This article mainly introduces how to adjust the visual Parameter according to the actual Scene in the loading and unloading of surface-type Target (materials are isolated from each other)

1. 2D recognition

1.1 Pretreatment

The preprocessing of 2D recognition is to process the 2D image before Instance Segmentation

1.1.1 Point Clouddownsampling

• Function

Sampling Point Cloud according to the specified point spacing to reduce the number of calculation points and improve model inference speed, but the accuracy may decrease

• Use Scene

The default function for surface-type Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) cannot be deleted.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range	unit
Point spacing of downsampling (m)	samples Point Cloud according to the specified point spacing	0.005	[0.0001, 1]	m

• Adjust parameters

  • The larger the value of downsampling point spacing, the smaller the number of Point Clouds after downsampling, and the Instance Segmentation calculation speed will be accelerated, but the accuracy may be reduced.

  • The smaller the value of downsampling point spacing is, the greater the number of Point Clouds after downsampling will be, and the Instance Segmentation calculation speed will be reduced and the accuracy will be improved.

1.1.2 Calculation normal vector

• Function

Calculate the Point Cloud normal vector for subsequent Point Cloud processing.

• Use Scene

The default function for surface-type Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) cannot be deleted.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range
fixed normal vector oriented towards	Whether to fix the orientation when calculating the normal vector. When enabled, the normal vector is determined by the orientation reference vector	Check	/
normal vector calculates the number of neighborhood points	The larger the value, the more neighborhood points are referenced, but it may cause local changes to be ignored. The smaller the value, the opposite is true	30	[1,200]
orientation reference vector	normal vector calculation direction reference vector	[0,0,1]

• Adjust parameters

cannot be changed

1.1.3 fills the Depth image hole

• Function

Fill the hole area in the Depth image and smooth the filled Depth image

• Use Scene

Due to problems such as structural occlusion and uneven lighting of the Target itself, the Depth image may be missing some areas of the Target.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	value range
padding core size	Size of hole filling	3	[1,99]

The filling core size can only be filled in with odd numbers

• Adjust parameters

Adjust according to the detection results. If the filling is excessive, the Parameter should be adjusted smaller; if the filling is insufficient, the Parameter should be increased.

• Example

1.1.4 Filter Point Cloud based on color gamut hsv (hue, saturation, brightness)

• Function

Filter the Point Cloud according to the hue, saturation, and brightness in the Point Cloud map to select the Point Cloud area that matches the target range.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range
Filter Depth by hsv - Gamut Max	Filters the maximum color value of Point Cloud	[0.9,0.9,0.9]	[[0,0,0],[1,1,1]]
filter depth according to hsv - color gamut minimum	Filters the minimum color value of Point Cloud	[0.0,0.0,0.0]	[[0,0,0],[1,1,1]]

• Example

1.1.5 Filter Point Cloud based on tee color

• Function

Filter the Point Cloud based on the tee color to select the Point Cloud area that matches the target range.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range
Filter Point Cloud based on tee color - color maximum	Filters the maximum color value of Point Cloud	[0.9,0.9,0.9]	[[0,0,0],[1,1,1]]
Filter depth based on tee color - color minimum	Filters the minimum color value of Point Cloud	[0.0,0.0,0.0]	[[0,0,0],[1,1,1]]

• Example

1.1.6 Remove points whose normal is greater than the angle Threshold

• Function

Remove the Point Cloud where the angle between the normal vector and the standard normal vector axis is greater than the normal vector angle Threshold.

• Use Scene

Surface Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other)

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range	unit
AngleThreshold	Point Cloud that is greater than the angle Threshold of is considered to be a different instance	15	[-360, 360]	/
standard normal vector axis	The angle between the normal vector of the Point Cloud and the axis of the standard normal vector	Z axis	X/Y/Z axis	/
Whether to use the ROI coordinate system	If checked, the angle between the normal vector and the axis of the ROI coordinate system is calculated. If not checked, the angle between the normal vector and the axis of the Camera coordinate system is calculated.	Uncheck	/	/

• Adjust parameters

1.1.7 Point Cloud Plane Split

• Function

Retain or remove the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds in the instance Point Cloud

• Use Scene

There is a noise plane in the instance Point Cloud

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	value range	unit	Parameter adjustment recommendation
Reference distance for plane fitting	If the distance between point and the plane is lower than the reference distance, it is considered to be a point in the plane, otherwise it is considered to be a point outside the plane	0.003	[0.000001，10]	m	generally does not change
Whether to remove plane	If checked, the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds will be removed. If not checked, the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds will be retained.	Uncheck	/	/	If the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds is Target, keep the plane and leave it unchecked; if the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds is noise, remove the plane and check

• Example

1.1.8 Filter out Point Cloud whose object distance exceeds the limit

• Function

Filter out Point Cloud in the specified direction, remove noise, and improve the accuracy of image recognition.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range	unit	Parameter adjustment recommendation
specifies the axis	Point Cloud specifies the axis, used to filter out Point Cloud in the specified direction	Z axis	X/Y/Z axis	/	specifies the axis generally does not need to be changed
Threshold	Filter out the Point CloudThreshold of the specified axis. Point Clouds whose distance from the TargetPoint Cloud in the specified axis direction is greater than the Threshold will be filtered out	0.75	[0, 1]	m	is adjusted according to the actual Scene. Threshold The smaller the Cloud; the smaller the Threshold, the more Point Clouds are filtered out
Select coordinate system	filters out Point Cloud in the selected coordinate system	ROI coordinate system	Camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; object own coordinate system	/	/

• Example

1.1.9 Extract top-level Point Cloud

• Function

Extract the top-level Point Cloud based on the Depth image and filter out the background redundant Point Cloud.

• Use Scene

Suitable for loading and unloading surface-shaped Targets (materials are isolated from each other). Factors such as poor lighting conditions, similar color textures, close stacking, staggered stacking or occlusion may make it difficult for the model to distinguish the texture differences between the upper and lower layers of the Target, so it is easy to detect errors.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range	unit	Parameter adjustment recommendation
distance Threshold	If the distance between point and the uppermost plane (bottom plane) is lower than the Threshold, it is considered to be a point in the uppermost plane (bottom plane) and should be retained. Otherwise, it is considered to be a point on the lower layer (upper layer) and set to black	0.05	[0.0001, 1.0000]	m	is generally adjusted to 1/2 of the Target height
Clustering Point Cloud Number	The number of points expected to participate in clustering, the number of sampling Point Clouds in the ROI 3D area	10000	[1，10000000]	/	The more the number of clustering Point Clouds

1.2 Instance Segmentation3D

1.2.1 Point Cloud search radius

• Function

Points within the search radius are valid points

• Use Scene

Surface Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) Scene

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 0.01

Value range: [0.0001, 1]

Unit: m

• Adjust parameters

Larger than the point spacing of downsampling, smaller than the minimum distance between Target and noise in the actual Scene

1.2.2 normal vector angle Threshold

• Function

In Instance Segmentation, points greater than the angle Threshold are considered different instances.

• Use Scene

Surface Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) Scene

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 15

Value range: [1, 360]

• Adjust parameters

Adjusting it larger can be considered as segmentation based only on the distance between Targets. Adjusting it smaller may result in incomplete Instance Segmentation.

1.2.3 Minimum Points Threshold

• Function

Keep Point Cloud categories above this value

• Use Scene

Surface Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) Scene

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 100

Value range: [2, 500000]

• Adjust parameters

Adjust based on the Point Cloud category and number of instances in the logs

1.2.4 Maximum points Threshold

• Function

Keep Point Cloud categories below this value

• Use Scene

Surface Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) Scene

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 5000000

Value range: [2, 500000]

• Adjust parameters

Adjust based on the Point Cloud category and number of instances in the logs

1.2.5 Instance Segmentation mode

• Function

Which instances are returned after Instance Segmentation

• Use Scene

Surface Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) Scene

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description
returns all instances	returns all instances that meet the conditions by default
returns the highest position instance (ROI coordinate system)	returns the instance with the largest Z coordinate in the ROI coordinate system. The Z axis of the ROI coordinate system defaults to vertical upward
returns the maximum area instance	returns the instance with the largest mask area

• Example

1.2.6 Use original Point Cloud

• Function

If checked, the foreground Point Cloud will be downsampled before segmentation. If not checked, the foreground Point Cloud will be segmented after 2D preprocessing, downsampling and clustering.

• Use Scene

Surface Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) Scene

• Adjust parameters

It is checked by default. After checking this option, the foreground Point Cloud will be divided directly to retain more features of the Target. However, after checking this option, the foreground Point Cloud still needs to be downsampled, so the Cycle time can be optimized by increasing the downsampling point spacing.

If it is found that the segmentation results are stuck, you should uncheck this option and turn on the stuck Instance Segmentation. After unchecking, you can reduce the downsampling point spacing according to the segmentation situation. If there are not too many adhesions, you can give priority to reducing the downsampling point spacing.

1.2.7 Point Cloud generation

instance Point Cloud generated form	mask form (after segmentation)	[Abandoned] Point Cloud generation - Bounding box scaling (after segmentation)	uses the split instance mask to generate Point Cloud
	bounding box form (after segmentation)	bounding box scaling (after segmentation)	uses the split instance bounding box to generate Point Cloud
		Whether color is needed to generate Point Cloud (after segmentation)	Does the instance Point Cloud generated by need to be attached with the color
	mask form (after filtering)	[Abandoned] Point Cloud generation - bounding box scaling (after filtering)	uses the filtered instance mask to generate Point Cloud
	bounding box form (after filtering)	bounding box scaling (after filtering)	uses the filtered instance bounding box to generate Point Cloud
		Whether color is required to generate Point Cloud (after filtering)	Does the instance Point Cloud generated by need to be attached with the color

• Use Scene

(1) 2D preprocessing deletes the original Point Cloud in order to filter noise, but "Point Cloud generation" can be used when the Instance Segmentation3D node needs to use the complete Point Cloud;

(2) When the instances in the Scene are discontinuous (such as divided into two clusters of Point Clouds), you can use "Point Cloud Generation" to expand the bounding box ratio to extract complete but separated Point Cloud instances.

• Adjust parameters

When checked Use original Point Cloud , there is no need to adjust the instance Point Cloud generation form, just use the default Parameter.

Uncheck the box under Scene for surface-type Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) **Use original origin **Lastly, Point Cloud clustering needs to be performed before Instance Segmentation. Point Cloud clustering needs to input the Point Cloud after 2D preprocessing, but the subsequent 3D calculation attitude estimation node requires the original Point Cloud, so the optional instance Point Cloud generation function is added.

If the instance Point Cloud generation form selects Mask form (after segmentation) or Mask form (after filtering), then the instance Point Cloud is generated from the segmented Point Cloud. Because the Point Cloud is downsampled, the instance Point Cloud generated in the mask form is sparser;

If the instance Point Cloud generation form selects Bounding box form (after segmentation) or Bounding box form (after filtering), then the instance Point Cloud is generated from the original Point Cloud. Because it is the original Point Cloud, the instance Point Cloud generated in the bounding box form is denser.

1.3 instance filtering

1.3.1 filtering based on bounding box area

• Function introduction

Filter based on the pixel area of ​​the bounding box of the detected instance.

• Use Scene

It is suitable for scenes with large differences in instance bounding box area. By setting the upper limit and lower limit of the bounding box area, the noise in the image is filtered to improve the accuracy of image recognition and avoid noise adding time to subsequent processing.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range	unit
Minimum area (pixels)	This Parameter is used to set the minimum filter area of ​​the bounding box. Instances with a bounding box area lower than this value will be filtered	1	[1, 10000000]	pixels
Maximum area (pixels)	This Parameter is used to set the maximum filtering area of ​​the bounding box. Instances with a bounding box area higher than this value will be filtered	10000000	[2, 10000000]	pixels

• Example

Running by default, you can view the bounding box area of ​​each instance in the log, as shown in the figure below.

