how to set an elevator idle at level 3
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Do you mean that the elevator should start the model on the third level or that it should return to it when there are no pending requests?
In the first case, you can add a small block to a Process Flow (for example "Arrivals") that simply sets the location of the elevator to that of the third level at the start of the simulation.
I fear the second case might be a lot more complicated since the evelator banks are controlled in a unique way, compared to other task executers. You would probably have to monitor the request list and add an entry for level 3 when the list becomes empty and the elevator is currently at another level.
The people in the waiting line (more specifically the first one) are still waiting to acquire a location.
@Jenson instead of on resource available the Elevator Bank Object has got an Event called On Idle. This event is only accessible in process flow. You can use it for a single elevator bank object or a group of elevator bank objects.
A Event Driven source can create a token in process flow. You put involved object reference into a token label in the edit field "Assign Event Object To" for example as token.elevator.
You can build a tasksequence by source code or by Process Flow activities as @Felix Möhlmann has shown.
A Tasksequence in scource code consists of a create method, one or several added tasks and finally dispatching of the created tasksequence treenode.
homets.addTask(TASKTYPE_TRAVELTOLOC,NULL,NULL,homeLocation.x,homeLocation.y,19.9);
you can set a variable for different home locations by a switch by case structure:
Vec3 homeLocation = elevator.location;
Variant bank = elevator.up; //Datatype treenode or Object ist possible, too
Array banks = ["Elevator Bank1", "Elevator Bank2"];// array of Elevator Bank names
switch(banks.indexOf(bank.name)){
case 1:
{ homeLocation.z = 20.0;
break;}
default: // or case 2: for "Elevator Bank2" for more elevator banks
{ homeLocation.z = 10.0; // set right value
break;}
}// switch bank.name end
homets.addTask(TASKTYPE_TRAVELTOLOC,NULL,NULL,homeLocation.x,homeLocation.y,homeLocation.z);
Ok, It is hard to express technical data by words. A common practice is to enhance a process charts by words. The end is most a manual. Maybe you can express want you want by a process chart. If you haven't any program for this, you find typical flow chart symbols in Process Flow library panel.
