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Reusing a Detected Object

Reusing detected objects ensures optimal robot performance. You can reuse an object either by copying it or by snapping one object over another. The robot detects the object once, and then reuses this detection data wherever the object has been reused in the wizard. This saves the time it would take the robot to detect the object over and over.

Reusing a detected object within the same step

To reuse an object within the same step, snap one object’s blue dot over another object’s blue dot:

Reusing a detected object across different steps

To reuse an object across different steps:

Copy the object in one step
Paste over the object in the second step
The detected object is now the same in both steps

When reusing a detected object across two or more steps, all steps must use: (1) the exact same screen; and (2) the exact same window size.

If you change the settings of a detected object after you have copied it to other step(s), the new settings are not automatically updated in the other step(s). To do so, you must modify object settings in the other step(s) manually.