Adjust minimum area based on the bounding box area of ​​each instance and Maximum area, if you set Minimum area to 20000 and Maximum area to 30000, you can filter out instances with a pixel area less than 20000 or greater than 30000. You can view the instance filtering process in the log.

1.3.2 filtering based on bounding box aspect ratio

• Function introduction

Instances with bounding box aspect ratios outside the specified range will be filtered out

• Use Scene

Suitable for Scenes where the aspect ratio of the bounding box of the instance is greatly different.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range
Minimum aspect ratio	The minimum value of the bounding box aspect ratio. Instances with a bounding box aspect ratio lower than this value will be filtered	0	[0, 10000000]
Maximum aspect ratio	The maximum value of the bounding box aspect ratio. Instances with a bounding box aspect ratio higher than this value will be filtered	10000000	[0, 10000000]
uses the X/Y axis side length as the aspect ratio	is not checked by default and uses the length ratio of the longer side/shorter side of the bounding box as the aspect ratio, which is suitable for situations where the length difference between the long and short sides of the bounding box is large; When checked, the length ratio of the X-axis/Y-axis sides of the bounding box in the pixel coordinate system is used as the aspect ratio. This is suitable for the situation where the long side/short side ratio of most normal instance bounding boxes is similar, but the ratio of the X-axis length/Y-axis length of some abnormally identified instance bounding boxes is quite different.	Uncheck	/

1.3.3 Filter instances based on category ID

• Function introduction

Filter by instance category

• Use Scene

Suitable for scenes with multiple types of targets for incoming materials

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value
Reserved category ID	Instances with category IDs in the list are retained, and instances with category IDs not in the list will be filtered	[0]

• Example

1.3.4 Edge length filtering based on instance Point Cloud

• Function introduction

Filter based on the long and short sides of the instance Point Cloud

• Use Scene

It is suitable for scenes where the distance between the instance Point Clouds on the x-axis or the y-axis is quite different. By setting the distance range of the instance Point Cloud, you can filter the noise in the image, improve the accuracy of image recognition, and avoid noise adding time to subsequent processing.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range	unit
short side length range (mm)	Point The side length range of the short side of the Cloud is	[0, 10000]	[0, 10000]	mm
long side length range (mm)	Point Cloud's long side length range	[0, 10000]	[0, 10000]	mm
edge denoising lower limit (%)	Extract the lower limit of the percentage of the X/Y value (Camera coordinate system) in the instance Point Cloud, remove the Point Cloud outside the upper and lower limits, and avoid noise affecting the length calculation	5	[0, 100]	/
edge denoising upper limit (%)	Extract the upper limit of the percentage of the X/Y value (Camera coordinate system) in the instance Point Cloud, remove the Point Cloud outside the upper and lower limits, and avoid noise affecting the length calculation	95	[0, 100]	/
side length type	Filter by the long and short sides of the instance Point Cloud. Instances whose lengths of the long and short sides are not within the range will be filtered	instance Point Cloud short side	instance Point Cloud short side; instance Point Cloud long side; instance Point Cloud long side and short side	/

• Example

1.3.5 Classifier based category ID filtering

• Function introduction

Instances are filtered based on the class ID of the classifier, instances not within the reference class will be filtered.

• Use Scene

In a multi-type TargetScene, the Visual Model may detect multiple types of Targets, but the actual Task may only require one type of Target. In this case, you can use this function to filter out unnecessary Targets.

• • • Parameter description * *

The default value is [0], that is, instances with category ID 0 are retained by default, category ID Instances not in the list will be filtered.

1.3.6 based on three-channel color filtering

• Function introduction

Instances can be filtered out by three-channel color threshold (HSV or RGB).

• Use Scene

There is a clear distinction between the colors of incorrect instances and correct instances.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	value range
color gamut maximum value	Maximum color value	[180,255,255]	[[0,0,0],[255,255,255]]
color gamut minimum value	minimum color value	[0,0,0]	[[0,0,0],[255,255,255]]
filter percentageThreshold	color pass rateThreshold	0.05	[0,1]
Reverse filtering	If checked, instances with a ratio outside the color range lower than the Threshold will be eliminated. If not checked, instances with a ratio within the color range lower than the Threshold in the instance image will be eliminated.	Uncheck	/
color mode	color space selected in color filtering	HSV color space	RGB color spaceHSV color space

• Example

1.3.7 based on Confidence filtering

• Function introduction

Filter based on the instance’s Confidence score

• Use Scene

Applicable to Scenes with large differences in instance confidence

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range
ReferenceConfidence	retains instances with Confidence greater than Threshold and filters instances with Confidence less than Threshold.	0.5	[0,1]
Invert filter result	After inversion, instances with visibility Confidence less than Threshold are retained, and instances with Confidence greater than Threshold are filtered.	Uncheck	/

• Example

1.3.8 Filter based on the number of Point Clouds

• Function introduction

Filter based on the number of instance Point Clouds after downsampling

• Use Scene

Instance Point Cloud has more noise

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range
Point Cloud quantity minimum	Point Cloud quantity minimum value	3500	[1, 10000000]
Point Cloud maximum number	Point Cloud maximum number	8500	[2, 10000000]
filters instances whose number is within the interval	If checked, the instances whose Point Cloud quantity is within the minimum and maximum range will be filtered. If not checked, the instances whose Point Cloud quantity is not within the range will be filtered.	Uncheck	/

1.3.9 filtering based on mask area

• Function introduction

Filter the image mask based on the mask pixel sum (i.e. pixel area) of the detected instance.

• Use Scene

It is suitable for Scenes with large differences in instance mask area. By setting the upper and lower limits of the mask area, the noise in the image mask is filtered to improve the accuracy of image recognition and avoid noise adding time to subsequent processing.

• Parameter setting instructions

Parameter name	Description	Default value	Parameter range	unit
reference minimum area	This Parameter is used to set the minimum filtering area of ​​the mask. Instances with a mask area lower than this value will be filtered	1	[1, 10000000]	pixels
Reference maximum area	This Parameter is used to set the maximum filtering area of ​​the mask. Instances with a mask area higher than this value will be filtered	10000000	[2, 10000000]	pixels

• Example

1.3.10 filtering based on visibility

• Function introduction

Filter based on the visibility score of the instance

• Use Scene

Suitable for Scenes where the visibility of instances varies greatly.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range
Reference Visibility Threshold	retains instances with visibility greater than Threshold and filters instances with visibility less than Threshold. Visibility is used to determine the degree to which instances in an image are visible. The more the Target is occluded, the lower the visibility.	0.5	[0,1]
Invert filter result	After inversion, instances with visibility less than Threshold are retained and instances with visibility greater than Threshold are filtered.	Uncheck	/

1.3.11 filter bounding box overlap example

• Function introduction

Filter instances where bounding boxes intersect and overlap

• Use Scene

Applies to Scenes where the instance's bounding boxes intersect each other

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range
bounding box overlap ratio Threshold	The ratio of the intersection area of ​​the bounding box to the area of ​​the instance bounding box Threshold	0.05	[0, 1]
Example of filtering bounding box with large area	If checked, the instance with the larger area among the instances where the two bounding boxes intersect will be filtered. If not checked, the instance with the smaller area among the instances where the two bounding boxes intersect will be filtered.	Check	/

• Example

New Filter the surrounded instances and run with the default value. Check the intersection of instance bounding boxes in the log. After instance filtering, there are 2 instances left.

It can be seen from the log that 12 instances were filtered out because of bounding box intersections, and the remaining 2 instances had no intersections.

Set Bounding Box Overlap Ratio Threshold to 0.1 and check Whether to filter larger instances, check the instance filtering process in the log. 9 instances were filtered out because the ratio of the intersection area of ​​the bounding box to the area of ​​the instance bounding box was greater than 0.1, 3 instances were retained because the ratio of the intersection area of ​​the bounding box to the area of ​​the instance bounding box was less than 0.1, and 2 instance bounding boxes did not intersect.

Set the Bounding Box Overlap Ratio Threshold to 0.1 and uncheck it Whether to filter larger instances, check the instance filtering process in the log. The ratio of the intersection area of ​​the bounding box to the area of ​​the instance bounding box of 9 instances is greater than 0.1, but 2 instances are retained because the area of ​​the bounding box is smaller than the instance with which it intersects, so 7 instances are filtered, and 3 instances are retained because the ratio of the intersection area of ​​the bounding box to the area of ​​the instance bounding box is less than 0.1. The bounding boxes of 2 instances do not intersect.

1.3.12 [Master] An example of filtering mask bumps based on the mask/mask external polygon area ratio

• Function introduction

Calculate the area ratio of the mask/mask circumscribed polygon. If it is less than the set Threshold, the instance will be filtered out.

• Use Scene

Suitable for situations where the Target mask has jagged/bumpy edges.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	value range
area ratio Threshold	mask/convex hull area ratio Threshold. If it is less than the set Threshold, the instance will be filtered out.	0.1	[0,1]

1.3.13 [Master] Filtering based on Point Cloud average distance

• Function introduction

Filter based on the average distance from the midpoint of the Point Cloud to the fitting plane to eliminate uneven instance Point Clouds.

• Use Scene

Suitable for flat TargetPoint Cloud curved Scene

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range	unit
plane division distance Threshold (mm)	Extracts a plane from the curved instance Point Cloud. Points whose distance from the plane is less than the Threshold are regarded as points of the plane	10	[-1000, 1000]	mm
Average distance Threshold (mm)	The average distance from the points in the Point Cloud of the instance to the extraction plane	20	[-1000, 1000]	mm
Eliminate instances with an average distance less than Threshold	If checked, the average distance from the filter point to the extraction plane is less than the average distance Threshold. If not checked, the average distance from the filter point to the extraction plane is greater than the average distance Threshold.	Uncheck	/	/

1.3.14 [Master] Filter occluded instances based on the mask/bounding box area ratio

• Function introduction

Calculate the mask/bounding box area ratio. Instances whose ratio is not within the maximum and minimum range will be filtered.

• Use Scene

Used to filter instances of occluded Targets

• • • Parameter description * *

, conversely, the representation may be occluded.

Parameter	Description	Default value	value range
minimum area ratio	The lower limit of the mask/bounding box area ratio range. The smaller the ratio, the higher the degree of occlusion of the instance.	0.1	[0,1]
maximum area ratio	The upper limit of the mask/bounding box area ratio range. The closer the ratio is to 1, the less occluded the instance is.	1.0	[0,1]

1.3.15 [Master] Determine whether the top instance is fully detected

• Function introduction

One of the anti-fool mechanisms, it determines whether all the top-level instances have been checked out. If there are top-level instances that have not been checked out, an error will be reported and the workflow will end.

