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TE Flow item - connecting to a dispatcher?

I created a new flow item of type TE in the FlowItem bin, and as part of the configuration I assigned it to a navigator, in this case A*. However, when I create an item using a CreateItem activity in process flow, the resulting TE is still assigned to the default navigator.

How can I either get the TE to be created attached to the A*, or attach the TE to A* after creating using code?

(Note that while I am using A* now, later versions of the model will probably use AGV constructs once the design settles down.)

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Hello @Craig DIckson,

When I created the objects in AStarNavigator or an AGV control point the TE was assigned to the correct navigator. I used the dropper next to the field to select the objects.

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In the case of the AStarNavigator, the TE will be created at the model origin, so you will probably want to use a move object activity following it to place the TE in the desired location.



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Yes, that worked, thanks.

I'm not sure why you can choose a Navigator when creating a new TE in the FlowItem bin though, since I needed to do this instead. But since this works I won't worry about it...

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Jeanette F avatar image Jeanette F ♦♦ Craig DIckson commented ·
When I use a 3D source the TE keeps the assigned Navigator. However, Create Object activity uses the Destination field to decide what Navigator to use.
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Craig DIckson avatar image Craig DIckson Jeanette F ♦♦ commented ·
Interesting. Honestly, maybe it's because I pre-date modeling in 3d, (SIMAN was my first simulation package!) but it never occurred to me to create TEs with a 3D source. I guess that does make some sense though. Thanks!
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