Indexnum of 3d shape flow items

I am using setobjectshapeindex(rank(item,index),4) to change item content 3d shape dynamically in Flexsim 4.52.

I want to know what is the indexnum of different 3d shape of flow items like pallet, tote etc. , right now i have to do lot of hit ant trial method to arrive at the result and what if i add a new flow item what should be indexnum of new 3 d shape flow item.

If possible , can anyone suggest me good help for flexsim scripting, currently i am following flexsim4.52 help manual.

Thanks&Regards
Shashank Trivedi

As the command reference states, you'd use setobjectshapeindex like this:

setobjectshapeindex(<flowitem>,getshapeindex("fs3d\\FlowItem\\Tote.3ds"));

The path to the shape can be found using getnodestr(shape(<flowitem>)) as long as you haven't set it dynamically using setobjectshapeindex. Use the ones in the FlowItemBin for reference.

To reference a flowitem in the FlowItem Bin you can use

node(concat("/Tools/FlowItemBin/",<flowitemname>,"/1"),model())

..which doesn't assume a rank in the flowitem bin.

My experience is that the User Manual, Command Help and Hints together provide all the information you need to teach yourself almost every aspect of Flexsim. If you get stuck, the forum is here to help.

Thanks alot