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FAQ - RTR Plug-in in Siemens Process Simulate

Introduction

This guide contains relevant information for users of Process Simulate interested in using the RapidPlan plug-in offered by Realtime Robotics with Siemens Process Simulate.

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Deploying Realtime Robotics for Tecnomatix Process Simulate 2307

Installation guidelines for customers

Windows 11 Installation

RTR’s RapidPlan software is built for a Linux operating system environment, and specifically Ubuntu version 20.04LTS. Running on a Windows system requires Windows 11 with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) running a distribution of Ubuntu 20.04LTS.

To WSL2 with Windows 11, you can run the following command with administrator privileges from your Windows terminal:

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Make sure to have WSL2 updated and an internet connection for this step

wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04

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  • Intel CPU with 8 cores / 16 logical processors, or more

  • Workstation-class Nvidia RTX or newer GPU with 4GB graphics memory, or more

  • 64GB RAM for a typical work cell project with 4 robots or less. 128GB RAM is recommended for large work cells(with up to 16 robots)

  • 1TB SSD

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  • Enough space in the disk. RapidPlan projects require several GB of space in disk, up to 20GB in big cells. We recommend 1TB of space in disk.

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RAM memory is shared between the Windows system and the Linux subsystem. The initial partition is 50/50, although this can be modified.

For more details on installation, please refer to the README.txt provided with the Realtime Robotics plugin for Tecnomatix Process Simulate 2307.

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  • Intel CPU with 8 cores / 16 logical processors, or more

  • Workstation-class Nvidia RTX or newer GPU with 4GB graphics memory, or more

  • 64GB RAM for a typical work cell project. 128GB RAM is recommended for large work cells(with up to 16 robots)1TB SSDRAM is recommended.

  • Enough space in the disk. RapidPlan projects require several GB of space in disk, up to 20GB in big cells. We recommend 1TB of space in disk.

For more details on installation, please refer to the README.txt provided with the Realtime Robotics plugin for Tecnomatix Process Simulate 2307.

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Please refer to the RapidPlan Control Layout section of the RapidPlan User Reference Manual for more information on how to navigate the interface and use its functions: RapidPlan 2.4 RapidPlan Control Panel Layout

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Part of RTR’s deadlock avoidance mechanism is the use of Alternate Location. This is achieved by enabling the option via the control panel and selecting the appropriate location with the advice of an Application Engineer.

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This section provides an overview of certain Realtime Robotics’ RapidPlan terminologies you may need to be familiar with while using RapidPlan software with Tecnomatix Process Simulate 2307. For more Realtime-specific terms, please refer to our Glossary section of the User Manual: Glossary of RapidPlan Create 2.4 and Realtime Controller TermsGlossary

Appliance

Appliance takes operations exported from Process Simulate to plan and execute robot motions that ensure there are no collisions between robots.

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