# Controlling UR5e with Visual Components GUI approach

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/controlling-ur5e-with-visual-components-gui-approach/31327>\
**Category:** 3rd party tools\
**Created:** [November 9, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/controlling-ur5e-with-visual-components-gui-approach/31327 "2023-11-09T17:04:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![radmehrarzani94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@radmehrarzani94](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/radmehrarzani94)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/controlling-ur5e-with-visual-components-gui-approach/31327/1 "2023-11-09T17:04:40Z")

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I’m an absolute beginner  
I want to pair my UR5e robot to the visual component UR5e model so that when I control my UR5e in Visual components the real UR5e would move the same in real time. I was wondering if such a thing is possible to control the robot like that?  
Also I should mention that I launched a Polyscope on VMware workstation and tried to connect the robot to polyscope through Ethernet cable. It shows that it’s connected but when I move the robot in Polyscope the actual robot does not do anything!  
Regarding what I said:

1. Is any of the above mechanisms possible? if yes how?
2. what would be an alternative approach to make that happen? I mean controlling the UR5e remotely by a Graphical user interface not scripting  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![long.phan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@long.phan](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/long.phan)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/controlling-ur5e-with-visual-components-gui-approach/31327/2 "2024-05-30T14:58:07Z")

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Hi,

I don’t know if you still need this, but I follow the guide on this link and it works. It create a digital shadow of the robot, but not digital twin yet.

> **[Simulate Universal Robots with RTDE Connection | Visual Components Academy](https://academy.visualcomponents.com/lessons/simulate-universal-robots-with-rtde-connection/)**
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> Learn how to connect a Universal Robots controller with a 3D simulation.

Best,  
LP