the KUKA Sim Product for the first time

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KUKA Sim guides you through a form where your contact information can be filled in.

Specify that you want to have a temporary license.

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A request for a temporary license is generated

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Send this request for a temporary license to KUKA (

[e-mail]

)

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KUKA generates an evaluation license for 30 days

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Start the KUKA Sim Product for the second time and load the license

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The KUKA Sim product can be used for 30 days.

1.6.2

License scheme for full licenses

G

Install the KUKA Sim Product

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Install the KUKA Sim Components

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Start the KUKA Sim Product for the first time

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KUKA Sim guides you through a form where your contact information can be filled in.

Specify that you want a full license.

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A request for a full license is generated

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Send this request for a full license to KUKA (

[e-mail]

)

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Upon receipt of the order for a full license, KUKA generates the full license. The license

is sent to you by e--mail. This order is preferably sent by fax to your local KUKA subsid-

iary.

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Start the KUKA Sim Product for the second time and load the license

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The KUKA Sim product can be used.

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Notes

A license is only valid for the computer on which the license request is generated and is only

valid for the current configuration of the computer. If you want to upgrade to another com-

puter, please contact KUKA at

[e-mail]

.

A fax order form for the KUKA Sim products can be found on the installation CD--ROM of

the KUKA Sim products.

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Installation of the KUKA Sim products

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Installation of the KUKA Sim products

The different products from the KUKA Sim product family can be installed by running the dif-

ferent installers indicated below.

For KUKA Sim Viewer use:

setupKUKASimViewer_1.1.exe

For KUKA Sim Layout use:

setupKUKASimLayout_1.1.exe

For KUKA Sim Pro use:

setupKUKASimPro_1.1.exe

Follow the prompts to control the location and setup process as indicated in the figures below.

The installation process is the same for the different products from the KUKA Sim product

family.

Be sure to log in as a user with administration rights.

The program as well as the components can be placed locally or on a network drive.

The components which are installed later take up approximately 30 MB. On a notebook

computer, it is advisable to install the program and the components locally.

The following screenshots were made during installation of KUKA Sim Pro, and are,

apart from the captions, similar to the installation windows of KUKA Sim Viewer and

KUKA Sim Layout.

Fig. 1 Startup screen

Fig. 2 Accept license agreement

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Fig. 3 Select program directory

Fig. 4 Select language for user interface

Fig. 5 Select directory where components

are to be installed

Fig. 6 Ready to install

Fig. 7 Files being installed

Fig. 8 Program installation is finished

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Installation of KUKA OfficeLite

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Installation of KUKA OfficeLite

Follow the instructions on the CD--ROM of KUKA OfficeLite.

KUKA OfficeLite is only distributed with KUKA Sim Pro, not with the other products.

For a valid license for KUKA OfficeLite, contact KUKA at [e-mail]

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Installation of the component library

The component library contains more than 500 ready--to--use components, several demo

layouts and the tutorials for the KUKA Sim products. Although the KUKA Sim products can

run without the components being installed, it is highly recommended to install the

component library. The component library is installed using the program
SetupKUKASimComponents_1.1.exe

The component library can only be installed after the different KUKA Sim products have

been installed. The location of the component directory cannot be set here, but is set

when installing the relevant KUKA Sim product.

Fig. 9 Startup screen

Fig. 10 Ready to install

Fig. 11 Files are being installed

Fig. 12 Installation completed

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Generating the license request

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Generating the license request

The first time that the KUKA Sim program is started, a license request is generated. This

license request can be sent by e--mail to KUKA. If the user is connected to the Internet and

the proxy settings are OK, the license request is sent to KUKA automatically. Based upon

this license request KUKA can generate the license for you. This generated license is sent

to you by e--mail. Be sure that your e--mail address is typed in correctly.

Fig. 13 Have you received a license?

Fig. 14 Do you want to request a license?

