Create object using template in FlexScript

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Jeremy R asked Oct 7, '21 Felix Möhlmann answered Oct 7, '21

Create object using template in FlexScript

Is it possible to create an object in FlexScript using another object as a template?

Within my model, some objects are created dynamically using createinstance(). I was hoping to be able to set up an object template, so that whenever I create an object, it is considered an instance of that template.

I tried passing the template object as the class to createinstance(), which did create a copy of that object, but the object is not recognised as an instance of the template. Is there a way to dynamically create instances of object templates?

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FlexSim 21.2.3

createinstance object template

Answer 1 · 2021-10-07T09:05:12Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Oct 7, '21

I found this command by exploring the tree of the template entry that gets added to the library when you mark an object as a global template.

applicationcommand("maketemplateinstance", templateObj, ontoObject, Vec3(x, y, z));

The following would create an instance of the template object "Queue1" at the origin point of the model.

applicationcommand("maketemplateinstance", Model.find("Queue1"), model(), Vec3(0, 0, 0));

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