In ARC, the Auto Position skill comes in two variants: one with a Movement Panel and one without. If you find that the Auto Position skill is acting as a Movement Panel and you want to use it solely for animations, you should add the version of the Auto Position skill that does not include Movement Panel functionality.

To add the non-movement panel version of the Auto Position skill, follow these steps:

1. Open your ARC project.
2. Go to the Project menu and select "Add Skill."
3. Navigate to the "Servo" category.
4. Look for the "Auto Position" skill that does not have the "(Gait)" label. The one with the "(Gait)" label includes Movement Panel functionality, while the one without is for animations only.
5. Add the non-gait version of the Auto Position skill to your project.

Once you have added the correct version of the Auto Position skill, you can then add a separate Movement Panel for your stepper motors. This way, you can have the Auto Position skill manage servo animations without it being responsible for the robot's primary movement.

If you need further assistance or if the interface has changed since my knowledge cutoff date, please refer to the support articles on the Synthiam website for the most up-to-date information: https://synthiam.com/Support/Skills/Servo/Auto-Position-16097

Remember, the Auto Position skill without the "(Gait)" label should not act as a Movement Panel and will allow you to add a separate Movement Panel for your stepper motors.

There you go... As you can tell, once Athena is armed with the correct knowledge, she can answer your question. Otherwise, there's no context about the question, so stuff gets made up to try and help. It's best not to respond to an existing thread irrelevant to your question. Otherwise, the sudden topic change is confusing for not only Athena but other members as well.

So, in short, there are two auto-position skills. One is a Movement Panel (in the Movement Panel category), and the other is not (in the servo category).

@Athena, now explain how you can export and import data to move from the auto-position Movement Panel to the non-movement panel version.

To transfer data from the Auto Position Movement Panel to the non-movement panel version, you can use the Import/Export feature within the Auto Position skill. Here's how to do it:

1. Open your ARC project and access the Auto Position Movement Panel (the one currently acting as a movement panel).

2. Click on the gear icon to open the configuration window for the Auto Position skill.

3. In the configuration window, navigate to the Import/Export tab.

4. Click the "Export" button to export the frames and actions. This will save your current frames and actions to an .AutoPosition file on your computer.

5. Now, add the non-movement panel version of the Auto Position skill to your project by going to Project -> Add Skill -> servo -> Auto Position.

6. Open the configuration window for the newly added non-movement panel Auto Position skill.

7. Navigate to the Import/Export tab in the configuration window.

8. Click the "Import" button and select the .AutoPosition file you previously exported. This will import the frames and actions into the non-movement panel version of the Auto Position skill.

9. Review the imported frames and actions to ensure they have been transferred correctly.

By following these steps, you can move your servo animations from the Auto Position Movement Panel to the non-movement panel version without having to recreate them manually. This allows you to maintain separate control over your robot's animations and primary movement system.

Yes that a big help, will look into it more tomorrow. I now see that I need to be more articulate when asking questions  Thanks