Fig. 15 Overview of the licensing procedure

Fig. 16 Required input fields for license request

Fig. 17 Optional fields for license request

Fig. 18 License request is generated

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Loading the license

The license file is sent to you by e--mail. Once you receive the license, the KUKA Sim product

can be started and the license can be loaded. The license file is of the form

UserName ProductName (1_1)license for ComputerName.dat

and is added as an attachment to the e--mail sent to you. Save the attachment where you

can access it when KUKA Sim asks you to load it.

Please keep the license file in a safe place. When you reinstall KUKA Sim, the license

must be reloaded.

A license for KUKA Sim Pro can also be used for KUKA Sim Layout and for KUKA Sim

Viewer. A license for KUKA Sim Layout can be used for KUKA Sim Viewer, but not for

KUKA Sim Pro. A license for KUKA Sim Viewer can only be used for KUKA Sim

Viewer.

Fig. 19 Starting KUKA Sim products

by pressing the icons

on the desktop

Fig. 20 Have you received a license?

Fig. 21 Select the license file

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Loading the first layout

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Loading the first layout

Start the KUKA Sim product by selecting the icon on the desktop.
Open the layout Local Components ® DemoLayouts ® PressWork ® Press Chainer

KR60P.
Wait until the layout is loaded.
Press the button Fill.
Press the button Orbit.

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On--line help

More information can be found in the on--line help. Press F1 for this on--line help after KUKA Sim has been
started, or look for the on--line help in the KUKA Sim program directory (under Start ® Programs ® KUKA

Sim 1.1).

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Upgrading for a service patch

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Upgrading for a service patch

Do not uninstall the current installation. Install the service patch over your current installation.

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Uninstallation

The different programs from the KUKA Sim product family and the component library can

be uninstalled using the following procedure.
1. Select Start – Settings – Control Panel – Add or Remove Programs
2. Select the program to be removed
3. Press the button Change/Remove to remove the program

Fig. 22 Selecting the program to be removed

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Contact address

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Contact address

KUKA Roboter GmbH

Bluecherstrasse 144

D--86165 Augsburg

Germany

Tel.: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

e--mail: [e-mail]

Web: www.kuka--roboter.de

When contacting the KUKA Sim Group, please have the following data to hand:

G

Version of KUKA Sim (Layout / Pro) and/or version of KUKA OfficeLite

G

License code number

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An e--mail address at which you can be reached

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A detailed description of your problem (screen shots, English, German)

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Index

Index -- i

A

Accept license agreement, 7

C

Contact address, 17

D

Do you want to request a license?, 11

F

Files are being installed, 8, 10

G

Generating the license request, 11

H

Have you received a license?, 11, 12

I

Installation completed, 10
Installation of KUKA OfficeLite, 9
Installation of the component library, 10
Installation of the KUKA Sim products, 7

K

KUKA Sim Layout, 5
KUKA Sim Pro, 5
KUKA Sim Viewer, 5

L

License request is generated, 11
License scheme for evaluation licenses, 6
License scheme for full licenses, 6
License schemes, 5
Loading the first layout, 13
Loading the license, 12

M

Minimum hardware requirements, 5

N

Notes, 6

O

On--line help, 14
Optional fields for license request, 11
Other requirements, 5
Overview of the licensing procedure, 11

P

Program installation is finished, 8
Purpose of the programs, 5

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Ready to install, 8, 10
Recommended requirements for a power user,

5
Required input fields for license request, 11

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Select directory where components are to be

installed, 8
Select language for user interface, 8
Select program directory, 8
Select the license file, 12
Selecting the program to be removed, 16
SetupKUKASimComponents_1.1.exe, 10
setupKUKASimLayout_1.1.exe, 7
setupKUKASimPro_1.1.exe, 7
setupKUKASimViewer_1.1.exe, 7
Starting KUKA Sim Products by pressing the

icons on the desktop, 12
Startup screen, 7, 10
Supported operating systems, 5

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Uninstallation, 16
Upgrading for a service patch, 15