Place Robot

You can move and turn the full robot in the document. The joint values do not change. The command moves the robot's base frame. See Joint Model.

Open the transform panel

1. Right-click the robot in the model tree.
2. Click Place Robot (3D).

The standard FreeCAD Transform panel opens.

Panel entries

Entry	Function
Mode	Position of the dragger, for example the object origin
Snapping	Step for the movement (mm) and the rotation (°)
Coordinate system	Local or global axes for the movement
Translation (U, V, W)	Type a distance along an axis
Rotation (U, V, W)	Type an angle around an axis
Move to Other Object	Put the robot on a different object
Flip	Invert the direction

OK keeps the new position. Cancel moves the robot back.

Move with the triad

The triad shows at the robot base in the 3D view.

• Pull an arrow (U, V, W) to move the robot along that axis.
• Pull a ring to turn the robot around that axis.
• The snapping values apply to the movement.

Notes

• The new position goes to the robot's BasePlacement. The robot keeps its pose.
• You can also type the position: select the BaseFrame in the tree and change its placement, or set BasePlacement in the robot properties.
• From Python: get_robot().base = App.Placement(...). See Scripting API.