https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/the-distance-between-two-locations-in-a-star-navigator/m-p/13589040#M85338 <P><I>[ FlexSim 24.0.2 ]</I></P><DIV class="fr-view clearfix"> <P>Hi,</P> <P>I am using A*Star Navigator for navigation of task executer through an area, with some pre-defined locations (with exact x and y coordinates) to travel to. There are barriers, dividers along the way.</P> <P>I need to know the exact distance between any two locations. I have tried the following methods to get the distance between two locations:</P> <P>1. computation, based on 'Distance Formula for Two Points'</P> <P>2. using flexscript command 'distancetotravel'</P> <P>But both methods do not give the correct distance as compared to the the A*Star Navigator actual travel distance.</P> <P>How do I get the correct distance by script (without running simulation) for A*Star Navigator?</P> <P><BR /></P> <P>Thanks</P> <P>Chong</P> <P><BR /></P> <P><BR /></P> <P><BR /></P> </DIV> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 02:43:21 GMT cschong123 2025-01-27T02:43:21Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/the-distance-between-two-locations-in-a-star-navigator/m-p/13589040#M85338 <P><I>[ FlexSim 24.0.2 ]</I></P><DIV class="fr-view clearfix"> <P>Hi,</P> <P>I am using A*Star Navigator for navigation of task executer through an area, with some pre-defined locations (with exact x and y coordinates) to travel to. There are barriers, dividers along the way.</P> <P>I need to know the exact distance between any two locations. I have tried the following methods to get the distance between two locations:</P> <P>1. computation, based on 'Distance Formula for Two Points'</P> <P>2. using flexscript command 'distancetotravel'</P> <P>But both methods do not give the correct distance as compared to the the A*Star Navigator actual travel distance.</P> <P>How do I get the correct distance by script (without running simulation) for A*Star Navigator?</P> <P><BR /></P> <P>Thanks</P> <P>Chong</P> <P><BR /></P> <P><BR /></P> <P><BR /></P> </DIV> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 02:43:21 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/the-distance-between-two-locations-in-a-star-navigator/m-p/13589040#M85338 cschong123 2025-01-27T02:43:21Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/the-distance-between-two-locations-in-a-star-navigator/m-p/13589041#M85339 <DIV class="fr-view clearfix"><P>Can you attach an example model. "distancetotravel()" returns the correct distance in my test.</P><P>For travel to coordinates you can use the "getCost()" method of the navigator class.</P><P><A rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://answers.flexsim.com/storage/attachments/89729-travel-distance.fsm" target="_blank">travel-distance.fsm</A></P></DIV> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:01:49 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/flexsim-forum/the-distance-between-two-locations-in-a-star-navigator/m-p/13589041#M85339 moehlmann_fe 2025-01-27T10:01:49Z