• Use Scene

It is suitable for capturing scenes once and capturing multiple times or scenes that must be captured in order to prevent missing captures from incomplete instance detection and affecting subsequent tasks.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range	unit	Parameter adjustment
distance Threshold	is used to determine the top-level Target. If the distance between a point and the highest point of the TargetPoint Cloud is less than the distance Threshold, then the point is considered to be the top-level Point Cloud. Otherwise, the point is considered not to be the top-level Point Cloud.	5	[0.1, 1000]	mm	should be less than the height of Target

1.4 instance sorting

• Function introduction

Group, sort, and extract instances according to the selected strategy

• Use Scene

Common to disorderly grabbing Scene and ordered loading and unloading Scene

**If sorting is not required, no specific strategy can be configured. **

1.4.1 datum coordinate system

• Function introduction

Set a unified coordinate system for all instances and group and sort the instances

• Use Scene

Common to destacking Scene, disordered grabbing Scene, and orderly loading and unloading Scene

When using coordinate-related strategies, you should first set the base coordinate system

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Illustration
Camera coordinate system	The origin of the coordinate system is above the object, and the positive Z-axis direction is downward; the XYZ value is the value of the center point of the object in this coordinate system
ROI coordinate system	The origin of the coordinate system is roughly at the center of the stack, with the positive direction of the Z axis pointing upward; the XYZ value is the value of the center point of the object in this coordinate system
Robot arm coordinate system	The origin of the coordinate system is on the robot arm itself, and the positive direction of the Z axis is generally upward; the XYZ value is the value of the center point of the object in this coordinate system
pixel coordinate system	The origin of the coordinate system is at the left vertex of the RGB image, which is a two-dimensional plane coordinate system; the values ​​of

1.4.2 general crawling strategy

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value
Strategy	Select the value used for group sorting and the sort order. Multiple criteria can be stacked, including instance Point Cloud center XYZ coordinate values, bounding box aspect ratio, and distance from the instance Point Cloud center to ROI center. They are executed sequentially.	instance Point Cloud center X coordinate value from small to large (mm)
grouping step size	Divide the instances into several groups according to the selected strategy and step size. The grouping step size is the interval between the two groups of instances. If the strategy selects "Instance Point Cloud center Z coordinate value from large to small (mm)", then the Z coordinates of all instance Point Cloud centers are sorted from large to small, and then the Z coordinates are grouped according to the step size. The corresponding instances are also divided into several groups.	/
extracts the first few groups	After is grouped and sorted, how many groups of instances need to be retained?	10000

policy name*	Description	grouping step size		extracts the first few groups
		Default value	value range	Default value
instance Point Cloud center XYZ coordinate value from large to small/small to large (mm)	Use the XYZ coordinate value of the Point Cloud center of each instance for group sorting Before using this strategy for sorting, you should first set the base coordinate system	200.000	(0, 10000000]	10000
From the middle to both sides of the XY coordinate axis of the instance Point Cloud center/From both sides of the XY coordinate axis of the instance Point Cloud center to the middle (mm)	Use the XY coordinate value of the Point Cloud center of each instance to group and sort according to the direction of "middle to both sides" or "both sides to the middle" Before using this strategy for sorting, you should first set the reference coordinate system	200.000	(0, 10000000]	10000
Bounding box center XY coordinate value from large to small/small to large (mm)	uses the XY coordinate value of the center point of the bounding box of each instance in the pixel coordinate system to group and sort	200.000	(0, 10000000]	10000
Bounding box aspect ratio from large to small/small to large	Use the ratio of the long edge/wide edge of the bounding box for group sorting	1	(0, 10000]	10000
From the center of the bounding box center XY coordinate axis to both sides/both sides to the middle (mm)	uses the XY coordinate value of the center point of the bounding box to group and sort in the direction of "middle to both sides" or "both sides to the middle"	200.000	(0, 10000000]	10000
Target type ID from large to small/small to large	uses Target type ID for group sorting, suitable for multi-type TargetScene	1	[1, 10000]	10000
Local feature ID from large to small/small to large	Use the ID of local features for group sorting	1	[1, 10000]	10000
ConfidenceFrom large to small/small to large	Group sorting using Confidence of each instance	1	(0, 1]	10000
Visibility from small to large/large to small	Group sorting using visibility of each instance	1	(0, 0.1]	10000
Mask area from large to small/small to large	Group sorting using mask area of ​​each instance	10000	[1, 10000000]	10000
instance Point Cloud center distance from ROI center near to far/far to near (mm)	uses the distance between the Point Cloud center of each instance and the center of the ROI coordinate system for group sorting	200.000	(0, 10000000]	10000
instance Point Cloud center distance from robot coordinate origin point from near to far/far to near (mm)	Use the distance between the Point Cloud center of each instance and the origin of the Robot coordinate system for group sorting	200.000	(0, 10000000]	10000

• Example

1.4.3 Custom crawling strategy

(1) Function description

Switch the crawl strategy to custom crawl strategy and click New A custom crawling strategy can be added.

• Customize the order in which each Target is crawled. If it is difficult to achieve crawling using a general crawling strategy or it is difficult to adjust the appropriate Parameter due to issues such as Point Cloud noise, you can consider using a custom crawling strategy.

• The custom fetching strategy is applicable to the depalletizing Scene and the ordered loading and unloading Scene. It is not applicable to the unordered fetching Scene because the Targets of the custom fetching strategy must be in order (that is, the order of the Targets is fixed).

• Custom crawling strategies can only be used in combination with a single general crawling strategy, and the strategy can only select Z coordinates from small to large.

(2)Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default value	value range	Parameter adjustment
IOUThreshold	represents the overlap degree Threshold between the marked bbox box and the detected bbox box. The overlap degree is used to determine which sorting method on the picture should be selected when the current Target instance is sorted.	0.7	[0,1]	Threshold The larger the match, the stricter the matching, and the worse the anti-interference performance will be. Small changes in shape or position may cause matching failure, and the wrong custom strategy may be matched and sorted in the wrong order.
Pixel Distance Threshold	represents the difference in size between the matched bbox box and the detected bbox box.	100	[0,1000]	The smaller the Threshold, the stricter the matching and the better the anti-interference performance. If the Target placement between different layers is similar, the custom strategy may be mismatched, resulting in an incorrect sorting order.

(3)Select the datum coordinate system

When using a custom crawling strategy, only Camera coordinate system or pixel coordinate system can be selected.

If there are multiple layers of Target, select the Camera coordinate system; if there is only one layer of Target, select the Pixel coordinate system.

(4) Strategy, grouping step size, extracting the first few groups

Parameter	Description	Default value
Strategy	can only select instance Point Cloud center Z coordinate value from large to small/small to large (mm)	/
grouping step size	Sort the Z coordinates of the instances from small to large according to the Z coordinate strategy from small to large, and divide the instances into several groups according to the step size	10000
extracts the first few groups	After is grouped and sorted, how many groups of instances need to be retained?	10000

(5) Take pictures/add local images

Click Take a picture to get an image from the currently connected Camera, or click Add local image to import an image from the local. How many layers or how many different placements of Target there are, depends on how many pictures you need to take a picture or add a local image. If each layer is the same, you only need one. Right-click the image to delete it.

Long press and drag the left mouse button on the acquired image to mark the bbox box. The DELETE key can gradually delete the marked bbox box.

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2. 3D calculations

2.1 Pretreatment

Preprocessing of 3D calculations is to process the 3DPoint Cloud before the deep learning model is calculated.

2.1.1 Point Cloud Clustering Denoising

• Function

Remove noise through Point Cloud clustering method

• Use Scene

There is a lot of noise in the instance Point Cloud.

Point Cloud clustering denoising may filter part of the TargetPoint Cloud due to the adhesion between the TargetPoint Cloud and the noise Point Cloud.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range	unit	Parameter adjustment recommendation
Point Cloud clustering distance Threshold (mm)	determines whether the Point Clouds in the space are of the same category. If the distance between Point Clouds is lower than the Threshold, they are of the same category.	5	[0.1, 1000]	mm	Generally, there is no need to change the point spacing that is greater than the TargetPoint Cloud and less than the minimum distance between the TargetPoint Cloud and the noise Point Cloud
Minimum point Threshold	Point Cloud clusters smaller than this number of points will be filtered	100	[1,10000000]	/	generally does not need to be changed. According to the noise level in the instance Point Cloud, increase the minimum number of points Threshold
Maximum pointsThreshold	Point Cloud clusters larger than this number will be filtered	100000	[1,10000000]	/	Generally does not need to be changed. If the number of TargetPoint Cloud is greater than 100000, increase the maximum point Threshold
Whether to select the top point of ROI Cloud	If is checked, the Z coordinate average of the same category Point Cloud in the ROI coordinate system is calculated and sorted, and the Point Cloud category with the largest Z coordinate average (top Point Cloud) is retained. If not checked, all Point Clouds that meet the conditions are retained	Uncheck	/	/	If the TargetPoint Cloud is above the noise Point Cloud, check to retain the TargetPoint Cloud; if the TargetPoint Cloud is below the noise Point Cloud, you should adjust the Z axis of the ROI coordinate system downward to retain the TargetPoint Cloud
Whether to visualize process data	If checked, the denoised Point Cloud will be saved, which can be found in C:_data	Uncheck	/	/	In debugging mode, if you need to save visual data, you can check

• Example

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2.1.2 Point Clouddownsampling

• Function

Sampling Point Cloud according to the specified point spacing to reduce the number of calculation points and improve model inference speed, but the accuracy may decrease

• Use Scene

There are too many Point Clouds, check Point Clouddownsampling Reduce the number of Point Clouds. The default function for surface-type Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) cannot be deleted.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range	unit
Point spacing of downsampling (mm)	samples Point Cloud according to the specified point spacing	5.0	[0.1, 1000]	mm

• Adjust parameters

  • The larger the value of downsampling point spacing is, the smaller the number of Point Clouds after downsampling will be, and the Pick Point calculation speed will be accelerated, but the accuracy may be reduced.

  • The smaller the value of downsampling point spacing is, the greater the number of Point Clouds after downsampling will be, and the Pick Point calculation speed will be reduced and the accuracy will be improved.

2.1.3 Calculation normal vector

• Function

Calculate the Point Cloud normal vector for subsequent use in the process of fitting the cylinder

• Use Scene

The default function for surface-type Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) cannot be deleted.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range
fixed normal vector oriented towards	Whether to fix the orientation when calculating the normal vector. When enabled, the normal vector is determined by the orientation reference vector	Check	/
normal vector calculates the number of neighborhood points	The larger the value, the more neighborhood points are referenced, but it may cause local changes to be ignored. The smaller the value, the opposite is true	30	[1,200]
orientation reference vector	normal vector calculation direction reference vector	[0,0,1]	/

• Adjust parameters

cannot be changed

2.1.4 Point Cloud contour extraction

• Function

Extract Target outline from instance Point Cloud

• Use Scene

Use 2.2.4 **Start contour mode **should also check Point Cloud contour extraction

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range	unit	Parameter adjustment recommendation
reference radius (mm)	Search radius for extracting contours in instance Point Cloud	10	[0.1,10000000000]	mm	reference radius is recommended to be set to 2.1.2 1/2 of the downsampling point spacing in Point Clouddownsampling, and must be greater than the Point Cloud spacing
Point Cloud Contour Search Mode	Search for the pattern of Point Cloud outline	Normal mode	Normal mode; Plane mode	/	Normal mode is generally selected for , and flat mode is selected for flat Target

• Example

2.1.5 Filter Point Cloud based on color gamut hsv (hue, saturation, brightness)

• Function

Filter the Point Cloud according to the hue, saturation, and brightness in the Point Cloud map to select the Point Cloud area that matches the target range.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range
Filter Depth by hsv - Gamut Max	Filters the maximum color value of Point Cloud	[0.9,0.9,0.9]	[[0,0,0],[1,1,1]]
filter depth according to hsv - color gamut minimum	Filters the minimum color value of Point Cloud	[0.0,0.0,0.0]	[[0,0,0],[1,1,1]]

• Example

2.1.6 Filter Point Cloud based on tee color

• Function

Filter the Point Cloud based on the tee color to select the Point Cloud area that matches the target range.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range
Filter Point Cloud based on tee color - color maximum	Filters the maximum color value of Point Cloud	[0.9,0.9,0.9]	[[0,0,0],[1,1,1]]
Filter depth based on tee color - color minimum	Filters the minimum color value of Point Cloud	[0.0,0.0,0.0]	[[0,0,0],[1,1,1]]

• Example

2.1.7 Select Point Cloud in ROI area

• Function

Select the Point Cloud in the ROI 3D area from the instance Point Cloud. The default function cannot be deleted.

