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Hi,

I´ve created a model with .png as Layout, turned on the "Embedded Media with Model" Option and gave the model to a customer.
The customer couldn´t see the Picture. Do I have to change any other settings in 7.7 to make this work?
On another (test-)Notebook it doesn´t work, too. Could it be that customer (and testnotebook) have any wrong Settings?

Hi Hemmi,
Maybe you can try save the model at least one time before you import your Layout Picture. In 7.5 or earlier version, I had met the same question and fixed by the method mention above.

I'm not sure why the media wouldn't be embedding. Even if you don't save the model prior to importing an image it still embeds that image. Can you share your model file and image?

Unfortunately I´m not allowed to share the customers layout/ model here.
Gave it a try with another Picture in a new model. But everything worked fine.

Thanks for your help.

I opened a model I created in FlexSim 7.5.4 in FlexSim 7.7.0 and noticed that there is a difference in the Decision Points onMessage Trigger [Conveyor Module].

In FlexSim 7.5.4 current is not the decision point but the conveyor.
In FlexSim 7.7.0 it is the other way around. (see attachment)

Here is what I get when comparing the On Message of both Decision Points and Decision Point Types in both versions.

v7.5.4:
DP Type - current: /DP1
DP Type - conveyor: /StraightConveyor4>variables/conveyorPoints/2
DP2 - current: /StraightConveyor4>variables/conveyorPoints/3
DP2 - conveyor: not an option

So, in my opinion v7.5.4 was broken unless you were using "current" on the DP Type. Not likely the average user was using the coupling nodes.

v7.7 (new model):
DP Type - current: /DP1
DP Type - conveyor: /StraightConveyor4
DP2 - current: /DP2
DP2 - conveyor: /StraightConveyor4

All fixed! It doesn't matter how FlexSim passes the values into the On Message, only what you get.

Compatibility: If I bring the v7.5.4 model into v7.7:
DP Type - current: /DP1
DP Type - conveyor: /StraightConveyor4
DP2 - current: /StraightConveyor4

In the conversion case, current on the DP direct represents the conveyor, however current was broken in v7.5.4 and not likely used. So all is good I think.

In case it was not clear: this is a bug fix.

In 7.7, 'current' and 'conveyor' are what you expect them to be in both the decision point and decision point type OnMessage triggers. 'current' is the decision point and 'conveyor' is the conveyor.


In a decision point OnMessage in 7.5, 'current' did not point to the decision point, but rather a node within the conveyor.
In a decision point type OnMessage in 7.5, 'conveyor' did not point to the conveyor, but rather a node within the conveyor.

When you update a 7.5 model to 7.7, these two cases change to point at the conveyor rather than the node within the conveyor. So if by some small chance, you were using ownerobject() in your code to get to the conveyor from the subnode, you will need to remove the ownerobject() call to get it to behave the same as 7.5. Otherwise, that code will continue to function the same as it did in 7.5. New decision point OnMessage code will have more useful headers that correctly define 'current' as the dp itself and 'conveyor' as the involved conveyor.

Hi,

I´m looking for a way to get a open process flow window in every new model.
Found the Option "Add a Process Flow object to new models" in global Settings under Environment. But it doesn´t have any effect for me! What am I doing wrong?

Is there furthermore a way to make activitys/ blocks "no select"? I want to integrate a Picture as layout behind my activitys.

Another feature I´m missing is to show the ranks and names of ports by holding "c" or "v" button and clicking on an object. Is this option erased?

Under the setting to add a process flow in new models there's the button to Set current Workspace as default. If you do that with the process flow window open then you'll have that with each new model.

You can make the image so() and then run switch_noselect(so(),1), but then you can't pan the PF by clicking the image/background, and the middle button/pan option isn't working in PF. To get around that run setvarnum(so(),"fill",0) and you can then pan by clicking on the background as usual.

Also the image still acts as a gouping/container if you decide to drag new objects onto it.

Originally Posted by Sebastian Hemmann

Is there furthermore a way to make activitys/ blocks "no select"? I want to integrate a Picture as layout behind my activitys.

As explained in the User Manual section Process Flow > Display Objects > Image: "If you want the image to only act as a background image, just clear the Fill checkbox."

So drag an Image object into your ProcessFlow view and then clear the Fill checkbox in Quick Properties.

If your image is a large background, you also might want to change the "Hide Contents at Magnification" setting of the image so that your activities on top of it don't disappear when you zoom out.

Originally Posted by Sebastian Hemmann

Another feature I´m missing is to show the ranks and names of ports by holding "c" or "v" button and clicking on an object. Is this option erased?

This looks like a bug in the draw code of those names. They are showing up, but they are very small and rotated the wrong direction.