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Operator and Network Node

Attached is an operator on a network that performs a travel, load and unload task. I want the operator to get to the network node and then perform the load/unload operation at the node. When I use the travel offsets for load/unload tasks the operator leaves the node and then does the operation. When I select use navigator or do not use offsets the operator stays on the node but there is no physical pickup of the boxes.

Essentially what I want to see is how an operator standing at a fixed point can transfer objects from one conveyor to a second. Without a network node the operator just enters into the conveyor and the visualization looks bad. Any help is appreciated on how to do this with the model.


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You could add two more nodes at the positions you want:

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@Jason Lightfoot Thanks for this. Is there a general rule for how close a network node needs to be to an object being loaded to make the load and unload work properly? It appears as though there is a proximity between the operator and the load and unload task that the network node needs to be placed in order for this to work.
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Jason Lightfoot avatar image Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ Michael D6 commented ·

It was working before, it's just that we now have a delay with the operator loaded while it travels between the conveyors. There's no proximity switch as you'll see if you move the conveyors away from the network nodes.

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