• Example

2.1.8 Remove points whose normal is greater than the angle Threshold

• Function

Remove the Point Cloud where the angle between the normal vector and the standard normal vector axis is greater than the normal vector angle Threshold.

• Use Scene

Surface Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other)

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range	unit
AngleThreshold	Point Cloud that is greater than the angle Threshold of is considered to be a different instance	15	[-360, 360]
standard normal vector axis	The angle between the normal vector of the Point Cloud and the axis of the standard normal vector	Z axis	X/Y/Z axis	/
Whether to use the ROI coordinate system	If checked, the angle between the normal vector and the axis of the ROI coordinate system is calculated. If not checked, the angle between the normal vector and the axis of the Camera coordinate system is calculated.	Uncheck	/	/

• Adjust parameters

2.1.9 Point Cloud Plane Split

• Function

Retain or remove the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds in the instance Point Cloud

• Use Scene

There is a noise plane in the instance Point Cloud

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	value range	unit	Parameter adjustment recommendation
Reference distance for plane fitting (mm)	If the distance between point and the plane is lower than the reference distance, it is considered to be a point in the plane, otherwise it is considered to be a point outside the plane	3	[0.001，10000]	mm	generally does not change
Remove plane	If checked, the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds will be removed. If not checked, the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds will be retained.	Uncheck	/	/	If the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds is Target, keep the plane and leave it unchecked; if the plane with the largest number of Point Clouds is noise, remove the plane and check

• Example

2.1.10 Point Cloud removes outliers

• Function

Identify and remove outlier noise in Point Cloud and improve Point Cloud quality

• Use Scene

The instance Point Cloud has a lot of outlier noise, and the surface-type Target loading and unloading (materials are isolated from each other) is a default function and cannot be deleted.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter name	Description	Default value	value range
reference neighborhood points	Point Cloud The number of points adjacent to each point, that is, a Point Cloud with a dense neighborhood size. Even if the neighborhood is small, it is enough to reflect the characteristics of the Target, so the value can be smaller; a sparser Point Cloud requires a larger neighborhood to reflect the characteristics of the Target, so the value should be larger.	30	[1, 10000000]
Standard deviation multiples	is used to identify outlier point noise. If the coordinates of a point deviate from the coordinate average of the instance Point Cloud by more than the standard deviation multiple, the point is considered an outlier. The smaller the value, the more points are considered outliers and the more outliers are removed, but this may lead to misjudgment and the removal of important features of the Target; the larger the value, the fewer points are considered outliers and the fewer outliers are removed, but some outliers may be retained and affect the Target recognition accuracy.	0.005	[0.0001, 2]

• Adjust parameters

Generally, no changes are made. If the Point Cloud is too rare after removing outliers, the standard deviation multiple should be increased.

• Example

2.1.11 Filter out Point Cloud whose object distance exceeds the limit

• Function

Filter out Point Cloud in the specified direction, remove noise, and improve the accuracy of image recognition.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range	unit	Parameter adjustment recommendation
specifies the axis	Point Cloud specifies the axis, used to filter out Point Cloud in the specified direction	Z axis	X/Y/Z axis	/	specifies the axis generally does not need to be changed
Threshold(mm)	In the specified axis direction, if the distance between the lower Point Cloud and the TargetPoint Cloud is greater than the Threshold, the lower Point Cloud will be filtered out; if the distance between the lower Point Cloud and the TargetPoint Cloud is less than the Threshold, the lower Point Cloud will be retained	750	[0, 1000]	mm	is adjusted according to the actual Scene. Threshold The smaller the Cloud; the smaller the Threshold, the more Point Clouds are filtered out
Select coordinate system	filters out Point Cloud in the selected coordinate system	ROI coordinate system	Camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; object own coordinate system	/

• Example

2.1.12 Point Clouddownsampling（TargetPoint Cloud）

• Function introduction

The ScenePoint Cloud for Fine matching can be downsampled (different from Coarse Matching). It is recommended to add it and move it to the top of the preprocessing function when using it.

• Use Scene

Fine matching is used, but it is time-consuming and does not satisfy the overall cycle time of the scene.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	value range	unit
Point spacing of downsampling (mm)	samples Point Cloud according to the specified point spacing, reducing the number of Point Clouds and improving visual computing speed	1	[0.1，1000]	mm

The larger the value, the larger the point spacing of downsampling, the smaller the number of Point Clouds after downsampling, and the faster the visual calculation speed, but the accuracy decreases;

The smaller the value, the smaller the point spacing of downsampling, the greater the number of Point Clouds after downsampling, and the slower the visual calculation speed, but the accuracy may be improved.

After running, the Point Cloud template in the Target configuration can be updated to the TargetPoint Cloud after Point Cloud downsampling in the historical data, appropriately reducing the time required for Coarse Matching.

• Example

2.1.13 [Master] Read instance Point Cloud

• Function introduction

Read instance Point Cloud

• Use Scene

Face typeTargetScene

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	value range	unit
Point Cloud path	TargetPoint Cloud path, if not filled in, use the Point Cloud uploaded on the Target interface	/	/	/

2.1.14 Optimize mask according to Point Cloud

• Function

Based on the Point Cloud in ROI 3D, eliminate the Point Cloud in the mask that is not in ROI 3D to improve the accuracy of the mask.

2.2 Point Cloud matching pose estimation

2.2.1 model Point Clouddownsampling size (mm)

• Function

Before Coarse Matching, the size of the sampling box when downsampling the template Point Cloud

• Use Scene

Plane type Target ordered loading and unloading, Picking of randomly arranged plane type target objects, Plane type Target positioned assembly, Plane type Target positioned assembly (match only)

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 5

Value range: [0.001, 500]

Unit: mm

• Adjust parameters

  • The larger the size, the fewer points are retained during downsampling, and the fewer points in the template Point Cloud after downsampling.

  It is recommended that the number of Point Clouds after template Point Clouddownsampling is less than 300

  

  

  • If the log reports an error "The number of model points is greater than 1000, please appropriately increase the model Point Clouddownsampling size Parameter in 3D matching", then you should increase the Model Point Clouddownsampling Size and reduce the points of the template Point Cloud after downsampling;

2.2.2 Repeat sampling proportion coefficient

• Function

How repetitively to sample point pairs in the processed template Point Cloud

• Use Scene

Plane type Target ordered loading and unloading, Picking of randomly arranged plane type target objects, Plane type Target positioned assembly, Plane type Target positioned assembly (match only)

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 1

Value range: [0.1,1]

• Adjust parameters

  • The larger the value, the higher the Coarse Matching success rate, but it will increase the Coarse Matching time.

  

  

  

  • If the log reports an error "Please adjust the point spacing Parameter of downsampling in 3D matching as well as the model Point Clouddownsampling size, repeated sampling proportion coefficient and other parameters. For details, please refer to the CPFV Parameter Adjustment Guide. You should increase the Resampling Proportion Coefficient. It is generally recommended to start adjusting from 1. 1 is the slowest but has the highest Fine matching success rate. 0.1 is the fastest but has the worst Fine matching success rate.

  

  • If the log reports an error "Triggering a timeout warning, please refer to the CPFV Parameter Adjustment Guide to modify Parameter" and the repeated sampling proportion coefficient should be adjusted smaller.

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2.2.3 pose angle prior

• Function

Before Coarse Matching, provide the approximate orientation of the Target in the ROI coordinate system in advance to improve the accuracy of Coarse Matching.

• Use Scene

Face-type Target ordered loading and unloading, Plane type Target positioned assembly, Plane type Target positioned assembly (matching only) Scene, Face-type Target has poor Coarse Matching and Fine matching effects due to its rotational symmetry

Not applicable to Picking of randomly arranged plane type target objectsScene

• • • Parameter description * *

The value is 4 digits, the first 3 digits are used to represent the direction of the Target, and the fourth digit is 0/1/2 to represent the X/Y/Z axes of the ROI coordinate system respectively.

default value:[]

Value range: [1,0,0,0] represents the positive direction of the X-axis, [-1,0,0,0] represents the negative direction of the X-axis;

[0,1,0,1] represents the positive direction of the Y-axis, [0,-1,0,1] represents the negative direction of the Y-axis;

[0,0,1,2] represents the positive direction of the Z-axis, and [0,0,-1,2] represents the negative direction of the Z-axis.

Format: [[1,0,0,0]], with two square brackets; the directions of the XYZ axis can be combined, such as [[1,0,0,0],[0,1,0,1],[0,0,1,2]] means the positive direction of the X-axis, the positive direction of the Y-axis, and the positive direction of the Z-axis

• Example

Determine according to the orientation of the face-shaped Target. As shown in the figure below, the face-shaped Target faces the positive direction of the X-axis. You can Pose angle prior is set to [[1,0,0,0]]

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2.2.4 Start contour mode

• Function

Extract the outline of the instance Point Cloud, and use the downsampled template Point Cloud outline and the downsampled instance Point Cloud outline to perform Coarse Matching

• Use Scene

Surface-type Target orderly loading and unloading, Picking of randomly arranged plane type target objects, Plane type Target positioned assembly, Plane type Target positioned assembly (matching only) Scene, because the contour features of the Target are more obvious, using the outline mode can avoid poor Coarse Matching results due to the easy sliding of the surface-type Target

To use contour mode, 2.1.4 Point Cloud contour extraction should be checked at the same time to extract contours from the instance Point Cloud.

• Example

  • When using contour mode, the log will prompt "Use contour mode to find the number of contour points"

  

outline mode

• Function

Extract the outline of the template Point Cloud, and use the downsampled template Point Cloud outline and the downsampled instance Point Cloud outline to perform Coarse Matching

• Use Scene

Plane type Target ordered loading and unloading, Picking of randomly arranged plane type target objects, Plane type Target positioned assembly, Plane type Target positioned assembly (matching only), if the effect of Coarse Matching is not good, check this function and use the contour Point Cloud to perform Coarse Matching again

• Adjust parameters

Normal mode: default

Flat mode: Flat Target selects flat mode

• Example

2.2.5 Coarse registration contour search radius

• Function

Use the downsampled template Point Cloud contour and the downsampled instance Point Cloud contour to perform Coarse Matching, and extract the search radius of the contour Point Cloud in the template Point Cloud and instance Point Cloud.

• Use Scene

Plane type Target ordered loading and unloading, Picking of randomly arranged plane type target objects, Plane type Target positioned assembly, Plane type Target positioned assembly (match only)

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 0.005

Value range: [0.0001,0.5]

Unit: m

2.2.6 object attitude correction

Fine matching search radius (mm)

• Function

In the fine matching process, the template Point Cloud is matched with the instance Point Cloud. Each point in the template Point Cloud needs to search for the nearest neighbor point in the instance Point Cloud. Fine matching search radius represents both the search radius in the instance Point Cloud and the distance Threshold between each point in the template Point Cloud and the nearest point in the instance Point Cloud. If the distance between a point and the nearest neighbor point is less than the Fine matching search radius, the two points are considered to be able to match, otherwise the two points are considered not to match.

• Use Scene

Plane type Target ordered loading and unloading, Picking of randomly arranged plane type target objects, Plane type Target positioned assemblyScene

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 10

Value range: [1, 500]

Unit: mm

• Adjust parameters

Usually not changed

Fine matching search mode

• Function

During the Fine matching process, the template Point Cloud retrieves the nearest point in the instance Point Cloud.

• Use Scene

The Fine matching effect between template Point Cloud and instance Point Cloud is not good, and this function should be adjusted.

