How to remove material from boxes in a rack?

[omar_aguilera_rico]

[ FlexSim 17.1.4 ]

picking-por-medio-de-una-lista.fsm I have the following model where the boxes that enter the shelf represent boxes with material, a box can have between 1 to 30 units inside. When picking I want the operator to only take the units inside the boxes (as if it were a separator) but when the last piece takes the piece and the box to leave the product in its respective place and the box disappears in a sink. Can this be done, and if so how is it done? I would appreciate your help.

[joerg_vogel_HsH · Accepted solution]

You find attached a 3D model. The function is to identify the box, which contains the items in the rack. The box is the container of the stored items. The items can you move to the next flow object by the activity moveobject or by a tasksequence you create. The stored items are the subnodes of the container. To get a reference you can use container.subnodes[1], container.subnodes[2], container.first, container.last (container is the reference of the item in the rack - your box). Aslong as there is a content or the length of the container container.subnodes.length is greater than 0 then you can move stored items of the container, otherwise move the container.

If you want to use a box as a container, you can make your own flowitem in the Flow Item Bin by copying the box item and then add by activating Edit Packing Method a container functionalty to this item. Otherwise use the pallet or tote and change the shape.

[omar_aguilera_rico]

Because when I want to use a transport from the Rack to the Queues it marks me error?

[joerg_vogel_HsH]

here is the model in 3D:

empty-pallet-in-rack-by-operator.fsm

for a higher transport capcity of the operator:

empty-pallet-in-rack-by-operator-just-ts.fsm

[omar_aguilera_rico]

Thank you very much!