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SOURCE

eric_c2 — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:31:59 GMT

[ FlexSim 21.0.1 ]

Hi All,

What can I do to generate from a source two different kind of output?

I mean, I want to generate a first output from a source with one size and the next one with another size alternatively.

The first sould be 2x1x1 size and the next one 2,5x1,5x1, then the third one should be like the first and the fourth like the second and repeat this generation.

I know how to change the size using a trigger on Exit, but when I do that all the items are the same and they do not change the dimension.

Someone can help me?

Thank you.

Re: SOURCE

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:39:51 GMT

You can use a schedule or sequence that repeats where you label each as type 1 and 2 and then in the creation trigger change the shape based on the type.

Or you can see if the number that you've output is even or odd and set the shape based on that.

Or you can set a label each time you create an item and test it at the next creation - so the label flips between two values, and then use that to determine the size to create.

Re: SOURCE

joerg_vogel_HsH — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:02:52 GMT

Or you have two output ports and you send items by round robin property to these two ports. On Exit you can set the size by case depending on the variable port.

Re: SOURCE

jason_lightfoot_adsk — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:03:45 GMT

And then change the shape on exit rather than creation. Both outputs can be to the same object that the source feeds.

Re: SOURCE

SimFlex_support — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 01:08:39 GMT

@Eric C2

You should solve TWO issue for your problem.

The first is round robbin item type when creation and the second is to change the size by the item type. I upload the sample the first issue solved And then I hope you will solve the second issue.

roundRobbin_Source.fsm

If you have any question about the model, let me know it.

Re: SOURCE

joerg_vogel_HsH — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 03:55:16 GMT

Here my approach from comment

SendToPortRoundRobin_SizeBy2DLabelArray.fsm

I store the sizes of items in an array at label iSize in the source. It is a 2D array in the form

[[x1,y1,z1],[x2,y2,z2]] I get the first or second size value array by variable port of the On Exit trigger.

Re: SOURCE

Ben_WilsonADSK — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:20:59 GMT

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