FlexSim 2019 Update 2 Available

FlexSim 2019 Update 2 is available.

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

Release Notes

Added a Storage System object to improve warehouse modeling.
Improved the Rack object.
Added more types of racks to the library.
Updated the Sketchup SDK to load newer skp file versions.
Added a ray tracing render mode.
Added a Color Palette tool.
Improved the color picker popup.
Updated dashboard charts to use color palettes.
Added options for showing column names to charts.
Added options for showing multiple Y-axes on timeplots and histograms.
Updated box plot options for categorizing and coloring data points.
Added an option for reordering axis categories on timeplots, histograms, and box plots.
Added additional line styles and visualization options to timeplots.
Added Table methods for using indexed columns.
Added a resetvalues attribute.
Added Object getVariable() and setVariable() methods.
Updated the SQL IS keyword to work with expressions.
Improved performance of SQL queries on tables with indexed columns.
Added an array parameter to Math.max() and Math.min().
Added a binary bundle field type.
Added a button to Model Settings to export embedded media.
Changed the default Person flowitem into separate Man and Woman flowitems.
Added options for using the object's color to Person Visuals.
Added a changepersonvisuals() command and pick options.
Updated the Model Background properties window.
Added a right-click option to show/hide model backgrounds from the Toolbox.
Added pick options for using lists to the Pick Operator field on the processor.
Updated various pick options to use generic label references.
Added options to the List for special handling of SELECT values.
Added Text options to Quick Properties.
Added mean and standard deviation to the statistical distribution popup.
Added icons to various pick option menus.
Improved the Copy Variable function of Edit Selected Objects.
Added the location coordinate system button to the General tab of object properties.
Removed the Build menu; its options can still be added to the user toolbar.
Changed the run speed slider to behave as a ratio of real time instead of model units per second.
Changed the color of the selection box in the 3D view to be more visible.
Fixed a bug with deleting array data from a node.
Fixed an exception with cloning a table without rows.
Fixed a bug with applying experimenter triggers.

Backwards Compatibility Note: the following changes may slightly change the way updated models behave.

Improved the rendering performance of some imported shapes by optimizing their meshes by material. Some mesh customizations may apply differently for some shapes.
Charts now ignore null values instead of trying to categorize or plot them.
Changed the FlexScript + operator to concatenate numbers with strings.
Fixed some FlexScript math operations with numbers and null variants.
Fixed an issue with FlexScript downcasting not always type checking properly in certain expressions. For example, "Object obj = param(1);" will now correctly throw an exception if param(1) is a treenode without Object data.
Updated the Rack's place offset to be the actual location that the item will be placed.
Fixed a bug with labels added during events at time 0 not being deleted on reset.
Fixed a bug in Color.random().

Process Flow

Changed the scroll wheel to zoom instead of panning the view up and down.
Removed the extra outline around stacked blocks.
Changed the default option for Release Batch on max wait timer and max idle timer to have Failed unchecked.
Organized the ProcessFlow list on the toolbar based on the Toolbox folder structure.
Changed Event-Triggered Source and Wait for Event panels to be collapsible.
Added an edit field for the number of arrivals on the Scheduled Source.
Added a getlastacquiredresource() command.
Changed the color of the selection box to match the 3D view's.

Backwards Compatibility Note: the following changes may slightly change the way updated models behave.

Updated Move Object's Preserve Global Position checkbox to preserve location and rotation.

People

Added an experiment variable for changing the number of objects in a People group.
Added a visual indicator to show when objects are acquired by the shift schedule.
Added A* dividers to waiting lines and other objects.
Added a custom window for People Down Behaviors.
Added a Keep Person on Transport checkbox to the Transport Person activity.
Changed the default Arrivals activities to randomize the created person's visuals.
Added state history tables.
Adjusted the Staff's walk back to reset position so that it is preempted if acquired by something else.
Updated activity subflows so travelers synchronize their speeds when traveling together.
Moved copying token labels to the created person to after the people settings labels are added so values aren't overwritten.
Fixed a bug with getting the value of certain types of labels defined in People Settings.
Walls are now created at the current Grid Z height.

Conveyor

Improved naming of various objects.
Fixed a bug with the height of decision points when created with certain model units.
Added a chain texture to conveyor belt visual options.