new-bod-most-updated-version-autosave.fsm
In the attached model, I would like to know how to set up the process flow so that the Carton (3d Box) is created only after the robot touches the flow item (door)?
Thank you.
In order to work around the combiner's default logic of requiring a container item to enter the combiner through port 1 before accepting any additional items, we need to manually tell the robot to pick up the door and move it into the combiner.
In the attached model I have created a Move Door process flow that manually loads and unloads the door using the robot.
The Source is listening to the Send To Port on Conveyor 3's exit transfer (the transport dispatch field will never be called as the conveyor has no where to send the door). We then use a Load activity to tell the robot to load the door, create the carton and wait for it to enter the combiner. We can then unload the door into the combiner. If you wanted to have the robot move the door to a set position before unloading, you could accomplish this by adding a Travel to Loc task after creating the carton.
I did also uncheck the Use Transport box from Conveyor 3's exit transfer as we're performing our own logic there.new-bod-most-updated-version-working.fsm
I modified the model that @Sam Stubbs sent you. Maybe something like this would work better for you?
Model: new-bod-most-updated-version-3.fsm
What I basically did was to use the Robot to move the door from the queue to the conveyor. That way it "touches" the door (kicking off the creation of the box) before it tries to pickup the door to move it to the combiner.
I think I was able to fix what you needed. I added a "Wait For Event" activity listening for the Robot's "OnLoad" event to trigger, and placed it between the "Create a 3D Box" and "Create Carton" activities. Then added a "Create Carton" onto the "Create First Box" to get the logic to flow for the first one.
I've reattached your model.
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