User libraries with robots

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Carlos Reyes asked Mar 08 2022 at 1:03 AM Carlos Reyes commented Mar 09 2022 at 6:25 PM

User libraries with robots

Hi everyone!

I have two questions about user libraries...

Context:

I have the next robot station in my model:

It is a simple process, when a box arrives to de robot station, the robot executes an animation.

First question:

The problem is when I add the plane to a new user library

*The plane contains the robot, the cube (that is really a processor), the queue and the mesh

If I add the plane to a new user library and I drag the plane form the user library to my model (wich already have the original robot station), when I run the model I get the following message:

Add if I just copy and then paste the plane in my model it works and I don't get the error message:

But I supposed that copy and paste is the same than adding the plane from an user library, what is wrong?

I want to use the library so my client can put Robot stations in new models just by opening an user library.

Second question:

Also, do you know how to save my drawings within my user library? Otherwise when I drag mi plane from my user library into a new model FlexSim does not find the files:

I saw this answer but still I can't do it:https://answers.flexsim.com/questions/34638/possiblity-of-saving-packedmedia-node-into-a-user.html

Can you explain me?

Here is the model: ModeloCeldas2.fsm

Thank you a lot!!!!!

Software Version:

FlexSim 22.0.0

robot user library packedmedia

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Answer 1 · 2022-03-09T14:22:11Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Mar 09 2022 at 2:22 PM Jason Lightfoot commented Mar 09 2022 at 5:43 PM

First - drop an instance of the "Object" process flow into your model - you'll get a message saying the process flow was updated. This allows the model to run.

It looks like the media packing routine doesn't like spaces in the file name. I renamed Cabinarobotsoldar25.skp and the reload media brought it into the user library node:

Do you have the media stored on the PC? I think the model needs to know where to find them on the file system. It doesn't look like the process does any copying from the model packedmedia node across to the userlibrary node when it doesn't find the shape in the file system - although it seem like it might be a good idea to do so.

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Carlos Reyes commented · Mar 09 2022 at 2:36 PM

Thanks @Jason Lightfoot !

The first issue is solved.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ Carlos Reyes commented · Mar 09 2022 at 2:47 PM

In the end it's easier to just copy the packed media node from the model and paste it into a new node in the user library attributes.

TestPackedMediaRobotLib.fsl

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Carlos Reyes commented · Mar 09 2022 at 3:42 PM

Hi @Jason Lightfoot, when I import the library that you uploaded here it works perfectly, but when I tried to import the library I builded by myself I get the same error message.

This is my user library and I also changed the name CabinaRobotSoldar.skp so it does not have spaces.

Do you know what am I doing it wrong?

Here is my library:

Fanuc6.fsl

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Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ Carlos Reyes commented · Mar 09 2022 at 4:45 PM

Update: I seem to get the error about the process flow. Looks like a bug.

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Carlos Reyes commented · Mar 09 2022 at 5:20 PM

Yes,

1.- I add the plane into a new user library:

2.- I go to the Tree and I copy the node "packedmedia" (Ctrl+C)

3.- I go to the UserLibrary that I created (in the Tree)

4.- I select UserLibrary1, then I right clic --> select "Node" --> select "Insert Into"

5.- I paste the packedmedia in this new node Ctrl+V)

6.- I save this library

7.- Then I tried to import tis library into a new model and I get the error message:

Thanks a lot for your help!

Fanuc.fsl

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Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ Carlos Reyes commented · Mar 09 2022 at 5:43 PM

When you say "import into a new model" are you saying when you try to load the library it gives you the error, or when you try to drag/drop a new instance into the model? I ask because I don't get those error messages you seem to have at any stage with the library you uploaded.

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Answer 2 · 2022-03-09T18:01:04Z

Carlos Reyes answered Mar 09 2022 at 6:01 PM Carlos Reyes commented Mar 09 2022 at 6:25 PM

When I try to load the library I uploaded Fanuc.fsl.

But I can open the library that you uploadad, that is odd.

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