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Editing a .gpo File

The .gpo file is a global modules file that contains motion objects and/or global GPL variables. It is an object file, a type of GPL code file. Double-click the .gpo file to open it.

The editor screen will display Variable Types in the left panel and their Values on the right.

The toolbar at the top of the Values window will display icons that provide functions to interact with the GPL data. Some of the tool icons are dynamic, and they display only as needed depending on the variable type.

Here are the toolbar icon definitions:

Icon	Description
	Add
	Delete
	Insert new item into an array
	Append a new item into an array
	Delete the selected array item
	Find the reference to the variable in the Project
	Add selected item to the watch window
	Record the current position of the robot into the selected location
	Teach a vision pick offset and assign to the value of a location
	Use the vision system to locate an object and assign to the value of a location
	Apply the current location as a TOOL offset for the robot
	Run a process to define a tool offset via a tech sequence.

If you select Pallet Frames, the following icons will display.

Icon	Description
	Teach a frame using 3 robot points
	Teach a pallet using the robot