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description
point to point	Each point in the template Point Cloud searches for the nearest point in the instance Point Cloud (the point with the shortest straight line distance within the search radius). Applicable to all Targets
Point to point	Each point in the template Point Cloud searches for the nearest point in the instance Point Cloud along its normal vector. It is suitable for Targets with obvious geometric features.
Combination of point-to-point and point-to-surface methods	First use the point-to-point mode to optimize the Target posture in the instance Point Cloud, and then use the point-to-point mode to optimize the Target posture in the instance Point Cloud. It is suitable for Targets with obvious geometric features. Using this method will increase Cycle time

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Use outline mode

• Function

Extract the contour Point Cloud in the template Point Cloud and instance Point Cloud for Coarse Matching

• Use Scene

Surface type Target ordered loading and unloading, Picking of randomly arranged plane type target objects, Plane type Target positioned assemblyScene, if the results of using key points for Coarse Matching are not good, you should check this function and use the contour Point Cloud to perform Coarse Matching again.

• Adjust parameters

The results of Coarse Matching will affect the results of Fine matching. If the results of Fine matching are not good, you can check Use outline mode

Contour search range (mm)

• Function

Extract the search radius of the contour Point Cloud in the template Point Cloud and the instance Point Cloud

• Use Scene

Loading and unloading of neatly arranged general type target objects、Picking randomly arranged general type target objects、General Target positioned assemblyScene

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 5

Value range: [0.1, 500]

Unit: mm

• Adjust parameters

If the value is smaller, the radius of the search contour Point Cloud is smaller, which is suitable for extracting detailed Target contours, but the extracted contours may contain outlier noise;

If the value is larger, the radius of the search contour Point Cloud is larger, which is suitable for extracting wider Target contours, but the extracted contours may ignore some detailed features.

Save pose estimation[Fine matching] data

• Function

If checked, Fine matching data will be saved.

• Use Scene

Plane type Target ordered loading and unloading, Picking of randomly arranged plane type target objects, Plane type Target positioned assembly, Plane type Target positioned assembly (match only)

• Example

Fine matching data is saved in the project saving path \project folder\data\PickLight\historical data timestamp\Builder\pose\output folder.

2.2.7 Attitude adjustment based on axis rotation

• Function

Rotate and translate the instance Point Cloud around a given axis based on the first Pick Point of the Target, calculate the matching score between the instance Point Cloud and the template Point Cloud after each rotation and translation, and select the instance Point Cloud with the highest matching score as the final posture of the rotationally symmetric Target.

• Use Scene

There is a deviation when the instance Point Cloud of the rotationally symmetric Target matches the template Point Cloud. It needs to be rotated at a certain angle to completely match.

Cannot be used in conjunction with Type Identification, Front-Back Identification (through Point Cloud template), and Local Identification of the function options

• • • Parameter description * *

Parameter	Description	Default value	Parameter range	Parameter adjustment recommendation
rotation angle interval	Rotate the instance Point Cloud at equal intervals and calculate the angle difference between two adjacent rotations. For example, if the first rotation is 30°, the second rotation is 60°, and the third rotation is 90°, the rotation angle interval is 30°.	5	\[1, 180\]	If there are many Target features and it is difficult to match, and to pursue high-precision matching, you can set a smaller angular interval and perform more matches, but the amount of calculation will increase. If the target shape has few simple features, a larger angle interval can be set to improve calculation efficiency.
Rotation angle range	Starting from the initial state, the angle range of the instance Point Cloud can be rotated.	90	\[1, 180\]	The Point Cloud rotation range is the positive and negative range of the value. For example, if the angle range is 120°, then the Point Cloud rotation range is \[-120°,120°\]. The instance Point Cloud will rotate from -120° to 120° according to the angle interval. The number of rotations = the rotation angle range. /Rotation angle interval. The rotation angle range generally takes values ​​of 180, 120, and 90, and is set according to the characteristic angle of the rotationally symmetric Target. For example, the equilateral triangle Target rotates 120° If it can finally coincide with itself, then the rotation angle range should be ≥120°. If it is set to 180°, it will rotate more times, and more rotated instance Point Clouds will match the template Point Cloud. For example, if the regular quadrilateral Target rotates 90° to coincide with itself, then the rotation angle range should be ≥90°. If the pose angle prior is filled in and the approximate orientation of the Target is known, the rotation angle range can be narrowed based on its possible deviation range to reduce the amount of calculation.
Template PCD (Point Cloud Data) path	Upload Target's template PCD (Point Cloud Data). If not, use the Point Cloud template uploaded on the Target interface.	/	/
Assessment mode	Evaluate the quality of matching results from different angles	Iso-target	Iso-target；Iso-source；Average；Strict；Loose；Fast	Iso - Target: Evaluate the quality of the matching results from the perspective of the template Point Cloud to see whether the features of the template Point Cloud are well matched. Iso - source: Evaluate the quality of the matching result from the perspective of the instance Point Cloud, and see whether the changes in the instance Point Cloud during matching and the characteristics of the instance Point Cloud after matching are reasonable. Average: Taking into account factors such as the error and degree of fit in the matching process of the template Point Cloud and the instance Point Cloud, a comprehensive evaluation result is given. Strict: A more strict method is used to evaluate the matching results. Only when the Point Cloud matching degree is very high, the matching results will be considered good. It is suitable for scenes with many Target features and high matching accuracy requirements, such as precision parts. Loose: The evaluation method is relatively loose, allowing matching errors within a certain range, and the requirements for matching accuracy are not that high. It is suitable for scenes that do not have high requirements for matching accuracy and want to get matching results quickly. Fast: Emphasis on fast evaluation, suitable for Scenes that have higher requirements for matching speed and lower requirements for matching accuracy.
ICPThreshold	Criteria for judging whether registration is successful. If the error of the matching result is less than the Threshold, the match is successful. If the error of the matching result is greater than the Threshold, the match is unsuccessful.	0.005	\[0.000001, 1\]	Generally do not change. If the actual Scene has higher requirements for matching accuracy, adjust the Threshold smaller. If the actual Scene has higher requirements for matching speed but lower accuracy, increase the Threshold. If the TargetPoint Cloud quality is good, the Threshold can be adjusted smaller; if the TargetPoint Cloud quality is poor, the Threshold can be adjusted larger.
Rotation axis selection	The instance Point Cloud rotates around this axis	Z axis	X/Y/Z axis	Generally, no changes are made. If a certain axis of a rotationally symmetric Target is important for identifying the Target's posture, the rotation axis can be set as the characteristic axis.
Save visualization data	Whether to save visualization data	Uncheck	/
Optimize using edges	Use Target's edge contour to optimize matching, reduce matching result errors, and make the matching between instance Point Cloud and template Point Cloud more precise.	Uncheck	/	If the edge contour of the target has unique geometric characteristics, check this function to improve the matching accuracy. For example, if the target has a complex shape and the edge contours are very different, the Point Cloud of the edge contour can be used to more accurately identify the target posture.
Edge PCD (Point Cloud Data) path	Upload the Target's edge PCD (Point Cloud Data). If not uploaded, extract the edge Point Cloud from the Point Cloud template uploaded on the Target interface.	/	/
Optimize rotation results	During the matching process, the best posture is found and then optimized again to reduce the error in the matching results and make the matching between the instance Point Cloud and the template Point Cloud more precise.	Check	/	Checked by default to improve matching accuracy and generally not changed
Optimization mode	Patterns that optimize matching results	Point	Point；Plane；Full	Point (point mode): Optimize based on the correspondence between points, calculate the distance error between points and make iterative adjustments. Suitable for Target with simple Point Cloud and few features. Plane (surface mode): Consider the plane characteristics of Point Cloud and incorporate the relationship between points and planes into the registration calculation. Suitable for Targets with many flat surfaces, such as plate-shaped Targets. Full (comprehensive mode): Comprehensive consideration of multiple geometric features such as points, lines, and surfaces for registration optimization, which can more fully utilize Point Cloud information, but the calculation amount is relatively large. It is suitable for Targets with complex point clouds, rich geometric features, and high accuracy requirements.
Optimize Threshold	During the optimization process, it is judged whether the registration reaches the expected accuracy standard. If the registration error is less than the Threshold, the optimization is successful; if the registration error is greater than the Threshold, the optimization fails and needs to continue iteration.	0.002	\[0.0001, 1\]	Generally, do not change the Scene that requires higher registration accuracy, and adjust the Threshold smaller; for the Scene that requires lower registration accuracy, increase the Threshold.
Enable center movement mode	If turned on, the panning mode will be added at the same time, and the panning will be superimposed on the instance Point Cloud rotation.	Uncheck		If the registration result is offset along the axis, the center movement mode can be turned on to optimize the registration result. Note that enabling center movement mode requires setting the evaluation mode to quick evaluation
x-axis movement range	The range of movement of the center movement mode along the Pick Point x-axis (mm)	0	\[0,100\]	default value is set to 0, which means when evaluating x The axis does not move ; a value other than 0 means that the x-axis movement is enabled Note that the axis specified in the axial setting is the direction before the Pick Point direction is adjusted. The function in the Pick Point processing function may change the axial direction. You can turn off the Pick Point processing function and check the correct axial direction
x-axis movement step size	The step size of the center movement mode along the Pick Point x-axis (mm)	2	\[0.01,10\]	The step size needs to be set appropriately based on the offset and accuracy. Setting the step size too small will cause the Cycle time to increase significantly
y-axis movement range	The range of movement of the center movement mode along the Pick Point y-axis (mm)	0	\[0,100\]	default value is set to 0, indicating y when evaluating The axis does not move ; if the value is not 0, it means enabling the movement of the y-axis Note that the axis specified in the axial setting is the direction before the Pick Point direction is adjusted. The function in the Pick Point processing function may change the axial direction. You can turn off the Pick Point processing function and check the correct axial direction
y-axis movement step size	The step size of the center movement mode along the Pick Point y-axis (mm)	2	\[0.01,10\]	The step size needs to be set appropriately based on the offset and accuracy. Setting the step size too small will cause the Cycle time to increase significantly
z-axis movement range	The range of movement of the center movement mode along the Pick Point z-axis (mm)	0	\[0,100\]	default value is set to 0, indicating that when evaluating z The axis does not move by ; a value other than 0 means that the z-axis movement is enabled. Note that the axis specified in the axial setting is the direction before the Pick Point direction is adjusted. The function in the Pick Point processing function may change the axial direction. You can turn off the Pick Point processing function and check the correct axial direction
z-axis movement step size	The step size of the center movement mode along the Pick Point z-axis (mm)	2	\[0.01,10\]	The step size needs to be set appropriately based on the offset and accuracy. Setting the step size too small will cause the Cycle time to increase significantly

• Example

Axial matching offset

After adding center movement mode

• Explanation of the number of postures evaluated for posture adjustment based on axis rotation

The total number of posture calculations = the number of points moved on the x-axis * the number of points moved on the y-axis * z Number of points for axis movement * Number of points for angle

If the movement range is too large or the step size is set too small, the total number of postures to be evaluated will increase, and the cycle time will become longer. The range and step size Parameter need to be set appropriately

2.3 empty ROI judgment

• Function

Determine whether there is Target (Point Cloud) remaining in ROI 3D. If ROI If the number of 3D points in 3D is less than this value, it means that there is no TargetPoint Cloud remaining, and the Point Cloud will not be returned at this time.

• • • Parameter description * *

Default value: 1000

Value range: [0, 100000]

• Usage process

Set the minimum number of ROI 3D points to determine the Threshold. If it is less than the Threshold, it is the ROI. There is insufficient TargetPoint Cloud in 3D, so it is judged that there is no Target in ROI 3D;

In the Robot configuration, a new visual status code is added to facilitate subsequent signal processing by the Robot.

