Resolver Update​

We continue making great progress on delivering the capabilities you have asked for. In this latest release, we drastically improved the handling of complex kinematics for robots, guns and rails. We are happy to announce we can now fully support X-type guns with kinematic loops as well as covering many previously unsupported scenarios.

Today's update:

• PS Connector 0.9.0-beta released
• Short Survey
• User Documentation

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PS Connector​

Added full support for X-type guns and PS 2307
Download the newest version from Optimized Path Planning Beta folder from the RTR FileShare.

PS 0.9.0-beta

• Add full support for X-type guns with kinematic loops of 4 joints
• Add support for Process Simulate 2307
• Improve handling of complex kinematics for robots, guns and rails
• Add support for duplicate robot/device/component names in OLP commands in importer
• Add support for more gun types in the importer
• Add support for more geometry types such as swept volumes during export
• Export robots without operations as static objects in their current pose. Removes need for dummy operations and enables air welding studies with a fixed material handling pose.
• Several fixes to exporter and importer

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Short Survey​

It takes less than 3 minuntes
Please complete this short survey to help us align our roadmap to your most important needs. Thank you in advance!

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User Documentation​

Continuously updated
You can now access Resolver Documentation at resolver.rtr.ai/docs. We will be continuously updating the documentation to match the rapid development of the product. Be on the lookout for videos and other best practices.

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Happy New Year!​

We are excited for 2025, the year of Resolver. We will be officially launching Resolver on May 12th, 2025 at Automate in Detroit and will also be at Automatica in Munich on June 24th.

We have incredibly exciting new features and capabilities coming this year. We have adjusted our roadmap based on your valuable feedback.

Thank you for partnering with us as we continue to make Resolver fast, easy, flexible, and powerful.

Resolver Update​

Today's update:

• Short Survey
• New User Documentation
• Target Order Optimization
• Download Intermediate Results
• Custom Linear Rail Positions
• PS Connector 0.7.0-beta released

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Short Survey​

It takes less than 3 minuntes
Please complete this short survey to help us align our roadmap to your most important needs. Thank you in advance!

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New User Documentation​

Read all about it!
You can now access Resolver Documentation at resolver.rtr.ai/docs. We will be continuously updating the documentation to match the rapid development of the product. Be on the lookout for videos and other best practices.

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Target Order Optimization​

Find the optimal sequence in minutes
If your application has the flexibility to allow process targets to be visited in any order, you can enable "Optimize Target Order" which will generate paths to visit all targets in the shortest cycle time. If you keep this option disabled, the paths will be generated to visit the targets in the specified order, top to bottom. Not sure if it will save time? Try it out and let us know the results!

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Download Intermediate Results​

How is the run going so far? Now you can find out!
Our engineering team has been hard at work for the past months to enable you to download intermediate results during a run without stopping it.
After you have started a run, you will now be able to "Get Current Results" that can be imported back into your simulation software. If you want to end the run and get the latest results, select "Accept Results & Stop" from the drop down menu.

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Custom Linear Rail Positions​

Adding flexibility to give you more control
For each robot on an external RTU or linear rail, you can now specify positions to be used by Resolver to find optimal motion paths and interlocks. You can also add a stroke buffer for the minimum and maximum values. Please note that if a robot has a location or configuration at a specific target, the external axis value will be used as one of the options and displayed in "Assigned Values".

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PS Connector​

Version 0.7.0-beta
Download the newest version from Optimized Path Planning Beta folder from the RTR FileShare.

PS 0.7.0-beta

• Add error message during export if unsupported device kinematics are detected
• Add warning message about missing collision sets during export
• Add check of robot dynamics in export and notify user about unusual dynamics
• Fix issue where gun tips in nested hierarchy were missing in clearance rules
• Fix issue with certain part appearances not exporting correctly

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Resolver Update​

We are thrilled to share with you a few updates on both the PS Connector and the cloud. After you download the latest PS Connector (0.6.0-beta) you will notice it is a fast an easy executable installer - No more copying and pasting files.We are extremely grateful for your continued feedback and use of our award-winning (IFR , Gold Merit) optimized path planning tool. Thank you!

Today's update:

• Support for 7th axis Linear Rails!
• Support for Stationary Tools!
• Smoothing Auto-Tuning in PS (RCS capable)!
• PS Connector 0.4.1-beta released

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Short Survey​

It takes less than 3 minuntes
Thank you to all those of you who already responded to our incredibly short survey. It is instrumental in helping us define the roadmap for our tool. If you are one of the few that have not yet completed it, please click below

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Smoothing Table in Exporter​

More knobs to turn!
In this release you will notice a smoothing table in the exporter that informs the Engine of the allowed smoothing radius values. The Engine will fine-tune smoothing at each generated via with the best choice from this table. On import, the generated values will still be converted to your robot controller's smoothing values or you can select auto-tuning just like you already do. These values were always present in the query and, as requested, they are now user-configurable.

