FloWorks 2017 Update 2 released

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Update: FloWorks 17.2.1 has been released on September 18.

FloWorks 17.2.0 for FlexSim 2017 Update 2 has been released. This new version of FloWorks has some major changes to align it with recent updates to FlexSim, such as dot syntax, Process Flow templates, and a revised user manual.

The bug fixes in this version are also available for FlexSim 2017 Update 1 as FloWorks version 17.1.3 and for FlexSim 2017 (LTS) as FloWorks version 17.0.6.

FloWorks downloads can be found in the Downloads section of your FlexSim account on the 3rd party modules tab.

Please do not hesitate to report any bugs, usability improvements and feature requests to support@talumis.com.

About FloWorks

FloWorks is a 3rd party module developed and maintained by Talumis BV ( talumis.com). It provides faster and more accurate modelling and calculation of fluid systems than the default FlexSim fluid library. It is especially useful within the oil, gas, and bulk industry both for production and supply chain optimization. This module requires a FloWorks license with active maintenance.

For any questions, please email support@talumis.com.

Release notes

FloWorks 17.2.1

• Bug fix: Adding charts using "Pin" buttons would show error message.
• Bug fix: Incorrect reference in Wait For Event activity in Mixer recipe schedule template for Process Flow; disabled Repeat Schedule by default.
• Bug fix: FloWorks objects remove pending events from the list when they are destroyed.

FloWorks 17.2.0 (September 1, 2017)

For FlexSim version 17.1.x use FloWorks 17.1.3.
For FlexSim version 17.0.x (LTS) use FloWorks 17.0.6.

• Added FlowObject class interface ("dot syntax") for majority of FloWorks objects.
• Can now access products by name when using FloWorks product table
  ( e.g. source.product = "Raw material" instead of source.product = 3).
• Can define recipes for products in the products table and dynamically load / execute them on Flow Mixers.
• Added Process Flow templates for mixers executing production schedule and flow tank with cleaning / certification.
• Updated Pin to Dashboard buttons to use Statistics Collectors to collect data.
• Revised most of the user manual (tutorials are missing, will be re-released in a future version).
• Bug fix: Calling SelectFlowIp and SelectFlowOp with multiple ports produced FlexSim error.
• Bug fix: When using a product table, sometimes the Product dropdown would not show the correct product when opening Properties.
• Bug fix: Flow Conveyor would not suspend correctly when output flow restricted.

FloWorks 17.1.3

For FlexSim version 17.2.x use FloWorks 17.2.0.
For FlexSim version 17.0.x (LTS) use FloWorks 17.0.6.

• Bug fix: Calling SelectFlowIp and SelectFlowOp with multiple ports produced FlexSim error.
• Bug fix: When using a product table, sometimes the Product dropdown would not show the correct product when opening Properties.
• Bug fix: Flow Conveyor and Mass Flow Conveyor can cause FlexSim to crash, when used in combination with a product table.
• Bug fix: Flow Conveyor would not suspend correctly when output flow restricted.

FloWorks 17.0.6

For FlexSim version 17.2.x use FloWorks 17.2.0.
For FlexSim version 17.1.x (LTS) use FloWorks 17.1.3.

• Bug fix: Calling SelectFlowIp and SelectFlowOp with multiple ports produced FlexSim error.

[michael_machado]

Any idea when the tutorial will be ready for that version @Mischa Spelt? Thanks

[mischa_spelt]

Hi @Michael Machado. Because of the update of the FlexSim user manual, we planned on rewriting the FloWorks manual as well. We have felt for a while that the tutorials included with FloWorks were not as focused and extensive as they should be and wanted to follow the new task-based approach now taken by FlexSim. We wanted to do all this for version 17.3. Because the release of 17.2 was pushed back by a few weeks we managed to include the user manual part in this latest release, but the tutorials are still a work in progress. They are planned for the next upgrade though, in a couple of months. I saw that you created some excellent tutorials already; if there is anything specific you need in the mean time please contact me by email and I'll be happy to help.