topic Re: How to join 2 visual items as one in Flowitems Bin? in FlexSim Forum

How to join 2 visual items as one in Flowitems Bin?

kamil_ks — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 12:54:05 GMT

[ FlexSim 18.2.2 ]

Hello,

I want to join 2 itmes as a one - a box with a pallet in flowitem bin. I know it may be easy to do but I couldn't find an answear in users manual.

pallet.png

Re: How to join 2 visual items as one in Flowitems Bin?

kamil_ks — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 18:38:53 GMT

I saw someone did something like this. The pallet is attached to the box but i can change only the size of the box. I would like to chagne the size of pallet. Does anyone knows how it was done ?

paleta.fsm

Re: How to join 2 visual items as one in Flowitems Bin?

SimFlex_support — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:14:46 GMT

@Kamil KS

What you want to do is the combined item not combining the item with the palette.

How to do it is followed;

Use the right button of the mouse on the box item and then select Animation menu.

You can find the result of it as followed;

And you can drag and drop the palette below the box item like above.

But if you want to simulate to make the model to combine the box item with the palette item, you should use the combiner object to combine two items of the palette and the box.

What do you want?

Re: How to join 2 visual items as one in Flowitems Bin?

kamil_ks — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 19:42:19 GMT

Hello David,

I wanted to do the first solution. Thank you for you help and detailed destription, really appreaciete your answer. Should I shut down the topic ?

Re: How to join 2 visual items as one in Flowitems Bin?

joshua_s — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 20:24:54 GMT

@Kamil KS

Don't shut down the topic, this helps people in the future find solution to their problems as well. If David was able to answer your question hit the accept button below his comment.

Re: How to join 2 visual items as one in Flowitems Bin?

rohith_v2 — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:34:32 GMT

@Seung Yong Seo Visually this method works when we have a pallet, or a tote selected. How can we make this work for a custom object? If I bring in a custom object, or for example a box and a sphere, the parts from the combiner are so much offset visually. Is there a way we can bring them together to a defined position?

We have an option to join, where I will be able to see just the bigger model after combining. I'm actually looking at the visual aspect where I can see them combined together.

Re: How to join 2 visual items as one in Flowitems Bin?

joerg_vogel_HsH — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 02:12:04 GMT

You need to activate a packaging method on the item entering first the combiner to prevent the mentioned offset. If you don’t find this option in the properties of items in the Flow item bin, you begin your customized item with a container item like a pallet or tote. Currently you start to copy a box or you add a new item, which is by default a box. But you can copy any item in the bin and customize it.