Stuck on "Install RAPID Files" tutorial step

[AndyZe]

I'm following the tutorial here to simulate a robot with RobotStudio. It's going fairly well until this step:

Before continuing in RobotStudio, you need to put the RAPID files of the ROS driver on the controller of the created arm.

    1. Go to <documents_directory>\RobotStudio\Systems and select the folder corresponding to the name of your station. 

Well, \Systems is empty.

I haven't manually saved a system yet. I did save a "station" that I created with my robot, but it's in a different folder and I don't think that's what I need at this step. I suspect the wiki is just outdated and maybe I shouldn't even be using this package anymore.

[gavanderhoorn]

I suspect the wiki is just outdated and maybe I shouldn't even be using this package anymore.

that's a bit dramatic, isn't it?

abb_driver is perfectly usable, it just depends on your use-case whether it is suitable.

Where you find the directories depends a bit on how you created your station or solution.

The tutorial author (not me) chose the empty station route.

I prefer to create a solution:

• configures everything needed before creating anything
• puts all files & directories related to the VC, station and layout in a single directory (ie: the solution's directory)

In both cases, you'll need to find the Virtual Controllers directory. With a solution, that would be in <documents_directory>\RobotStudio\Solutions\<name_of_your_solution>. If you followed the tutorial, it would be in <documents_directory>\RobotStudio\Virtual Controllers.

Inside the Virtual Controllers directory, you should find the directory containing the FS of the VC. Following the tutorial it would have the name you gave it. With a solution it typically gets the name of the mechanism (ie: the robot you configured).

Inside that you should find the HOME folder.

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Alternatively: after creating the station, adding the controller and the robot: go to the Controller or RAPID tab, use the Controller browser on the left side of the screen to drill down to HOME. Then open the context menu and select Open Folder.

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The wiki tutorial was written when robotstudio v5.x was still used. Things changed a little since then and no one appears to have updated the page.