Assign flow item to rack slot by label using process flow

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Adam M5 asked Jan 2, '23 Jeanette F commented Jan 6, '23

Assign flow item to rack slot by label using process flow

Good day and Happy New Year everyone!

I have several dozen tire rims that need to be stored by rim diameter (16 inches, 18 inches, and 22 inches in diameter).

Using process flow, I plan on creating tokens to represent the rims; I will assign labels to the tokens based upon rim diameter from an excel table.

I need to create a row of racks 3 levels high and 6 bays wide. Due to ergonomic issues, I need the larger 22 inch rims to be stored on the first level, the 18 inch rims on the second level, and the 16 inch rims on the third (top) level.

Three questions:

How do I create a rack system in process flow only?
How would I assign tokens to a specific level of the rack system based upon the token label?
How do I limit the number of tokens assigned to a rack slot based upon the level they are in? --ex. No more than 6 rims on the bottom level, no more than 4 on the middle level, and no more than 2 on the top level?

Thanks for your time,

Adam

Software Version:

FlexSim 22.2.1

process flow slot labels token labels rack slot

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Joerg Vogel commented · Jan 02, 2023 at 05:03 PM

Tokens are virtual items of a logic framework in FlexSim called Process Flow. Flowitems or short items are 3D shaped virtual objects of a 3D View Workspace. You can build a logic structure in Process Flow, but you will find a rack like structure only in a 3D View which you drag from the 3D object library.

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Adam M5 commented · Jan 02, 2023 at 05:22 PM

Joerg,

Thank you for the clarification on rack object in model view vs process flow.

If we disregard process flow for the moment, how would I limit the number of flow items assigned to a slot based upon flow item labels?

/R,

Adam

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Jeanette F ♦♦ commented · Jan 06, 2023 at 03:49 PM

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Answer 1 · 2023-01-02T21:30:21Z

Joerg Vogel answered Jan 2, '23

Start with this question

https://answers.flexsim.com/questions/76817/how-can-i-query-the-slots-of-a-storage-system.html

You can insert flexscript expressions inside curled brackets or as parsed parameter in $-syntax as you can see it in second source code line of Anthony Johnson’s answer.

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