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How do I access lane conveyors from merge controller

How do I reference the individual conveyor lanes that are being controlled by a merge controller so I can set different release criteria for each lane that changes as the model runs?

FlexSim 16.0.1
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Looks like that was an oversight.

Instead of accessing the conveyor objects, you could try storing relevant data on the merge controller itself, through something like a label table.

If you absolutely have to have access to the conveyor, you can get it with the command:

ownerobject(tonode(getnodenum(rank(getvarnode(merge, "slugBuildLanes"), laneNum))))

Although I'm always hesitant to suggest digging into tree internals because it can cause compatibility issues if/when we change those tree internals. So, use at your own risk.

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Thank you Anthony

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Hey Joe,

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