How to select output port of fluid processor?

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Mohamed A17 asked Jun 14 2022 at 5:29 PM Phil BoBo edited Jun 17 2022 at 3:36 PM

How to select output port of fluid processor?

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Hi,

I have a question on how to select the output port of a fluid processor. In the attached model, Each batch is processed on tank "FluidTank1". After the batch completion, the fluid is sent to a line from "FluidToItem1" or "FluidToItem2" which are pulled from "List: Lines". I inserted a fluid processor "FluidProcessor1" between the tank and the lines to control which line will be used.

My question is how to select the output port of FluidProcessor1 to match the required line (e.g. How to select output port 1 of "FluidProcessor1" if "FluidToItem1" is pulled). I wrote a custom code but it didn't work.

Best regards,
Mohamed

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FlexSim 22.0.1

custom code output port fluid generator

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Answer 1 · 2022-06-15T13:30:15Z

Phil BoBo answered Jun 15 2022 at 1:30 PM Phil BoBo edited Jun 17 2022 at 3:36 PM

Add a number label to your FluidProcessor for which port to send to. Return that label in the Destination Port field. Set that label at the appropriate time in your Process Flow logic:

You can use the ipopno() command to get the output port number associated with a certain input port of an object. That way, you can get the output port number of the FluidProcessor based on the downstream FluidToItem object:

ipopno(token.pullLine, 1)

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Mohamed A17 commented · Jun 17 2022 at 3:05 PM

Hi,

Thank you Phil for your help. Really appreciated. Your solution is working great but when I implemented it in my FlexSim file, I got the following exception:
"time: 3.000000 exception: FlexScript exception: Label property Port retrieved on /FluidProcessor1. Label does not exist. at MODEL:/FluidProcessor1>variables/destinationportnumber".

Could you please help me how to get rid of that error for the attached qf-2.fsm. Also, I would like to ask how to apply your solution if there is more than one FluidTank and FluidProcessor as seen in the attached case "qf-3.fsm".

Best regards,

Mohamed

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Phil BoBo ♦♦ Mohamed A17 commented · Jun 17 2022 at 3:31 PM

Add a Port label to your FluidProcessor object:

If you have a complex structure of objects and ports, then change your process flow logic to send to a port based on the object. Adjust your ports so that port 1 of each FluidProcessor goes to one object and port 2 goes to the other, and then set the label to 1 if you want it to go to the first object and 2 if you want it to go to the other:

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