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Overview

Pathpilot is a combination hardware and software system that you use to control your robot. From the software you can do activities like:

  • Turn the robot ON or OFF.

  • Move to a position (jogging).

  • Read inputs and set outputs.

  • Load or create a robot program.

  • Run a robot program.

  • Communicate with a Tormach CNC Machine

The PathPilot interface is divided into top and bottom sections: the Notebook section is in the top half of the screen, and the Persistent Controls section is in the bottom half.

Notebook section reference

The Notebook section makes up the top half of the screen, and the areas that display change depending on system that you use to control your machine. The into the following tabs:

Main Tab Reference

https://tormach.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=2664464389

Offsets/Frames Tab Reference

Settings Tab Reference

Conversational Tab Reference

Status Tab Reference

Persistent controls reference

Persistent controls are available to the user no matter what task the user is undertaking - they are always visible and active. The persistent controls are described in the following pages: Persistent Controls

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