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Separator queries

Couple of issues related to the separator. I am trying to get the pallet onto 1 conveyor and 4 boxes onto the other from a seperator. I couldnt seem to do it directly so put a queue in to separate then move. My arm seems to only move 1 at a time even though i have capacity at 4. Wondering how to get the arm to move 4 and if i can do it without the queue's.

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You'll need to change the entry transfer to allow 4 transports in, and you can consider checking the box to hold transports.

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is that an option for the conveyor? Im not seeing that option. I did change the entry space to 4.1706710783386.png

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Jason Lightfoot avatar image Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ alistairlowe commented ·

No it's the white square at the entry point of the conveyor to which the queue is connected:

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Great. thank you. Any guidance on rooming the queues and creating an expression in the separator?

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Jason Lightfoot avatar image Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ alistairlowe commented ·

You should be able to just remove the queues -like this example:


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i got it. thanks for the help.

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One other item. Is there a way to use a transport for the pallet but not the box?

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Jason Lightfoot avatar image Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ alistairlowe commented ·

Sure - you can specify the centerport by case option and enter 0 for the port that doesn't use transport:

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Thanks again. this has all been very useful.

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