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Set a chest on a specific place on the conveyor

maksim_b — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 12:43:57 GMT

[ FlexSim 20.0.7 ]

How can I set a chest on a specific place on the conveyor? I mean the operator comes to the conveyor with the box and I would like him to put it on the conveyor at x = 5. I wrote something like this:

treenode adres = token.MergeAdres;

Object adresitem = adres.last;

adresitem.location.x = 5;

but it still sets the chest at the beginning of the conveyor. How can i fix this?

Re: Set a chest on a specific place on the conveyor

matt_long — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:00:31 GMT

The operator drops the item based upon the location of the entry transfer. If your entry transfer is at the beginning of the conveyor he will drop it there.

You can move the entry transfer to the side to move that entry point.

In quick properties you'll see a field for Distance Along Conveyor that you can set to 5.

Additionally, you can use the red arrows on the sides of the entry transfer to create a range for the entry. The operator will choose the closest location along that transfer to drop the item off at.

Hope this helps!

Re: Set a chest on a specific place on the conveyor

maksim_b — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:30:57 GMT

Thank you for the answer, but is there a way to manipulate this by a code?

Re: Set a chest on a specific place on the conveyor

tanner_p — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:43:24 GMT

@maksim.b,

You can use the spatial variables to adjust the size of the transfers.

Re: Set a chest on a specific place on the conveyor

matt_long — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 19:56:38 GMT

That doesn't work because the Conveyor's build their layout when you hit reset. So changing values in the tree won't affect the actual running data.

Re: Set a chest on a specific place on the conveyor

matt_long — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 20:06:30 GMT

If you extend the entry transfer along the length of the conveyor as explained above, you can use a custom task sequence to move the operator to conveyor at the point you want the item to be dropped. Then when you use the unload task, the operator will drop it where he's at.

Here's an example model that shows the Operator dropping in a different location each time. ConveyorDrop.fsm

Re: Set a chest on a specific place on the conveyor

Ben_WilsonADSK — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:04:36 GMT

Hi @maksim.b, was matt.long's or joerg.vogel's answer helpful? If so, please click the red "Accept" button on one of their answers. Or if you still have questions, add a comment and we'll continue the conversation.