3. Pick Point

This section mainly explains functions related to Pick Point filtering and adjustment, along with Parameter tuning recommendations.

3.1 Pick Point Adjustment

3.1.1 Bound Euler Angle

• Function description

When the Picking Pose is outside the configured angle range, it is rotated counterclockwise by a certain angle around a fixed axis. If it is still outside the configured angle range after rotation, a warning is issued.

• Usage scenario

This function is only applicable to depalletizing scenarios. It can keep the robot's approach direction stable during picking and prevent the end effector from repeatedly rotating during the picking process. In 180° cases, it can prevent exceptions such as cable twisting.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Unit
Fixed axis	An axis of the Picking Pose. The pose is rotated counterclockwise around this fixed axis	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis	/
Rotation angle	The angle by which the pose is rotated counterclockwise around the fixed axis. Adjust this angle so the Picking Pose satisfies the angle range	0	[-360,360]	degree
Angle range	The angle range of the Picking Pose. Set the angle range according to factors such as material placement, end effector type, and cycle time	[0,180]	[-180,180]	degree
Use current robot Euler Angles	By default, pose calculation uses Euler Angles "XYZ". When selected, the Euler Angles configured for the current robot are used so the pose remains consistent with the robot teach pendant.	Unchecked	/	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Robot arm coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system	/

• Example

Without using this function, the generated Pick Points are shown below.

When this function is used with the default values, the RZ angles of the Picking Poses for instances 0, 1, and 2 are all within the angle range [0,180], so no processing is performed. The RZ angle of the Picking Pose for instance 4 is -90°, which is outside the angle range [0,180], so the Picking Pose of instance 4 is rotated by 0° around the fixed Z-axis.

If you want to adjust the RZ angle of the Picking Pose for instance 4 into the angle range, you can change the rotation angle to 180 and rotate the Picking Pose of instance 4 by 180° around the fixed Z-axis.

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3.1.2 Rotate the pose to align the rotation axis direction with the target axis direction

• Function description

Rotate the Picking Pose once around the fixed axis so that the direction of the rotation axis (determined by the right-hand rule) matches the positive or negative direction of the target axis in the target coordinate system.

• Usage scenario

Avoid collisions between the robot end effector and the bin.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Rotation axis	An axis of the Picking Pose. Determined by the right-hand rule, the Picking Pose is rotated counterclockwise once around the fixed axis so that the direction of the rotation axis matches the positive or negative direction of the target axis in the target coordinate system	X-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Fixed axis	The Picking Pose is rotated counterclockwise once around the fixed axis so that the direction of the rotation axis matches the positive or negative direction of the target axis in the target coordinate system	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Target axis	An axis of the target coordinate system. The Picking Pose is rotated counterclockwise once around the fixed axis so that the direction of the rotation axis matches the positive or negative direction of the target axis in the target coordinate system	X-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Negative target axis direction	If selected, the direction of the rotation axis is aligned with the negative direction of the target axis in the target coordinate system; otherwise, it is aligned with the positive direction of the target axis in the target coordinate system	Unchecked	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Default coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system

3.1.3 Rotate Pose to Align Axis

• Function description

Rotate the Picking Pose around the fixed axis by 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees respectively, calculate the angle between the rotated rotation axis and the positive or negative direction of the target axis in the camera coordinate system, and finally output the Picking Pose with the smallest angle after rotation.

• Usage scenario

Avoid collisions between the robot end effector and the bin.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Fixed axis	An axis of the Picking Pose. Rotate the pose counterclockwise around this fixed axis	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Rotation axis	An axis of the Picking Pose. When rotating the pose, calculate the angle between this rotation axis and the positive or negative direction of the target axis	X-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Target axis	An axis of the camera coordinate system. When rotating the pose, calculate the angle between the rotation axis and the positive or negative direction of this target axis	X-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Negative target axis direction	If selected, calculate the angle between the rotation axis and the negative direction of the target axis; otherwise, calculate the angle between the rotation axis and the positive direction of the target axis	Selected	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Default coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system

• Example

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3.1.4 Flip Pose to Align Axis

• Function description

Rotate the Picking Pose once around the fixed axis so that the angle formed between the rotation axis and the positive or negative direction of the target axis in the ROI coordinate system is acute.

• Usage scenario

Avoid collisions between the robot end effector and the bin.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Fixed axis	An axis of the Picking Pose. Rotate the Picking Pose counterclockwise around this fixed axis	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Rotation axis	An axis of the Picking Pose. Rotate the Picking Pose so that the direction of this rotation axis matches the positive or negative direction of the target axis	X-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Target axis	An axis in the ROI coordinate system. Rotate the Picking Pose so that the direction of the rotation axis matches the positive or negative direction of this target axis	X-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Negative target axis direction	If selected, rotate the Picking Pose so that the direction of the rotation axis matches the negative direction of the target axis; otherwise, rotate the Picking Pose so that the direction of the rotation axis matches the positive direction of the target axis	Selected	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Default coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system

• Example

3.1.5 Flip Axis to ROI Center

• Function

Rotate the Picking Pose around a fixed axis so that the pointing axis of the Picking Pose points to the ROI center.

• Usage scenario

Avoid collisions between the robot end effector and the bin.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Pointing axis	The axis in the Picking Pose that needs to be adjusted	X-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Fixed axis	The axis that remains unchanged during rotation	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Reverse align	If selected, reverse-align the pointing axis to the ROI center; otherwise, align the pointing axis to the ROI center	Selected	/
Strict pointing	If selected, force the Picking Pose to rotate so the pointing axis points to the ROI center	Unchecked	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Default coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system

• Example

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3.1.6 Transform to Target Pose

• Function description

Rotate the Picking Pose so that its Z-axis direction matches the Z-axis of the target coordinate system.

• Usage scenario

Usually this is used by default only in depalletizing scenarios and cannot be deleted. It is used to make the Z-axis of the Picking Pose perpendicular to the Z-axis of the ROI coordinate system (4-axis) or consistent with the direction of the Target Object surface (6-axis).

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Robot configuration	Set according to the on-site robot configuration. You can choose 4-axis or 6-axis. If a 6-axis robot is actually used as a 4-axis robot, it should be set to 4-axis	4-axis	4-axis/6-axis
Use ROI Z-axis as target direction	When the robot configuration is set to 4-axis, if selected, the pose is rotated around the X-axis so that the Z-axis direction of the rotated pose matches the positive direction of the ROI Z-axis ; if not selected, the pose is rotated around the X-axis so that the Z-axis direction of the rotated pose matches the positive direction of the Z-axis of the camera coordinate system . When the robot configuration is set to 6-axis, regardless of whether it is selected, the pose is rotated around the X-axis so that the Z-axis direction of the rotated pose matches the positive direction of the Z-axis of the object's own coordinate system	Unchecked	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Camera coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system

• Example

3.1.7 Rotate Pose with Angle

• Function description

Rotate the Picking Pose by a certain angle around a fixed axis.

• Usage scenario

Avoid collisions between the robot end effector and the bin.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Unit
Rotation angle	The angle by which the pose is rotated counterclockwise around the fixed axis	90	[-360, 360]	degree°
Fixed axis	An axis of the Picking Pose. Rotate the pose counterclockwise around this fixed axis	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Default coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system	/

• Example

3.1.8 Move Pose With Offset

• Function description

Move the Picking Pose by a certain distance along the translation axis.

• Usage scenario

Avoid collisions between the robot end effector and the bin.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Unit
Translation amount (mm)	The distance the Picking Pose moves along the translation axis. A positive translation amount means translating in the positive direction of the translation axis, and a negative translation amount means translating in the negative direction of the translation axis	0	[-1000, 1000]	mm
Translation axis	The direction in which the Picking Pose moves	X-axis	X/Y/Z-axis	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Robot arm coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system	/

• Example

3.1.9 Transform Pose by Difference

• Function description

Record the Pick Point coordinates generated by the software and the Pick Point coordinates taught under the current operating condition, then output the transformed Picking Pose based on the offset between the two.

• Usage scenario

When the Pick Points generated by the vision system have an obvious systematic offset and the robot TCP coordinate accuracy is limited or difficult to calibrate, this method can be used to directly map the same offset pattern to subsequent Pick Points, thereby avoiding robot TCP calibration.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Vision Pose	Pick coordinates of the detection result
X(mm)	X coordinate of the Vision Pose	0.00	±10000000, meaning no limit.
Y(mm)	Y coordinate of the Vision Pose	0.00	±10000000, meaning no limit.
Z(mm)	Z coordinate of the Vision Pose	0.00	±10000000, meaning no limit.
RX(°)	X-axis rotation amount of the Vision Pose	0.00	±180
RY(°)	Y-axis rotation amount of the Vision Pose	0.00	±180
RZ(°)	Z-axis rotation amount of the Vision Pose	0.00	±180
Picking Pose	Manually taught Pick Point
X(mm)	X coordinate of the Picking Pose	0.00	±10000000, meaning no limit.
Y(mm)	Y coordinate of the Picking Pose	0.00	±10000000, meaning no limit.
Z(mm)	Z coordinate of the Picking Pose	0.00	±10000000, meaning no limit.
RX(°)	X-axis rotation amount of the Picking Pose	0.00	±180
RY(°)	Y-axis rotation amount of the Picking Pose	0.00	±180
RZ(°)	Z-axis rotation amount of the Picking Pose	0.00	±180

3.1.10 Refine Pose by Plane Normal

• Function description

Correct the Object Pose by fitting the plane Normal so that the Z-axis direction of the Object Pose remains consistent with the direction of the plane Normal of the Target Object.

• Usage scenario

When the Target Object contains a plane and there is a tilt deviation in the plane when the template Point Cloud is matched with the actual Point Cloud, use this function to fine-tune the Target Object plane and improve picking accuracy.

Not applicable to depalletizing scenarios

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Unit
Distance Threshold	Distance Threshold for fitting a plane from the Point Cloud	10	[-1000, 1000]	mm
Save visualization data	If selected, the visualization data will be saved under the historical data timestamp	Selected	/	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Camera coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system	/

• Example

3.1.11 Sort Pick Points by Angle with ROI Axis

• Function

Sort Pick Points according to the angle between an axis of the Picking Pose and the target axis of the ROI.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Axis selection	An axis of the Picking Pose	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Target axis selection	An axis of the ROI coordinate system	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Select reverse direction	If selected, calculate the angle with the negative direction of the target axis; otherwise, calculate the angle with the positive direction of the target axis	Unchecked	/
Select descending order	If selected, sort Pick Points from small to large by angle; otherwise, sort Pick Points from large to small by angle	Unchecked	/

3.1.12 [Advanced] Rotate Pose, Automatically Compensate for Grasp Orientation Angles with Excessive Deviation from the Specified Axis

• Function description

Determine whether the angle formed between the specified axis of the Picking Pose and the target axis is within the specified range. If not, adjust the Picking Pose into the specified range.

• Usage scenario

Avoid collisions between the robot end effector and the bin.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Unit
Angle range	Adjust the Picking Pose into the angle range	30	[0, 180]	degree°
Specified axis	An axis of the Picking Pose. Adjust this axis so that it falls within the angle range relative to the target axis of the ROI coordinate system	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis	/
Target axis	An axis of the ROI coordinate system. Compare the angle range with the specified axis of the Picking Pose	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis	/
Compare with the negative half-axis of the ROI	If not selected, compare the angle range with the positive direction of the target axis of the ROI coordinate system; if selected, compare the angle range with the negative direction of the target axis of the ROI coordinate system	Unchecked	/	/
Custom coordinate system	The coordinate system of the Picking Pose	Default coordinate system	Default coordinate system; camera coordinate system; ROI coordinate system; robot arm coordinate system	/

3.1.13 [Advanced] Symmetry Center Pose Optimization

• Function

Search for the symmetry center of the Target Object based on the instance Mask, then combine it with the plane of the instance or the pose of the ROI 3D center point to calculate the optimal Picking Pose.

