Simulation Speed

The simulation speed (or the simulation ratio) is how fast RoboDK simulates a real motion. A simulation ratio of 1 means that a movement that takes 1 second on a real robot will take 1 second to simulate.

RoboDK simulates 5 times faster than real time by default. That means that a program that takes 5 seconds to execute on the real robot it will be simulated in 1 second. Speeding up the simulation increases this ratio to 100. Normal and fast simulation speeds can be changed in the Tools➔Options➔Motion menu.

Tip: Select Program➔ Fast simulation to speed up the simulation (or hold the space bar). This option is also available in the toolbar. Alternatively, hold the spacebar to simulate with the fast simulation speed.

Tip: Select the Backspace key or Program➔ Pause program to pause the program so that it can be resumed from the same location.