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Changes to Cloud​

Where did the Results page go?
Based on the feedback we received, we have streamlined the pages and you will now only see a Projects page on the sidebar. The new Projects page will list all studies that have been uploaded. You can find the results for each upload by clicking on the study name. In the image below, the study name was "RTRDemo_20241203" and there are two results, one from December 4th and one from December 5th.

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PS Connector​

Version 0.6.0-beta
Download the newest version from Optimized Path Planning Beta folder from the RTR FileShare.

0.6.0-beta

• New Windows Installer automatically copies DLL files to an RTR subdirectory and reminds users to close Process Simulate.
• Added Smoothing Table to the Exporter dialog
• Add smoothing value conversion for Kawasaki robots during import
• Improve detection of dynamic cables and notify user during export about filtered out devices
• Fix few exporting issues
• Fix few importing issues

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Optimized Path Planning Update​

Yes! Support for 7th axis linear rails, stationary tools, and a surprise feature, scroll down! Please download the latest PS Connector (0.4.1-beta) to get access to these features and more. Thank you for continuing to use our award-winning (IFR, Gold Merit) optimized path planning tool.

Today's update:

• Support for 7th axis Linear Rails!
• Support for Stationary Tools!
• Smoothing Auto-Tuning in PS (RCS capable)!
• PS Connector 0.4.1-beta released

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7th Axis Linear Rails 🎉​

RTU. Linear rail. Track. Whatever you call it, we support it
Our Process Simulate Connector now supports robots on 7th axis linear rails! With this feature, rail positions for any newly created via points are automatically optimized to minimize cycle time, factoring in the rail's dynamics. With this feature, the rail's dynamics are factored in to automatically define new via points with cycle time optimized rail positions.

As always, our engine works to deliver the best paths possible for maximum efficiency. Looking ahead, we’re developing an option that will allow users to specify fixed rail positions as constraints, ensuring the engine only generates solutions within those parameters. While this may lead to slightly less optimized paths, it's a valuable option that many customers have requested for more predictable, human-friendly results.

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Stationary Tools 💪​

Tools not attached to the robot? No problem!
Additionally, the PS Connector now also supports stationary tools with an external TCP to the robot. You will now be able to do optimized motion planning of robots working with stationary weld guns and other tools.

In the future, we will add more features to this capability including optimizing the closing and opening of tools such as weld guns.

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Surprise: Smoothing Auto-Tuning in PS 🔍​

Want the best smoothing values with RCS? You're covered!
A new option to auto-tune smoothing values when importing results is now available! With this feature the PS Connector will move the robots through all paths in the results prior to import and automatically adjust smoothing values to be maximized (best cycle time) and collision-free. Simply enable collision sets and ensure a connection to RCS is available - the rest is handled for you!

PS Connector​

Version 0.4.1-beta
Download the new version from Optimized Path Planning Beta folder from the RTR FileShare.

0.4.1-beta

• Added support for 7th axis Linear Rails
• Add support for stationary tools with external TCP
• Added "auto-tune" of smoothing (zone) values on import
• 45% average reduction of exporting time
• Added notifications for errors and unsupported features
• Fixed several bugs

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Short Survey​

It takes less than 3 minuntes
Thank you to all those of you who already responded to our incredibly short survey. It is instrumental in helping us define the roadmap for our tool. If you are one of the few that have not yet completed it, please click below

Optimized Path Planning Update​

Hello!  We are happy to announce  a new PS connector and updates to our award-winning (IFR , Gold Merit) optimized path planning tool. Thank you for continuing to help us develop this product for you.

Today's update:

• Short Survey
• PS Connector 0.3.0-beta released
• Cloud interface improvements

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Short Survey​

It takes less than 3 minuntes
Thank you to all those of you who already responded to our incredibly short survey. It is instrumental in helping us define the roadmap for our tool. If you are one of the few that have not yet completed it, please click below

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PS Connector​

Version 0.3.0-beta
Download the new version from Optimized Path Planning Beta folder from the RTR FileShare.

0.3.0-beta

• Added support for Process Simulate 2402
• Added Yaskawa smoothing value converter
• Fix issue with the export of nested components
• Fix issue where some tools were not attached to the tool frame
• Fix issue with exporting errors and missing objects

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Cloud interface improvements​

Cycle Time Estimate chart persists 💪
As requested by most of you, and a lot of work by our amazing Platform team, the chart data will now persist when navigating away from the page. We have also added a maximum time limit for each run.

Changes:

• Chart data for each run now persists when navigating away from the page
• For each run, specify the "Elapsed Time" or maximum amount of time the optimization will run before automatically ending
• Various workflow improvements