Before using this function, first make sure the instance Mask is symmetrical

• Usage scenario

Applicable when the instance Mask of a symmetrical Target Object is also symmetrical, but the Picking Pose is not near the expected center; at the same time, the Target Object has a plane that can be used as a reference, for example, there is a plane on the top of the object, or ROI 3D can be used as a reference for the projected pose.

Applicable project scenarios include brake discs (general circles), refractory bricks (depalletizing), symmetrical irregular parts, fuel fillers, and so on.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Tuning recommendation
Target Object Symmetry type	Target Object Symmetry type of the instance Mask	Rotational symmetry	Rotational symmetry: after the Target Object rotates by a certain angle around the center point, its shape completely overlaps with the original position; mirror symmetry: the Target Object uses a certain axis / plane as the mirror, and the left-right or upper-lower sides are completely symmetrical.	Circles and rectangles are both rotationally symmetrical and mirror-symmetrical, so rotational symmetry is preferred; for trapezoids and other shapes that are symmetrical only along a certain axis or plane, choose mirror symmetry.
Gaussian blur level	Tolerance for determining whether the actual Point Cloud overlaps after rotation	3	\[1,99\]	The larger the value, the stronger the blur, the more smoothing is applied, and the more lenient the overlap judgment after rotation; The smaller the value, the weaker the blur, the less smoothing is applied, and the stricter the overlap judgment. An odd number must be entered
Rotation angle setting	When the symmetry mode is rotational symmetry, it indicates the rotation angle interval, that is, the angle difference between two adjacent rotations. When the symmetry mode is mirror symmetry, it indicates the rotation range, that is, the angle interval within which the Point Cloud can rotate around the symmetry axis.	180	\[1,360\]	For rotational symmetry, set it based on the symmetry of the Target Object. A circle is symmetrical at any angle, so 60 degrees is recommended; A square has 90-degree symmetry, so it can be set to 90 degrees or 180 degrees; A rectangle has 180-degree symmetry, so set it to 180. For mirror symmetry, adjust it within 5° to ensure fine tuning near the symmetry axis
Image scaling ratio	Adjusts the size of the Point Cloud image. The larger this ratio, the smaller the Point Cloud image size and the lower the GPU memory usage, but image detail loss increases, resulting in reduced calculation accuracy .	2	\[1,10000000\]
Search range	Based on the initially determined center of the Target Object, this defines the range expanded outward to search for Point Cloud features. The actual range is (search range*2*image scaling ratio)	10	\[1,10000000\]	For example, for a square Target Object, the initially determined center position of the Target Object is point O. If the search range is set to 10 and the image scaling ratio is 1, then the actual search range is a square region centered at point O with a side length of 10×2×1=20. Point Cloud features are searched within this region to further determine the symmetry center of the Target Object and the optimal Picking Pose. As another example, for a circular Target Object, if the search range is set to 8 and the image scaling ratio is 2, then the actual search range is a circular region centered at the initially determined center of the Target Object with a diameter of 8×2×2=32. Point Cloud features are searched within this region to further determine the Object Pose of the Target Object and the optimal Picking Pose.
Use ROI3D as the reference projection plane	If selected, ROI3D is used as the reference projection plane	Unchecked	/	Select this when the Point Cloud has no obvious plane and the projection plane is difficult to determine; leave it unchecked when the Point Cloud has a clear plane.
Save symmetry center process data	If selected, the debug data generated during the symmetry center process is saved. You can view it in the `\ProjectName`\data`\PickLight`\HistoricalDataTimestamp`\find`\_symmetry_center folder	Unchecked	/	Select this when you need to inspect the detailed process images
Symmetry axis prior type	Effective in ``{=html}mirror symmetry``{=html} mode. Specifies the known Target Object Symmetry type and fixes the asymmetric orientation	Automatic search	Automatic searchSymmetric along the long axisSymmetric along the short axis	If the symmetry axis of the Target Object is the long axis, choose "Symmetric along the long axis". If the symmetry axis of the Target Object is the short axis, choose "Symmetric along the short axis". If uncertain, choose "Automatic search"
Pose adjustment type	Whether to inherit pose-related information from the input pose	Default pose	Default poseInherit rotationInherit translation	/
Symmetry score Threshold	Symmetry results with a symmetry score lower than this Threshold are abnormal results. When set to 0, no filtering is performed	0.0	\[0.0, 1.0\]	/

• Example

3.2 Pick Point Filtering

3.2.1 Filter by Fine Matching Score

• Function description

Filter Pick Points based on the pose fine matching score.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Score Threshold	Retain Pick Points whose fine matching score is greater than this Threshold	0.5	[0, 1]

3.2.2 Filter grasp points of occluded artifacts

• Function description

Determine whether there are too many occluding object Point Clouds in the target detection area along the specified ROI axis or the Picking Pose axis at the Pick Point of the grasped Target Object. If so, the Target Object is considered occluded and the Pick Point is filtered out.

• Usage scenario

Applicable to depalletizing and ordered scenarios in which Target Objects are picked layer by layer, but the model recognizes lower-layer Target Objects. When picking a lower-layer Target Object, the gripper may collide with the upper-layer Target Object.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Unit
Cuboid length in X direction	Set the cuboid length in the X direction of the Picking Pose	1500	[1, 10000]	mm
Cuboid length in Y direction	Set the cuboid length in the Y direction of the Picking Pose	1500	[1, 10000]	mm
Cuboid length in Z direction	Set the cuboid length in the Z direction of the Picking Pose	800	[1, 10000]	mm
Distance Threshold between detection area and Pick Point origin	Along the ROI axis, the nearby cuboid surface area farther than this distance Threshold from the Pick Point origin is regarded as the target detection area	50	[1, 1000]	mm
Point Cloud count Threshold in detection area	If the number of occluding object Point Clouds in the target detection area exceeds this Threshold, the Pick Point is considered occluded	1000	[0, 100000]	/
Specified axis direction	Based on the pose reference specified axis direction, set the specific location of the target detection area within the cuboid space (for example, near the front/back/left/right/top/bottom surface of the cuboid)	[0,0,-1]	[1,0,0]: positive X-axis[-1,0,0]: negative X-axis[0,1,0]: positive Y-axis[0,-1,0]: negative Y-axis[0,0,1]: positive Z-axis[0,0,-1]: negative Z-axis	/
Use ROI 3D pose reference	If selected, adjust the collision detection area according to the ROI 3D pose reference	Unchecked	/	/
Save visualization data	If selected, the visualization data is stored according to the saved data path to help observe whether the generated cuboid is reasonable; if not selected, it is not saved	Unchecked	/	/

3.2.3 Filter Pose by Cone

• Function description

Determine whether the angle of the Picking Pose is within the constrained angle range, and filter out all Pick Points that do not meet the condition.

• Usage scenario

Prevent collisions caused by abnormal robot arm Picking Pose angles.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Unit
Angle filtering Threshold	Calculate the maximum angle between the specified axis of the ROI and the specified axis of the Picking Pose. Pick Points whose angle is greater than the current Threshold will be filtered out	30	[-360, 360]	degree°
Invert ROI specified axis direction	If selected, use the negative direction of the specified ROI axis for angle calculation; otherwise, use the positive direction of the specified ROI axis for angle calculation	Selected	/	/
Specified Picking Pose axis	Specify an axis of the Picking Pose for angle calculation	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis	/
Specified ROI axis	Specify an axis of the ROI coordinate system for angle calculation	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis	/

3.2.4 Filter Pick Points outside the ROI 3D type area

• Function description

Determine whether the Pick Point is within the ROI 3D range, and remove Pick Points that are outside the ROI 3D area.

• Usage scenario

Prevent picking outside the ROI area, which may cause collisions between the robot arm and the target object.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default
ROI3D type region	Usually "workspace"; "pick area" is a smaller ROI region than "workspace", which can restrict Pick Points to an ROI region smaller than the "workspace" to avoid some collision cases.	Workspace

• Example

As shown in the figure below, when the ROI3D area and ROI2D are area a, the corresponding Pick Point is in the upper-right corner.

When the ROI3D area and ROI2D are changed to area b, the original Pick Point is outside the ROI area, so that Pick Point is removed and a new Pick Point is generated within area b.

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3.2.5 [New] Gripper Collision Detection

[New] Gripper Collision Detection

• Function description

Collision detection between the gripper and the Point Cloud near the Pick Point. If the number of Point Clouds in contact with the gripper exceeds the pick collision Threshold, the Pick Point of the Target Object is considered to have a collision risk.

• Usage scenario

Used when collision detection is required between the gripper and the Point Cloud near the Target Object being picked.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Collision Threshold	Collision distance Threshold. If the distance between the scene and the gripper surface is smaller than this Threshold, it is considered a collision. The larger the Threshold, the stricter it is. Unit: mm	7	1-1000
Collision Point Cloud sampling	Sampling size for collision Point Clouds. The larger the value, the faster the cycle time; the smaller the value, the slower the cycle time. Effective only in "Target Object scene Point Cloud only" and "bin + Target Object scene Point Cloud" modes. Unit: mm	5	1 - 1000
Save visualization data for gripper collision detection	Save visualization data for collision detection between the gripper and the picked Target Object	Unchecked	Selected/Unchecked

Gripper Collision Detection

• Function description

Collision detection between the gripper and the Point Cloud near the Pick Point. If the number of Point Clouds in contact with the gripper exceeds the pick collision Threshold, the Pick Point of the Target Object is considered to have a collision risk.

• Usage scenario

Used when collision detection is required between the gripper and the Point Cloud near the Target Object being picked.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Pick collision Threshold	The maximum number of Point Clouds the gripper may contain near the Pick Point. For example, 20 means that if the number of scene Point Clouds contained by the gripper exceeds 20, it is considered a collision	20	0-10000
Collision Point Cloud sampling (m)	Downsampling size of the Point Cloud in the collision area. The larger the value, the faster the detection speed, but the lower the accuracy. Applicable scenario: scenarios requiring high cycle rates	0.002	0.0001 - 0.5000
Save visualization data for gripper collision detection	Save visualization data for collision detection between the gripper and the picked Target Object	Unchecked	Selected/Unchecked
Import gripper model	Select and import the gripper model used for collision detection from a folder	/	/

**The gripper should be simplified to fewer than 500 faces**

3.2.6 [Master] Retain the one Pick Point with the largest/smallest pose value among instance Pick Points and filter the remaining Pick Points

• Function description

Convert the pose to the specified coordinate system, sort poses according to the value of the specified sorting axis, and retain the pose with the maximum or minimum value. This is suitable for cylindrical Target Objects when keeping the top or bottom Pick Point.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range
Specified coordinate system	Select which coordinate system the pose should be converted to for processing	ROI coordinate system	ROI coordinate system/camera coordinate system
Specified sorting axis	Select which axis value of the pose to sort by	Z-axis	X/Y/Z-axis
Take minimum value	If selected, retain the pose with the minimum value on the sorting axis; otherwise, retain the pose with the maximum value on the sorting axis	Unchecked	/

3.2.7 [Master] Filter grasp points similar to the previous N grasp points

• Function description

If the variation between the current Pick Point and any Pick Point in the cache is within the Threshold range, the Pick Point will be filtered out.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Unit
Upper limit of Pick Point change (+)
X(mm)	Upper limit of X coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
Y(mm)	Upper limit of Y coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
Z(mm)	Upper limit of Z coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
RX(°)	Upper limit of RX rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
RY(°)	Lower limit of RY rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
RZ(°)	Lower limit of RZ rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
Lower limit of Pick Point change (-)
X(mm)	Lower limit of X coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
Y(mm)	Lower limit of Y coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
Z(mm)	Lower limit of Z coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
RX(°)	Lower limit of RX rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
RY(°)	Lower limit of RY rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
RZ(°)	Lower limit of RZ rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
Pick Point cache count	Number of Pick Points cached. After the current Pick Point comparison is completed, it will be added to the cache in real time	5	[1, 100]	/

3.2.8 [Master] Filter artifact poses similar to the previous N artifact poses

• Function description

If the variation between the current Object Pose and any Object Pose in the cache is within the Threshold range, the Object Pose will be filtered out. When an Object Pose is determined to be similar, all Pick Points on that Target Object will be filtered out.

