Patent ID: 7002585

Claim:
A graphic display apparatus for a robot system comprising: means for displaying and arranging a 3-D model of a robot on a display screen to cause the displayed model to move in animation on the screen; means for storing the 3-D model of the robot and one or more 3-D models of a peripheral equipment, a machine, or a part, which is used in a system using the robot; and means for selecting one or more of the 3-D models stored in said storing means on the display screen, wherein the 3-D model of the robot, or the 3-D model of the robot and the 3-D model of a peripheral equipment, a machine, or a part, which was selected by said selecting means, are displayed and arranged on the display screen, with at least a part of the system using the robot being approximated, and 3-D models of said peripheral equipment, said machine, or said part are classified by kinds, a plurality of different types are displayed on the screen for each of the classified kinds, and a 3-D model is selected from among the displayed types.