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How to have a packed Container Flow Item stack vertically

Currently when I have the items palletized and then sent to the storage location. The items are then stacking inside each other rather than on top of each other. Is there a way for me to have the height of the packed container adjusted to account for the items within it?

I have attached a sample model of what I have generally happening and a picture of the current state vs what I am looking to do.

Packed Container Flow Item.fsm

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FlexSim 21.1.2
combinerfloor storagestackingcontainer flow itempallet packing
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I added an "On Slot Entry" trigger to change the location of the items when they enter:

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The X and Y locations are set to be the same X and Y locations on entry. The Z location works by finding how many items are in the slot and multiplying that by the height of one loaded pallet (1.03). I also went into the edit code on the label and changed the X and Y factors to be 0 (from 0.5). These factors just control what point of the item the location is being measured from (left, center, top, etc.). I had to do this so the item would be in the correct X and Y location after the trigger since the trigger is measuring from the center and the location.x is measuring from the corner.

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I built a new pallet flow item as the warehouse tool occurred in FlexSim. The OnLoad mechanism of the flow item adjust the height of the pallet size, but the packed items and the pallet itself are in the drawsurrogate node. The question is not as important as the dynamic pallet of my question.

https://answers.flexsim.com/questions/75554/what-is-the-difference-of-item-placement-verticall.html

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