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Range	Unit
Upper limit of Object Pose change (+)
X(mm)	Upper limit of X coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
Y(mm)	Upper limit of Y coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
Z(mm)	Upper limit of Z coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
RX(°)	Upper limit of RX rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
RY(°)	Lower limit of RY rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
RZ(°)	Lower limit of RZ rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
Lower limit of Object Pose change (-)
X(mm)	Lower limit of X coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
Y(mm)	Lower limit of Y coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
Z(mm)	Lower limit of Z coordinate	2	[0, 10000000]	mm
RX(°)	Lower limit of RX rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
RY(°)	Lower limit of RY rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
RZ(°)	Lower limit of RZ rotation amount	1	[0, 180]	degree°
Object Pose cache count	Number of vision Object Poses cached. After the comparison of the current Object Pose is completed, it will be added to the cache in real time	5	[1, 100]	/

3.2.9 [Master] Filter grasp points outside the upper and lower limits of the grasp coordinates

• Function description

Retain other Pick Points within the specified range of a reference Pick Point and filter out abnormal Pick Points.

• Usage scenario

Prevent incorrect robot picking and ensure picking accuracy.

This function is not applicable to depalletizing scenarios

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Default	Unit
Reference Pick coordinates
X(mm)	X coordinate of the reference Pick Point	0	mm
Y(mm)	Y coordinate of the reference Pick Point	0	mm
Z(mm)	Z coordinate of the reference Pick Point	0	mm
RX(°)	RX rotation amount of the reference Pick Point	0	degree
RY(°)	RY rotation amount of the reference Pick Point	0	degree
RZ(°)	RZ rotation amount of the reference Pick Point	0	degree
Upper limit of Pick coordinates (+)
X(mm)	Upper limit of the X coordinate. For example, if the X coordinate of the reference Pick Point is 100 and the upper limit is set to 10, the allowed range is: [100-lower limit, 110]	10000000, meaning no limit.	mm
Y(mm)	Upper limit of the Y coordinate. For example, if the Y coordinate of the reference Pick Point is 100 and the upper limit is set to 10, the allowed range is: [100-lower limit, 110]	10000000	mm
Z(mm)	Upper limit of the Z coordinate. For example, if the Z coordinate of the reference Pick Point is 100 and the upper limit is set to 10, the allowed range is: [100-lower limit, 110]	10000000	mm
RX(°)	Upper limit of the RX rotation amount. For example, if the RX rotation amount of the reference Pick Point is 180 and the upper limit is set to 10, the allowed range is (default angle wraparound applies): [[-180, -170], [180-lower limit, 180]]	180, meaning no limit.	degree°
RY(°)	Upper limit of the RY rotation amount. For example, if the RY rotation amount of the reference Pick Point is 180 and the upper limit is set to 10, the allowed range is (default angle wraparound applies): [[-180, -170], [180-lower limit, 180]]	180	degree°
RZ(°)	Upper limit of the RZ rotation amount. For example, if the RZ rotation amount of the reference Pick Point is 180 and the upper limit is set to 10, the allowed range is (default angle wraparound applies): [[-180, -170], [180-lower limit, 180]]	180	degree°
Lower limit of Pick coordinates (-)
X(mm)	Lower limit of the X coordinate. For example, if the X coordinate of the reference Pick Point is 100 and the lower limit is set to 10, the allowed range is: [100-lower limit value, 110]	10000000	mm
Y(mm)	Lower limit of the Y coordinate. For example, if the Y coordinate of the reference Pick Point is 100 and the lower limit is set to 10, the allowed range is: [100-lower limit, 110]	10000000	mm
Z(mm)	Lower limit of the Z coordinate. For example, if the Z coordinate of the reference Pick Point is 100 and the lower limit is set to 10, the allowed range is: [100-lower limit, 110]	10000000	mm
RX(°)	Lower limit of the RX rotation amount. For example, if the RX rotation amount of the reference Pick Point is 180 and the lower limit is set to 10, the allowed range is (default angle wraparound applies): [[-180, -180+upper limit], [170, 180]]	180, meaning no limit.	degree°
RY(°)	Lower limit of the RY rotation amount. For example, if the RY rotation amount of the reference Pick Point is 180 and the lower limit is set to 10, the allowed range is (default angle wraparound applies): [[-180, -180+upper limit], [170, 180]]	180	degree°
RZ(°)	Lower limit of the RZ rotation amount. For example, if the RZ rotation amount of the reference Pick Point is 180 and the lower limit is set to 10, the allowed range is (default angle wraparound applies): [[-180, -180+upper limit], [170, 180]]	180	degree°

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3.3 Pick Point Sorting

3.3.1 Base Coords

• Function description

Set a unified coordinate system for all instances to group and sort instances.

• Usage scenario

Common to depalletizing scenarios, random picking scenarios, and ordered loading/unloading scenarios

Strategies related to coordinates should first set the reference coordinate system

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Illustration
Camera coordinate system	The coordinate system origin is above the object, and the positive Z-axis direction points downward; the XYZ values are the values of the center point of the object in this coordinate system
ROI coordinate system	The coordinate system origin is approximately at the center of the pallet stack, and the positive Z-axis direction points upward; the XYZ values are the values of the center point of the object in this coordinate system
Robot arm coordinate system	The coordinate system origin is on the robot arm itself, and the positive Z-axis direction generally points upward; the XYZ values are the values of the center point of the object in this coordinate system
Pixel coordinate system	The coordinate system origin is at the top-left vertex of the RGB image and is a 2D planar coordinate system; the X and Y values are the x value of the bbox detection box and the y value of the bbox detection box, and Z is 0

3.3.2 Picking strategy

• Parameter description

Parameter	Description
Strategy	Select which value is used for grouping and sorting and how to sort it, including Pick Point center X/Y/Z coordinate values from large to small/from small to large (mm), from the middle to the sides / from the sides to the middle along the Pick Point XY coordinate axis (mm). Multiple items can be superimposed and executed in order.
Grouping step size	According to the selected strategy, divide Pick Points into several groups based on the step size. The grouping step size is the interval between two groups of Pick Points
Number of leading groups to keep	After grouping and sorting, how many groups of instances need to be retained

Strategy name*	Description	Grouping step size		Number of leading groups to keep
		Default	Range	Default
Pick Point center X/Y/Z coordinate values from large to small / from small to large (mm)	Use the X/Y/Z coordinate values of the Pick Point center for grouping and sorting	200.000	[0, 10000000]	10000
From the middle to the sides / from the sides to the middle along the Pick Point XY coordinate axis (mm)	Use the X/Y coordinate values of the Pick Point center and perform grouping and sorting in the direction of "middle to sides" or "sides to middle"	200.000	[0, 10000000]	10000

3.3.3 Carton combination strategy

To solve the problems of low efficiency and limited applicable scenarios in traditional single-pick depalletizing, PickWiz adds a carton combination strategy in depalletizing scenarios to support picking multiple Target Objects in a single operation. It supports the core scenarios of "cartons with consistent dimensions" and "rectangular suction cups", covering more real project scenarios.

3.3.3.1 Multi-pick runtime configuration

（1）In sack single depalletizing or carton single depalletizing scenarios, enable Vision computation configuration - Vision computation acceleration.

（2）Under the Pick Point sorting module, select the carton combination strategy;

（3）Strategy selection: available options are the default combination strategy or combination along a specified carton pose axis. These are two methods for finding the largest number of cartons that can be combined.

• Default combination strategy: Find the largest number of cartons that can be combined along the X-axis and Y-axis directions of a carton Picking Pose.

• Combine along a certain carton pose axis: Find the largest number of cartons that can be combined along the X-axis or Y-axis direction of a carton Picking Pose. This is suitable for scenarios where cartons are arranged in a straight line. When using this strategy, you need to choose the carton combination direction, namely the Picking Pose X-axis or the Picking Pose Y-axis.

Note:

The combination direction is related to the positive and negative axis directions. Cartons can be combined only when they are on the same axis and in the same direction, and after combination, the orientation of the whole stack of cartons remains consistent with the orientation of a single carton before combination. Therefore, before combining cartons, make sure all cartons to be combined are placed in the same orientation, and unify the coordinates of the cartons to be combined to the same axis direction.

（4）Combination conditions: determine which cartons can be combined and how many can be combined at most.

• Maximum cartons per row: the maximum number of cartons that can be combined in one row, default is 2.

• Maximum number of combination rows: the maximum number of carton rows that can be combined, default is 1.

• Maximum spacing (mm): cartons to be combined cannot be too far apart in the "combination direction", In the combination direction (axis direction), when the spacing between two adjacent cartons or cartons in different rows is less than this value, they can be combined into one group. The default is 10.

  • Example: when searching for the maximum number of cartons along the Picking Pose X-axis, if the spacing between two adjacent cartons in the Picking Pose X-axis direction is 8 mm (≤10), they can be combined; if the spacing is 12 mm (>10), they cannot be combined.

• Maximum misalignment distance (mm): cartons to be combined cannot be too far apart in the direction "perpendicular to the combination direction" . In the direction perpendicular to the combination direction (axis direction), when the misalignment distance between two adjacent cartons or cartons in different rows is less than this value, they can be combined into one group. The default is 10.

  • Example: when searching for the maximum number of cartons along the Picking Pose X-axis, if two adjacent cartons are offset in the Picking Pose Y-axis direction by 8 mm (≤10), they can be combined; if they are offset by 15 mm (>10), they are no longer aligned and cannot be picked together.

• Maximum angular deviation (°): cartons to be combined should face almost the same direction. In the combination direction (axis direction), when the rotational deviation angle of the cartons is less than this value, they can be combined into one group. The default is 10.

  • Example: if a carton is rotated by 5° relative to the combination direction, as long as it does not exceed 10°, it can be combined; if it is rotated by 15° (>10), the orientation differs too much, the robot will be skewed when picking, and it cannot be combined.

3.3.3.2 Robot configuration

（1）On the robot configuration page, add new placeholders in Vision computation communication message - Robot to PickWiz commands - Vision detection send command: maximum cartons per row and maximum number of combination rows, as shown below;

（2）In Vision computation communication message - PickWiz to robot commands - Pick-related information - Returned information when picking Target Objects, add Object Dimensions length, Object Dimensions width, and Target Object orientation.

After the robot configuration is completed, click the Run button.

3.3.3.3 View multi-pick runtime results

（1）In the 3D Matching window, hover the mouse over an instance to view the combined picking information of a single instance after carton combination, including 2D recognition results, Picking Pose, and instance combination information.

In the visualization window, click the Settings button in the upper right corner to set how the combined instance information is displayed.

Right-click an instance to view the combined picking information and Target Object information of the single instance.

（2）In the 2D recognition window, you can use the relevant combination buttons in the menu bar to view the combined ID, combined Mask, and combined bounding box.

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