Flowitem in combiner

Greeting,

The problem I ran into is when I wanted to add a new flowitem into my model. I wanted to use a rack instead of pallet in the combiner. The problem is that input 2 flowitem won't stack inside the rack. I created the rack in AC3d, saved it as 3d file and I'm able to see it, but the combining flow items are away from the object and stacked inside each other. I tried the Tote flowitem, and did the same thing. I read a post that describe similar problem, and the stated solution was to edit the behavior variable of the flowitem. I tried to copy the OnReceive code and paste it in the rack OnReceive, but it didn't show and then flexsim freezes. How can the pallet flowitem shape be change without loosing its functionality?
Thank you

Hi SimulMaster,
can you upload the shape of your rack. Thanks!

Jörg

Hi George, (I believe)

to build a new pallet, go to the Flowitem Bin, select Pallet, press New Item button, edit the Proberties of the NewFlowItem. E.g change the 3D Shape to box.3ds from the fs3d directory of the flexsim program directory.

Jörg

Originally Posted by Jörg Vogel

Hi SimulMaster,
can you upload the shape of your rack. Thanks!

Jörg

Jörg'

Attached is a picture of the rack since I can't paste in the thread.

Originally Posted by Jörg Vogel

Hi George, (I believe)

to build a new pallet, go to the Flowitem Bin, select Pallet, press New Item button, edit the Proberties of the NewFlowItem. E.g change the 3D Shape to box.3ds from the fs3d directory of the flexsim program directory.

Jörg

Jörg,

Yes this is George, I don't know why I picked this username, and I can't change it. Anyway see attached model, the same problem persist by following what you stated above. The boxes sit on top of the tote instead of inside it, don't know why
Thanks
George

Hi George,

The behaviour is correct in your test model, because the function that pallet use for placing item use the size of the yellow box to place the items.

What you can do is have the yellow box one size and then have the shape in a different size to make it look right.

What I would do is to replace the nodefunction in pallet with my own logic for placing items. Use the nodefunction as a start and then change it.

Lars-Olof

Hi George,
i attached some values to the approach of Lars-Olof:
General tab of the rack in the flowitem bin:
Field Position, Rotation, Size
SZ 0.100
Field Appearance Shape factors Button Edit:
SZ 4.000
try different values for position and size in the shape factors, so the walls of the tote doesn't cut through your placed flowitems.

Jörg

I see what Lars-Olof Leven said, I was confused with the nodefunction at first, but Jörg made it clear how to proceed.
Thank you Jörg
George

Hi George,

the nodefunction, Lars-Olof has mentioned, is under the maintree
main > project > exec > globals > nodefunction > palletentry

There you can write your own code to stack the flowitems:
fsnode* is similar to treenode
set is used as setnodenum and get as getnodenum.
To write your code as flexscript-node replace the commands.

Jörg

Originally Posted by SimulMaster

Yes this is George, I don't know why I picked this username, and I can't change it.

If you want to change your username you should send a private message to Cliff King. Source: http://www.flexsim.com/community/for...read.php?t=417

Greetings

Carsten