Measure the installed doorway and nearby obstructions, then ask the toolmaker for the complete assembly outline in the held-blank and empty states.
Can I compare FR5 unloading arrangements before the gripper is modelled?
KieranCasey · 28 Jul 2026, 13:49 UTC
17 replies
Which part of withdrawal looks doubtful to you? A marked section can give the missing-tool request a concrete target.
17 pointsThe doorway during loaded withdrawal. We have the fixture point but not enough tool geometry to judge the gap. I can mark that section without drawing an imaginary slim gripper into it.
8 pointsAdd the setter's changeover route now, because the remaining space is not automatically spare space for the robot just because a blank can pass through it
15 pointsYou can expose missing dimensions now. You cannot establish full access by treating all those missing dimensions as zero. Keep any comparison provisional, including an alternative base position that only looks better because it has the same incomplete tool.
19 pointsMina, would you still compare two measured doorway sections before the tool arrives? I'm trying to separate useful elimination from premature approval.
1 pointsYes, a known obstruction can rule out a specific proposed arrangement. A section without a clash cannot establish all orientations and routes. That is the difference I meant.
23 pointsKeep the held blank on the request too; the gripper passing empty is not the unloading task Kieran is choosing an arm for.
14 pointsDoorway survey done and setter access marked. Toolmaker says the connection fitting is not included in their first outline, so I have requested the complete version before the integrator reviews withdrawal.
7 pointsInclude access to that fitting for service as well; a connection that clears during production may still be a pain to reach when it needs attention
0 pointsHas the first outline already shown a clash, even without the fitting? That would still be a specific useful finding.
7 pointsNo established clash yet. It is an incomplete comparison, not an arrangement we've disproved. The integrator has the survey and the fitting request, with the arm decision still open.
16 pointsThat is the honest answer to your opening question. You have improved the inputs and identified a missing part of the tool. Don't let the provisional no-clash sketch become a clearance result in the purchasing note.
16 pointsWill the complete review cover empty return as well as loaded exit, with the intended door state documented?
5 pointsYes, both routes are in the requested scope. Setter and service access are included too. I have not received the completed tool drawing, so none of those checks is being described as passed.
8 pointsPlease keep the setter on the eventual review rather than only attach their markings; a proposed base move can change that route again
25 pointsSetter will review any changed arrangement. Thanks, Jamie; I had only assigned the first survey to them. The purchasing comparison remains provisional until the complete routes and access needs are assessed.
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