Set Slot Stacking Order Rack using FlexScript

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Julius J2 asked Feb 24 2022 at 8:38 AM Felix Möhlmann commented Mar 01 2022 at 10:20 AM

Set Slot Stacking Order Rack using FlexScript

Hi! I want to make an easy dashboard to create array of rack. However, I have some difficulties in setting the rack properties, since I want to make the rack multi-deep. One of which is to set the Slot Stacking Order property. How can I set it using FlexScript? Thank you.

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FlexSim 21.2.0

flexscript rack warehouse coding

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Answer 1 · 2022-02-24T12:07:03Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Feb 24 2022 at 12:07 PM Felix Möhlmann commented Mar 01 2022 at 10:20 AM

The slot stacking order is represented by the "stackingAxis1-3" nodes in the racks variables.

These can be set using "object.setProperty("SlotStackingAxis1", value)". Possible values are the numbers 1-6 which represent the directions as follows: X+, X-, Y+, Y-, Z+, Z-

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Julius J2 commented · Mar 01 2022 at 8:33 AM

Thank you for your help! This would help me to set other properties. One more question, why is the setProperty first argument is "SlotStackingAxis1" and not "stackingAxis1" ?

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Felix Möhlmann Julius J2 commented · Mar 01 2022 at 10:20 AM

When switching from the now deprecated "setVariable()" to "setProperty()" the developers chose to use different arguments rather than the node names. I can't say for certain why, possibly to be closer to the actual name that appears in the properties (for example the process time of the processor is now called "ProcessTime" instead of the previous "cycletime").

Generally, all available properties should be listed in the reference section of the user manual.

(Example for processor: https://docs.flexsim.com/en/22.0/Reference/3DObjects/FixedResources/Processor/Processor.html#properties)

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