FlexSim 2020 is available.
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Release Notes
- Changed models to automatically open the environment in which they were saved.
- Added boy and girl shapes to people visuals.
- Improved keyboard interactions within table views.
- Improved tabbing between fields in certain windows.
- Updated the 3D names and stats text rendering to support more fonts and Unicode.
- Improved the 3D view's lighting capabilities by adding Light objects that can be arranged in the model.
- Improved lighting in RTX Mode, including support for soft shadows and a denoiser.
- Adjusted the Rack Dimensions tab to be able to specify slot padding.
- Added an optional parameter to TaskSequence.create() for waiting until TaskSequence.finish().
- Added an OnValuePulled event to the List.
- Added methods for creating a DateTime using a string or component parts.
- Added support for in-place addition and subtraction of DateTimes.
- Fixed bugs with DateTime methods when using certain years or ranges of time.
- Improved the convert() command's capabilities with converting dates and times.
- Improved the exporting of null bundle values to Excel.
- Added an excelcreateworkbook() command.
- Added statistics collectors and calculated tables to the Excel Export.
- Added an option for creating sheets using the Excel Export.
- Fixed rotation issues with pasting certain objects.
- Added a Vec3.projectRotation() method.
- Added a Vec2 FlexScript class.
- Changed the License Activation window to be responsive during licensing operations.
- Added an index type to statistics collector columns for improving performance.
- Added a categorical combo type to tracked variables.
- Updated the query builder to handle CASE statements.
- Simplified certain queries written by the query builder.
- Changed the tree structure to simplify creating custom webserver interfaces.
- Added a repeat type to animations for remaining in the last frame after running the animation.
- Added a Go To Row/Column option in quick properties for tables.
- Improved time plots to be able to show durations as well as calendar times.
- Added an optional wire mesh rack visualization.
- Added more picklist options to the storage object slot assignment strategy.
- Updated the animator so that keyframes are updated using a right-click menu option instead of automatically.
- Added an option to duplicate an animation keyframe into another animation.
- Changed the default network node speed limit to 0 (no speed limit).
- Reorganized the Use Transport pick list and added a No Transport Reference option.
- Fixed a bug with the rack's default pull requirement not reevaluating after becoming full.
- Fixed an issue with copy/pasting sub-locations.
- Fixed the dark patterns when zooming out in RTX Mode.
- Fixed a crash on certain hardware in RTX Mode when rendering too many transparent layers.
- Improved the Time Table Date Based GUI to draw past the last event and allow scrolling into the future.
- Added PushWheelchair and PushCart animations to Operators
Backwards Compatibility Note: the following changes may slightly change the way updated models behave.
Process Flow
- Changed the default behavior of the Create Task Sequence activity to work easier with task sequences created outside of Process Flow.
- Added a Finish Task Sequence activity that works with the new Create Task Sequence features.
- Changed the default value of Task activities from token.resource to token.taskSequence.
- Improved the interface for connecting activities.
- Added a mechanism for connecting to and from containers and routing tokens between activities using those connections.
- Added an option to the Run Sub Flow activity to run tokens one at a time.
- Adjusted the size of containers and connections based on the zoom level when created.
- Removed the width attributes of themes.
- Improved the UI for entering times in the Date Time Source activity.
- Change Set Color By Case and Set Object Color pick options to enable setting the color of a token.
- Fixed the display of task parameters in the event log.
People
- Improved people resource shared assets to be able to reference other people resources.
- Added Sort By and Filter By fields to people resources.
- Simplified and improved several activity sets.
- Improved the list of labels in drop-down menus to include People Settings labels.
- Added a Kiosk to the list of locations.
- Added an Observation Room multilocation.
- Added an option to the Toolbox to add all people tables to the Excel Export.
- Added more people tables and charts.
- Improved the performance of many existing people tables and charts.
- Updated preempted resources to be able to be reacquired with a higher priority.
- Updated Escort Patient and Tranpsort Patient activities to set the staff's TravelingWithPatient label when escorting or transporting a patient.
- Improved the query builder interface with support for adding group/individual subsets.
- Changed people acquire activities to have the default max wait timer trigger release the token out connector 2.
- Changed the Split activity default to creating child tokens in the Healthcare environment.
- Changed the repeat type of the LayDown and SitDown/SitDown2 animations to repeat the last frame.
Backwards Compatibility Note: the following changes may slightly change the way updated models behave.
- Changed how labels are handled by People Settings.
- Improved animations and positioning of transports and equipment when staff move them.
Emulation
- Added support for OPC UA connections.
