https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/stacking-with-crane/m-p/13533828#M42140 <P>A combiner does three jobs.</P><UL><LI>Wait to receive an item through input port 1.</LI><LI>Move items into first entered item through input ports larger than one by recipe table.</LI><LI>Setup and process the item.</LI></UL><P>On Exit there is an option how you move the content of first item out: </P><UL><LI>Pack: just release the first entered item.</LI><LI>Join: delete the content of first entered item.</LI><LI>Batch: release first the content and at last the first entered item.</LI></UL><P>Yes, it is possible to do the same with a crane. </P><OL><LI>unload an item that would be unloaded through input port number one,</LI><LI>let the item stay until process stacking is complete,</LI><LI>move or unload items by recipe table into the first unloaded item and </LI><LI>delay for a process time interval.</LI><LI>Finally you execute a node that does the options join or batch.<BR /></LI></OL> Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:59:01 GMT joerg_vogel_HsH 2020-02-14T04:59:01Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/stacking-with-crane/m-p/13533827#M42139 <P><I>[ FlexSim 20.0.2 ]</I></P><P>Hi,</P> <P>I was wondering if it's possible to use a crane to stack and de-stack boxes instead of using the normal combiner and separator, and how you would go about implementing the functionality. Thank you!</P> Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:22:06 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/stacking-with-crane/m-p/13533827#M42139 drake_m2 2020-02-14T00:22:06Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/stacking-with-crane/m-p/13533828#M42140 <P>A combiner does three jobs.</P><UL><LI>Wait to receive an item through input port 1.</LI><LI>Move items into first entered item through input ports larger than one by recipe table.</LI><LI>Setup and process the item.</LI></UL><P>On Exit there is an option how you move the content of first item out: </P><UL><LI>Pack: just release the first entered item.</LI><LI>Join: delete the content of first entered item.</LI><LI>Batch: release first the content and at last the first entered item.</LI></UL><P>Yes, it is possible to do the same with a crane. </P><OL><LI>unload an item that would be unloaded through input port number one,</LI><LI>let the item stay until process stacking is complete,</LI><LI>move or unload items by recipe table into the first unloaded item and </LI><LI>delay for a process time interval.</LI><LI>Finally you execute a node that does the options join or batch.<BR /></LI></OL> Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:59:01 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/stacking-with-crane/m-p/13533828#M42140 joerg_vogel_HsH 2020-02-14T04:59:01Z