How do I access lane conveyors from merge controller

[joe_hugan]

[ FlexSim 16.0.1 ]

How do I reference the individual conveyor lanes that are being controlled by a merge controller so I can set different release criteria for each lane that changes as the model runs?

[anthony_johnsonT83CM · Accepted solution]

Looks like that was an oversight.

Instead of accessing the conveyor objects, you could try storing relevant data on the merge controller itself, through something like a label table.

If you absolutely have to have access to the conveyor, you can get it with the command:

ownerobject(tonode(getnodenum(rank(getvarnode(merge, "slugBuildLanes"), laneNum))))

Although I'm always hesitant to suggest digging into tree internals because it can cause compatibility issues if/when we change those tree internals. So, use at your own risk.

[joe_hugan]

Thank you Anthony

[joe_hugan]

Thank you Anthony

[anthony_johnsonT83CM]

Hey Joe,

This forum works a little different than our other user forum in that each "Answer" is meant to be an actual answer to the question, not a reply to a previous post. Post-reply conversations are meant to be done in the comments of each answer. This makes answer finding easier for people who are skimming. So I've converted your answer into a comment.