Code to define location

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Gilana P asked May 31, '21 Jeanette F commented Jun 11, '21

Code to define location

Hey!

this is my code for the operator to become an operator carrying a pallet truck

When the box is size X, it is centered and ok. When it is smaller than X, it is visually out of the pallet truck. How can I correct this code so that the pallet truck loads both types of boxes in the correct x, y, z positions?

/**Custom Code*/

Object item = param(1);

Object current = ownerobject(c);

Object station = param(2);

setrot(item,0,0,90);

setloc(item,1,0.32,0.13+(current.subnodes.length-1)*item.size.z);

What if I want the boxes to be evenly distributed instead of being stacked in a single row using the same code as above?

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.1.2

processflow flowitem flexsim 21.1.2 globaltable costum code

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Jeanette F ♦♦ commented · Jun 11, 2021 at 10:12 PM

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Answer 1 · 2021-05-31T20:44:48Z

Joerg Vogel answered May 31, '21 Gilana P commented Jun 4, '21

Perhaps you take a look into the manuell where you can adjust the point of origin of an object. You can set this reference point inside the parameters of the methods getLocation and setLocation. The default point of reference is the upper left corner of bottom most surface. If you set your reference point to lay on the middle line in y-direction of the size of your item, then it is getting a bit easier to compute the location. You can even use the same location like

nextItem.setLocation(prevItem.getlocation(1,0.5.0), Vec3(0,0.5,0))

nextItem and prevItem are just names to describe the references of involved items. Vec3( x,y,z) is a constructor for a Vec3 class object.

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Gilana P commented · Jun 04, 2021 at 11:58 AM

Thank you!

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