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How can I change the configuration of a machine during simulation?

hamza_bouzekri — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:11:31 GMT

[ FlexSim 22.2.0 ]

Re: How can I change the configuration of a machine during simulation?

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:28:21 GMT

What aspects of the machine do you class as 'configuration', and what is/are the counterpart object(s) you are using in FlexSim?

You can access the properties of an object through setProperty(). You can write expressions in the fields of the object's properties panel that alter timings based on the items being processed.

You need to tell us more about what specifically you're trying to do.

Re: How can I change the configuration of a machine during simulation?

joerg_vogel_HsH — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:38:35 GMT

Process Time:

In statistical distribution you replace values by labels or parameters. You can change values during simulation.

Output Ports:
Send to Port you do the same
Change rank of connection port numbers

drag or delete connections by command. You must open input port for this kind of connection by command.

execute strings containing commands
change predefined different behaviors in switch by case structures

Re: How can I change the configuration of a machine during simulation?

hamza_bouzekri — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:53:31 GMT

I want to reconfigure machines by changing modules like the attached picture.

Re: How can I change the configuration of a machine during simulation?

hamza_bouzekri — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:53:55 GMT

I want to reconfigure machines by changing modules like the attached picture.

Re: How can I change the configuration of a machine during simulation?

clair_augsburgerZGWRZ — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:00:14 GMT

If you only want to change visual, you could use a Processor object and edit its animations to add your modules as components:

Then each configuration could be defined in a global table, where you save whether you want to show/hide this module for that specific configuration, and the module xyz coordinates.

In the attached model 2022-12-27 Reconfigurable Machine Tool.fsm, I change the processor's visual configuration on setup finish, based on the table above and the product type:

Re: How can I change the configuration of a machine during simulation?

hamza_bouzekri — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:12:43 GMT

Thank you very much Clair, this is exactly what I wanted.