Adding Levels to a rack by code is not updating the rack drawing

Hello,

I'm setting the nr of levels in rack via flexsim by using code.
But the rack is not drawn correctly until i open and close the properties panel of the rack.

How can i redraw the rack, showing the right nr of levels?

I use the following code to add levels to my bays of my rack:

//set the levels
for (int x = currentnroflevels+1;x <= TotalRackHight;x++)
{
string levelname = concat("Level",numtostring(x));
nodeinsertafter(last(currentbay));
setnodename(last(currentbay),levelname);
nodeadddata(last(currentbay), DATATYPE_NUMBER);
setnodenum(last(currentbay),0.5);
}

Hello,

updating the racksize is more than updating a table. There exists three tables under the Rack object: sizetable, locationtable and contenttable. Each of these tables has a meaning in placing and releasing items. Their structure has to match. One way how the updating works, is to understand the view structure of the Rack Properties window.
You find the important function call in the following Path (######## stands for an individual number of your active properties window view)
VIEW:/active/RackParameters########/tabcontrol/SizeTable/Advanced>apply
In the node you find a event function call beginning with the command function_s. The calls leads into the library tree of the fixed resource object Rack.
The path to this function is:
MAIN:/project/library/fixedresources/Rack>behaviour/eventfunctions/RefreshTable
There you find also the Function BasicRefreshTable
This source code deletes the current sizetable and creates a new one. It uses 5 Parameters: Reference to the rack object, number of levels, number of bays, value of the level height, value of the bay width.
At the end the function executes the previous node "Refreshtable".
Give it a try:

function_s(node("/?Rack", library()),"BasicRefreshTable",node("/Rack2",model()),7,2,1,1.5);

node("/Rack2",model()) is the reference to the Rack object in my model
7 is the number of levels
2 is number of bays
1 is the height of a level
1.5 is the width of the bays

The eventfunction updates the rack but it doesn't refresh an open view of the properties window of the rack.

Jörg

Thanks a lot,
This is working like a charm...

How do you visualize the VIEW: active/... in a window?
I can only see my model in a treeview. I didn't know you could show the structure of properties windows.

Kr,
Koen

Hi,

Open a Tree. You find on the right site in the Quick Properties the Tree Navigation. Select a tree from the list: Model, Main, View.
Jörg