change flowitem through processor

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Kylian K asked Dec 03 2021 at 9:49 AM Kylian K commented Dec 03 2021 at 10:45 AM

change flowitem through processor

hi all, im trying to get it so that the flow item going into a processor changes to a custom item when it comes out. it doesnt really matter to me what goes in (could be a box) just what comes out is important to me. i have already created the custom flow item just the part where the processor changes to it is hard to me.

for example i would like it to start as object a and change into object b when it comes out of the processor.

can anyone point me in the right direction on where to look for this option?

Software Version:

FlexSim 21.2.4

processor flowitem custom

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Answer 1 · 2021-12-03T10:00:44Z

Steven Hamoen answered Dec 03 2021 at 10:00 AM Kylian K commented Dec 03 2021 at 10:45 AM

@Kylian K Usually in these situation you only want to change the way a flowitem looks. And flexsim gives multiple options to do that. If you add an onexit trigger to the processor and you select the option visual you find the options Change 3D Shape or Change Shape Frame. To learn more about Shape frames read this part of the manual: link

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Kylian K commented · Dec 03 2021 at 10:09 AM

hi thanks for your reply, how do i use an onexit trigger? where do i find this? to use the change 3d shape option? because when i use the shape frame option, it changes the dimensions of the item i want to change the box into.

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Mischa Spelt Kylian K commented · Dec 03 2021 at 10:33 AM

You can add On Exit in the Triggers panel of the processor:

and after the change shape, use the "Visual --> Set Location, Size or Rotation" action to set the size as well.

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Kylian K Mischa Spelt commented · Dec 03 2021 at 10:45 AM

hi this works, thank you very much for your help

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