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FlexSim HC 5.1 is available. The start page will automatically notify you of the update and allow you to download and install the update from within FlexSim. To manually download the installer log in to your account at www.flexsim.com, then go to the Downloads section.

If you have bug reports or other feedback on the software, please email [email protected] or create a new idea in the Development space.

Missing DLL Error when Installing

This version of HC requires certain files that should be present on windows if you're up to date on windows updates. If you're experiencing this error or another similar one please refer to this answer for more information.

5.1.0 Release Notes

New Features

1. Added a getremainingprocesstime() command.
2. Areas can now be added as members to a shift schedule.
3. Added support for code labels in Appointments table
4. Added ability to resize code snippet windows.
5. Added support for areas as well as locations in the Stop/Resume Flow pick list options.
6. Improved the First Activity Satisfying All Its Requirements pickoption in the Next Activity field.
7. Added pickoptions to easily diplay variables, labels, and table values on the screen.
8. Column width and Row heights of the PCI table are now saved.
9. Added a checkbox dashboard widget.
10. Added more Data Collector pickoptions.
11. Updated the ambulance and helicopter shapes.
12. Added helicopter rotor animation.
13. Added more chair and med station shapes.
14. Added label columns to the Custom Arrivals table

Bug Fixes

1. Fixed Based on Simulation Time pickoption not working for weekly tables after the first week.
2. Fixed a bug with undoing after deleting a network node.
3. Fixed the resource utilization box plot when showing multiple periods.
4. Fixed Experiment Variable drop down placement when the panel is scrolled.
5. Fixed model resetting when Flowchart window was opened.
6. Fixed the By Patient's location/area pickoption for the Process Time field so that quotation marks are no longer required.
7. Fixed console errors being thrown by the Start Animation pickoption.
8. Fixed console errors from the Patient's label pickoption for the Next Activity field.
9. Fixed bug when a low priority OffSchedule event happens when a lower priority Lunch request is already queued up.
10. Fixed Stop/Resume pick list error in User Event Trigger.
11. Fixed a bug with reassigning task sequences when a resource goes off schedule and the resource's group is in an Alternate Group.
12. Fixed refresh issues in the Sample Set Filter popup.
13. Fixed a memory issue with the Entrance Criteria pickoption code.
14. Fixed window positioning so they open centered on the application window.
15. Fixed bug in "Based on Nurse Workload" pick list option for Patient Destination field.
16. Fixed Output Raw Data not writing State headers.
17. Improved positioning of ambulances and helicopters after a transport activity