FloWorks basics tutorial part 3, add dynamic mixer recipe, is not working. The process flow tokens are stuck at "set mixer to manual mode" in the process flow.
Also, the tutorial instructs the user to create three tokens. When you run the model, one mixer is not immediately assigned to a token. This fourth mixer "goes rouge" and operates independent of the process flow. Why do we allow the mixer to operate this way?
Hi @Joe K2 ,
It looks like you are doing everything correct in the tutorial. The description in the manual is not completely clear, I guess. This is something that will be updated in the tutorial.
For now in your model:
I don’t see tokens getting stuck in the “Set mixer to manual mode” in your model. Are you getting an exception? Could you provide a screenshot of the problem? Which FloWorks version are you using?
The problem with mixer 4 can be solved by unchecking the “Continuously repeat recipe” check box.
Please note that there is a small error at Flow Splitter 1. The outflow percentages should be 97 and 3% and not 93 and 7%.
If you still have a problem with you model after these changes, please let us know.
@Patrick Zweekhorst thank you for highlighting the error the flow splitter. Please update the tutorial instructions. Step 2 of FloWorks Tutorial 1.1 instructs the user to use 93% and 7%, not 97% and 3%:
Hi @Patrick Zweekhorst, thanks for investigating.
Disabling auto mode fixed the issue with Mixer 4. Thank you!
Today the tokens are functioning correctly, and I cannot reproduce process flow error. Possibly I needed to restart the software or my computer? I accepted your answer and will try to reproduce the error in a new model.
Here is the details of my software installation. I believe I have the latest versions of both FlexSim and FloWorks:
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