{"id":7727,"date":"2025-11-24T20:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/convergent-it.com\/docs\/uncategorized\/reference-points\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T21:26:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:26:25","password":"","slug":"reference-points","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/convergent-it.com\/de\/tutorial\/robot-cells-equipment-de\/reference-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference points"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reference points are little helpers for building robot cells or programming an application. They define the coordinates (location and orientation) of points of interest. <\/p>\n\n<p>Examples are e.g. candidates for Tool-Center-Points (TCPs). Flange points allow you to attach a tool to the robot&#8217;s flange automatically. Simulation-points define where a process-simulastion starts from a.s.o.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Reference points also define possible locations where to pick or place a part (pick points and place points). 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