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Re: Robotics Workspace Floorplan

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
I would HIGHLY suggest getting a "paper scale" model put together. What I mean by that is, you take a piece of paper and turn it into a scale drawing of the room, maybe something on the order of 1" on paper = 1' in real life. Then you make cutouts of your toolboxes, large tools, old robots, and probably a couple of "humans" at the same scale. Arrange the cutouts on the drawing to see how stuff fits in, "lock" the plan when you find one that works, and you're ready to move.
This is exactly the way to do it. Have scale paper cutouts of your machine's work envelopes (including space for the operator!) too.
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