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Global Frame Sub-Panel

When the Configuration tab is clicked and the Global Frame button is clicked, the panel pictured below is displayed in the bottom right of the Configuration page.  This panel specifies the reference frame that all Node locations are defined "with respect to" by default.

Figure 43-21: Global Frame Sub-Panel

Node locations are always defined with respect to a reference frame.  If vision is being used, the vision results dynamically supersede all of the coordinates of the Global Frame except for its Z height..  If no special reference frame is in effect, Node locations are automatically defined relative to the complete Global Frame. 

NOTE:   The Global Frame should be defined as soon possible to ensure that all Node locations are correctly recorded.

This panel displays the current value of the Global Frame.  This value is automatically computed from the X, Y, Z coordinates of three locations that point at the following features of the reference frame:

• The origin (0,0,0) of the reference frame.
• Any position along the X-axis of the reference frame.
• Any position that is in the X-Y plane of the reference frame and generally along the Y-axis.

NOTE:   As soon as the X, Y or Z coordinate of any of the three locations is altered, the Global Frame is immediately recomputed and the new value will be reflected in the location of all Nodes that are relative to this reference frame.